New-York tribune., 1897-01-30
TYPEWRITING MACHINES.
TWENTY THOUSAND MACHINES USED IN
GREATER NETWORK.

INVENTIVE
ALTERED THE srArIoNERs rRApE-NE"
e-v,rs OF FURNITURE HAVE BEEN
,vrpopucED-PENs PENCILS AND
INK DISCOUNTED.
The value Of any given invenuoh may '
umes he measured by Its effects ana 'ii's
n,ent holds essentially true OF the tpe"i''e'
for II has caused commerciai reVoi""o" -.
more directions than IN the mere mechanics "i
correspondence. Many departments oi "''e
have been strongly propelled ny II '''o
ohanne,s ~ productivity. The manufacture OF
mems has been lessened and INK pioI'''S par
"a longer q necessity. Business offices are no'ho"
.o.,orod hv the pen pedler and the purveyor OF
snecial brands Of ink for copying purposes inc
,.anancu market Is not so badly or perhaps
,or averv typewriter operator uses pench ho'eS
=, a,ctation except in the case of court experts
whose notes as we'll are made matter Oh le0oiu
=. least hv the expert himself. ana are 'dhe" '''
ink In the place OF the pedler OF pens coii'eS '''
neripatetic handler Of specially prepaieu va.
naner for manifolding copy on the Inachlhe' no
carbon IS Of peculiar nature In lts pesl aia''
49, .ha nreferable quality is so made that the
ink composition Is carried only on one su0'
Where both sides are linked the resui''le .'p'
contains a duplicate in reversion on the p"'N "a
each printed page. The doubie-,hkeo cal w"
-.'u .,saa +or what is known flimsy or tissue
raner duplicates. The typewriter Is respo''Sio'e
sor tho ,mprovement The pen and Ink manu-
.o.,wror ,urned TO the typewriter ribbon as
.,aors n, utilizing his plant. and from INK lac'o-
, .. ,rrned ont ribbons calculated 70 NJ every
,n. q, machine to be found on the market Inc
narufacturer Of erasers OF rubber had 10 RACK
his brain for a new device that Wouio taNe ou'
conving-jnk errors and leave the paper cieah i''
the substitution OF the proper woro OF ie''e''
Tho stationery dealer searched the dicuo"ai' '
vain for words in which 10 express o"'"0e
definitions OF things unheard OF peiore' "Hu
,dded 10 his stock typewriter paper i'".
,ra.ers of for a lubricant for the machi"e' anu
,un,herless other articles that some one III '
S,an,orhooa might demand Of him at an IN
:tants notice. for the typewriter Is Away -"
hurry The typewriter manufacturers them-
, .,,, ,o,d NJ this side of the business as
readily as of the machine part. and set paper
III, ~ work to turn out what they specially
,o.aod Thus there are styles OF paper IN "eI
,h and,ess variety The old heaVy-pouieo
"C,oneress" has given place to lighter paper III
,onger sbeets There are half-sheets ana even
thirds nrepared by printers for letter USE a" "a
which means an important saving IN pos'ase "s
well as saving Of weight to the volume oi ''',''
that is daily carried to the postoince Inc sie'''
- ,ul length are used very largely IN the he"'
,on.r ofaces and In fact everywhere where con-
t,nuous writing is expected for the operator Is
saved the time OF frequent changes Again II Is
"save time" Furniture. too was aHecteu py
the ranidly shifting current OF events 1or 'he
machine must have a convenient protection from
due, accun,uIations and the operator desk TOT
papers and all the paraphernalia tha' go 10 ''a"e
,n .bs oomnleted outfit Here the typewriter
manufacturers once more took the lead III 'uin-
Ing out q desk that should be at once me piece
q, furniture be supplied with shelter for the
machine when not in use. and win drawer anu
niseon hole room for papers that must DE hep'
right under the hand OF the operator a man
dozen different kinds were brought forwaru III
an incredibly short space Of time ana no" iui"'-
ture houses almost generally have on manu- d
supply OF desks fitted for typewriter receptacie'
Chairs had TO be provided Of peculiar pa'tei"
They must be small, light and easily moved 50
as 70 admit OF quick rising up and sittlhg oo""
at the desk The chairs are IKE ho'"'"e '''
fashioned for physical ease. They are ho' '''''
Portable They are stimulant 10 lapor ny ''e
very feeling Of unrest that occupancy VI '"e"
exc,.es and they have not yet come 'n'o "'ue
snread use But one sees them everywhefe
An OF these things come under the general heau
Of typewriter supplies. and there are any huf"oe'
of dealers in Greater Ncw-York under THIS cap
ton who have come into vogue with the ma