1888 Fitch American version (model 1) #424
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Martin Howard (MartinHoward)
Created: 06-14-2017 at 07:49PM
Last Edit: 11-07-2020 at 01:29PM
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Description:
The Fitch is one of only four typewriter designs that have the type bars positioned behind the platen, which swing down towards the typist and strike the top of the platen when typing. The other three typewriters with this fascinating design are the North's, Waverley, and the Brooks, all 19th century typewriters.
The type bars are quite remarkable in that they are hinged and flop freely sideways when coming down to print. The two sloped guides ensure that the type bars are brought down to the common printing point.
The Fitch was first manufactured in Brooklyn New York for a short time and was then licensed and built in London for a few years around the turn of the century, also with little success. The American Fitch prominently shows it patent and manufacturing information in beautiful gold lettering.
To learn more about the Fitch please visit my website - www.antiquetypewriters.com
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Hunter: Martin Howard (MartinHoward)
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I am a collector of 19th century typewriters and have built a collection that shows the remarkable ingenuity and beauty of the world's first typewriters. I have always been interested in the beginnings of a machine when there is an eruption of approaches to making it. Early typewriters are an exceptional example of this incubation period.
My collection can be seen at antiquetypewriters.com
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