antique typewriters
Grandville Automatic typewriter - 1896
Mossberg & Granville Manufacturing Co., Providence, Rhode Island:
The Granville Automatic is quite a unique typing machine. It gets a part of its name from the ability of the operator to control the basic typewriter functions, all from the keyboard. The two upper, large nickel-plated keys return the carriage. The lower large keys are for shifting to upper case. There is also a key for carriage release and one to advance the roller!
The Granville Automatic, despite its innovative design, failed in the market place and today is rare.
The Martin Howard Collection
Grandville Automatic typewriter - 1896
Mossberg & Granville Manufacturing Co., Providence, Rhode Island:
The Granville Automatic is quite a unique typing machine. It gets a part of its name from the ability of the operator to control the basic typewriter functions, all from the keyboard. The two upper, large nickel-plated keys return the carriage. The lower large keys are for shifting to upper case. There is also a key for carriage release and one to advance the roller!
The Granville Automatic, despite its innovative design, failed in the market place and today is rare.
The Martin Howard Collection