TYPEWRITER, Oliver No. 5 standard

T1978.111

"No. 5 OLIVER STANDARD VISIBLE WRITER". SEV. 254715. 28 Character Keys. Refer G. Tilghman Richards. The history and development of TYPEWRITERS Science Museum, London 1964, Page 33. ... Oliver ... 'only successful representative of the down-strike- from side class ... invented by the Reverend Thos Oliver in 1888... No. 5,1907... 28 type bars... resemble invert U... arranged in two banks to right and left of printing point...complete visibility of writing...type striking on to the vertical centre line of platen...each bar, 3 characters = 84 characters by double shift...etc. Beechin Century of the Typewriters, page 205-7.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: T1978.111
Accession Date: 6 Apr 1978

Material

Steel/Metal

steel etc.

Measurement

length350mm
width385mm
height265mm

 

 

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