--Jackson
Typewriter, 1898
The Jackson Typewriter was produced in Boston, and has a very unusual
mechanism. Each typebar has its head restin on an ink pad at the front of
the machine. The bar itself is a double-shaft affair, sort of like a minature
pantograph. On pressing a key, the double-shafted bar swings forward, and
at the same time makes the type-head do a full somersault, so it meets the
paper with its inked face. Wow! You should see it!
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Unfortunately, it's very rare, so it's not likely you will. But if you find
one, a collector will pay you four-figures, so keep a lookout.
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