The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-16

considered ridiculOusly low rate OF
fpeed. vet the spacing is perfect and
The type quite legible. It was called
a mechanical photographer"
Although Thurbers machine is
large and clumsy It embodies most OF
the mechanical devices common to
nearly all modern typewriters To It
was applied, for the first time. the pa
per-carrying rollers. togethei with
suitable machinery for line and letter
spacing.
After Thurber, the first man to real
ize the possibilities Of the typewriter
was c. Latham Sholes Of Wisconsin.
Gifted with an indomitable will shrewd
business aptitude and sublime faita
in his own powers. which no failure
vas able 70 daunt nor any rebuff dis.
courage, this man, the real inventor OF
the modern typewriter, saw at once
that there was something in the idea
and laid his plans accordingly. Sholes
was not a wealthy nan himself and
his first difficulty lay in finding cap
halist who was willing to embark
S'ith him IT. the enterprise. Tins iui-
tisl stumbling block overcome, he set
to work with a will, and between 1866
end 1873 turned out some twenty.one
typewriters, all OF which we're theoret-
icslly perfect, and all Of which went
20 pieces with discouraging regularity
after a more or less prolonged spell
OF practical work. Each model was a
rttle better than the preceding one,
and thus at length a fairly efficient
machine was produced.
The finished and so far perfect aru.
Gle was intrusted for its manufacture
as a marketable commodity to a man
ufacturing company Ia New York. For
long time the demand was very
small. Even after the lapse of nine
years not more than 1900 machines
were being sold per annum. This was
IN 1882. Since then. however the pop
ularity Of the typewriter has become
Euch that at the present time nm
ished machine is being produced for
every FIVE minutes of the working day
and this rate of production is nearly
II not quite, equaIed by scores Of 9th
er makes.
The success achieved by Mr.. Sholes
naturally induced both inventors ami
capitalists TO turn their attention 10
the production OF others, aad. II pos
sible, more perfect typewrlters, the
result being that within the last TWEEN
ty.seven years there have been placed
ipon the market $50 different types
Of machines. With a single exception
OF the best known machines have
been invented in this country.
a striking feature Of the patent OF.
hce exhibit is the number Of patents
taken out on each machine. one, for
Instance. having some sixty or seven
ty distinct devices.
There nave been many curious and
beautful machines constructed from
time TO time to the order Of various
people or for presentation. Perhaps
the most eIborate typewriter ever
produced was that made for the Gar
inc of Russia All parts Of the ma,
chine ordinarily black were enameled
blue, and those portions Of the frame
work usually outlined in gold we're
inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The keys
were Of African ivory, and the bright
parts Of solid gold A similar ma
chine was presented on her wedding
DAY 10 the present Princess OF Wales.
then Duchess Of York; and another
vas made not long ago TO the order
Of the Khedive Of Egypt The King
o, Hngland possesses an exceedingly
elaborate typewriter It is ivory-key-
ed, gold-plated throughout, and very
beautifully engraved
An extraordinary machine was that
made for II Hung Chang. It was ftt-
cd with twenty sets OF characters
1880 in all-eech Of which, as no dies
we're available, mad 70 be turned out
BY hand.
"A somewhat expensive machine was
built BY the Williams company for the
1As. at Eton school. in England. Of
ne r0unG son Of the Countess OF Car
aArvoa- Il writes the Greek alphabet
uAd used by the boy. whose eyesigh.
= Homewhat weak, IN preparing his
iessoas. This Is believed 70 be the
Oaly Greek typewriter ever made: but
machines for writing Russian are fire.
quetly common, a certain well known
American Arm having recently sup
piled . large order tog tyDeWriterE Tor
government offices IN the land OF the
Csar Machines have been built TO or
der for writing Arabic. sancrit and
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