Typewriter

Examples

• In point of speed the typewriter depends entirely upon the aptness of the operator. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In the meantime he constructed a typewriter to print in raised letters, without ink. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The machine is provided with a series of finger keys, which, when pressed like the keys of a typewriter, cause the letter moulds to assemble in a line in their proper order for print. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• There is a spirituality about the face, however--she gently turned it towards the light--which the typewriter does not generate. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The typewriter I got into commercial shape is now known as the Remington. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• This typewriter proved a difficult thing, says Edison, to make commercial. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• After considerable thought, Mr. Duncan hit upon the plan of embossing, typewriter style, characters upon a metal plate. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• So, no matter how many names and addresses are written--fifty or a million--the addressograph, like the telephone or typewriter, has come to be recognized as a modern business necessity. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The first organized typewriter in which separate key levers were provided for each type is a French invention. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Our present splendid machine shops, gun shops, locomotive works, typewriter and bicycle factories, are examples of the wonderful extensions of this art. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• I had already noticed the peculiarities of the typewriter, and I wrote to the man himself at his business address asking him if he would come here. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• It has long been said that The pen is mightier than the sword, but from present indications, it is proper to add that the typewriter is mightier than the pen. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Adding and calculating machines have become almost as necessary in modern business as the telephone and the typewriter. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• It is a curious thing, remarked Holmes, that a typewriter has really quite as much individuality as a man's handwriting. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The Elliott & Hatch book typewriter, Fig. 143, is a well-known example. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In all typewriters accurate location of the impression is essential to proper alignment of the letters, and proper alignment is the _sine qua non_ of typewriting. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Typewriters for short hand characters, and for foreign languages, and for printing on record and blank books, are also among the modern developments of this art. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• It is not practicable to give a full illustration of the state of the art in typewriters, as it has grown to an industry of large proportions. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Such stencils can be prepared on typewriters. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Since this time the well-known Remington has built up for itself a reputation and a commercial importance that has given it first place among typewriters. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• One of the most modern of typewriters has a single electro-magnet to actuate all the type bars of a set, and to throw each type from its normal position to the printing centre. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The watchers saw him do it, however, and got hold of him and just led him out of the place with language that made the recording angels jump for their typewriters. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Besides the regular typewriters, various modifications have been made to suit special kinds of work. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• It was estimated that there were in use in the United States in 1896 150,000 typewriters, and that up to that time 450,000 had been made altogether. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In addition, stock tickers, telephones, telephone switchboards, and typewriters were made the Hammond typewriters were perfected and made there. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• These typewriters were first introduced to the general public under the management of the original inventors (Sholes, Soule and Glidden) about 1873, and at first used only capital letters. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.

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