Amazing Antique Typewriters
Commercial Visible Typewriter Co. of New York
This beautiful 1898 Commercial Visible Typewriter types from a type wheel, that is easy to remove, allowing for a quick change of font. To make an impression, a spring loaded hammer behind the carriage swings forward, striking the paper and ribbon against the type wheel.
Franklin Typewriter Co., Boston, Mass.
The type-bars in this 1892 Franklin Typewriter, stand up vertically, behind the curved shield and swing down to strike the top of the platen (roller) when typing. One can see what is being typed, but one needs to sit up straight to see over the shield.
The Hammond Typewriter Company, New York.
The 1881 Hammond typewriter has a brilliant mechanical design and great looks too! A curved type-shuttle with, hardened rubber characters, rotates each way as the keys are pushed. A spring-loaded hammer then swings from behind the carriage, striking the paper and ribbon against the type-shuttle. The hammer gives an even impression to each character typed.
More Antique Typewriters [Flickr]
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Hello,
Thank you for featuring some of my antique typewriters.
This has been a wonderful hobby of mine for the past twenty years and it is always very pleasing to have others appreciate them.
You can see the rest of my collection at,
www.antiquetypewriters.com
Cheers,
Martin Howard