History of the Typewriter

—283— The Peerless. This machine was designed (the pro- spectus used the word “ invented ”) by a brother of the Mr. L. C. Smith whose name was so long associated with the Smith-Premier, and the family relationship between that instrument and the one now under notice will be immediately observed on a comparison of the illustrations. The Peerless, however, did not use the rocking shaft, but brought the types to the paper by means of the almost universally employed lever. An attempt to float the machine in this country was unsuccessful. The machine is not now being made. Rapide. The name, in France, of the Salter type- writer. . j The Shimer. Very elaborate preparations were made to establish this machine, but at the last moment it was withdrawn, for reasons which the makers did not considei themselves at liberty to make known. By the courtesy of the Oliver Typewriter Co. of Chicago, we are, however, Fig. 206. enabled to submit an illustration of the machine, from which it will be seen that the Shimer bore considerable resemblance to the Remington, there being four rows o keys, and a single shift-key. The types were mounted on bars, which struck upward to the printing point. Ihe inking arrangements were a ribbon, mounted on two spools the latter having reversing handles on the front posts 01 the framework.