1889 Victor (index) Type-Writer #5293
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Martin Howard (MartinHoward)
Created: 06-17-2017 at 09:52AM
Last Edit: 11-07-2020 at 01:08PM
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Description:
The Victor was the world’s first ‘daisy-wheel’ typewriter. The daisy-wheel would become a standard feature on the electric typewriters of the 1970s. The Victor's daisy wheel has thin brass spokes radiating from a hub like a bicycle wheel with an embossed rubber character on the end of each spoke.
With an index finger one swings the pointer to select a character. A gear on the other end of the pointer turns the vertical wheel that holds the daisy-wheel and moves the character into position. A rod then pushes the character on the end of a flexible spoke against the paper.
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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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