History of the Typewriter

— Gl - Fig. 4C A new escapement, which gives unprecedented speed powers, soft, light, and pleasant touch, and absolute pre- cision in work. A new arrangement of the typebars, which ensures perfect and permanent alignment. A new paper-feed, rendering it possible to write on wide or narrow paper, envelopes and post-cards, with equal facility. Paper can be inserted by a single movement of the hand, without lifting the carriage, and can be fed in either direction by simply turning one of the cylinder handles. New paper-guides displace the rubber bands ; these can be adjusted to any point desired without unscrewing. Fig. 47 The No. 7 has a wider, lighter, stronger, steadier and more convenient carriage than any previous machine. The ribbon mechanism is entirely automatic, reversing