The Golden Age of Typewriter Evolution: 1870 to 1970

1911 Oliver #5

Prominent heavy duty handles are needed to lift the machine.

Qwerty keyboard

The clever pencil holder was used for underlining and for making boxes and column lines, by moving the carriage back and forth and turning the platen forward and backward while pressing the pencil to the paper.

Serial number 268604

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Blurry image of type bar in action