Typewriters from the Martin Howard Collection (page 5/8)

Caligraph 2 (1882) 3: caption

Caligraph 2 (1882) 3: caption

Caligraph 2 (1882)
American Writing Machine Co., N.Y., USA [more...]

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Hartford 2 (1896) 1: outtake

Hartford 2 (1896) 1: outtake

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Hartford 2 (1896) 2: keyboard

Hartford 2 (1896) 2: keyboard

This dual-keyboard typewriter uses the same layout for both capital letters and small letters. [more...]

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Hartford 2 (1896) 3: Front View

Hartford 2 (1896) 3: Front View

An overall view of this typewriter. The best way to photograph artefacts that are behind glass is to touch the camera lens to the glass, but that unfortunately restricts the shots one can make. [more...]

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Hartford 2 (1896) 4: caption

Hartford 2 (1896) 4: caption

Hartford 2 (1896)
The Hartford Typewriter Co., Connecticut, USA [more...]

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Crandall New Model (1886) 1: close-up

Crandall New Model (1886) 1: close-up

Victorian machinery was often richly decorated, but this is a truly magnificent example of decals on black enamal. You see similar work in some older Singer sewing machines. [more...]

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Crandall New Model (1886) 2: ribbon

Crandall New Model (1886) 2: ribbon

The typewriter ribbon wheel. You can also just see the cylinder with the type on it, but there’s a better shot of it later.

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Crandall New Model (1886) 3: overall view

Crandall New Model (1886) 3: overall view

This Victorian typewriter has quite a presence!

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Crandall New Model (1886) 4: caption

Crandall New Model (1886) 4: caption

Crandall New Model (1886)
Crandall Machine Company, New York, USA [more...]

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Crandall New Model (1886) 5: the type element

Crandall New Model (1886) 5: the type element

Here you can see the cylinder with the type on it (just this side of the roller). Presumably one could change the cylinder to get different typefaces. [more...]

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Crandall New Model (1886) 6: the ribbon

Crandall New Model (1886) 6: the ribbon

The spools for the ribbon; the ribbon is not actually threaded over the type cylinder here, but you can see the small rollers that would hold it next to the paper, just this side of the roller. [more...]

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Bar-Lock 4 (1892) 1

Bar-Lock 4 (1892) 1

The ornate copper shield in this Victorian typewriter makes it look a bit like a prop from a steampunk version of Star Wars. The double keyboard means that no shift key is needed. [more...]

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