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1890 Merritt type writer Serial # 9231 1890 Merritt type writer typewriter, Serial # 9231 Martin Howard's 1890 Merritt type writer typewriter. 2022-05-06 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Martin Howard: 1890 Merritt type writer Serial # 9231 This intriguing machine operates by sliding the black knob, which is connected to a rack of printersā€™ type, back and forth to select a character. Then the knob is pushed down causing a lever to push the selected character up through a guide hole to the underside of the platen. Inking is achieved with two felt rollers that rolled back and forth over the rack of printersā€™ type. One lifts the carriage to see what one has typed.

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1890 Merritt type writer #9231

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Martin Howard (MartinHoward)
Created: 06-16-2017 at 02:25PM
Last Edit: 05-06-2022 at 06:31PM


Description:

This intriguing machine operates by sliding the black knob, which is connected to a rack of printersā€™ type, back and forth to select a character. Then the knob is pushed down causing a lever to push the selected character up through a guide hole to the underside of the platen. Inking is achieved with two felt rollers that rolled back and forth over the rack of printersā€™ type. One lifts the carriage to see what one has typed.

To learn more about the Merritt 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.

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