1892 Barlock 4 #13133
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Martin Howard (MartinHoward)
Created: 06-14-2017 at 07:50AM
Last Edit: 11-07-2020 at 01:40PM
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Description:
The gorgeous Bar - Lock 4 is defined by its prominent Baroque styled, pressed copper, shield which is positioned in front of the type bars.
The Bar - Lock was invented by Charles Spiro, one of the great typewriter pioneers, who had apprenticed in his father's New York watchmakers shop. He had previously invented the Columbia index typewriter.
The type bars swing down to the top of the platen so that the words are visible as they are typed, provided the typist sat up straight enough to see over the copper shield.
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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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