Today's photographs show a Smith Premier Typewriter No.10 made in Syracuse, N.Y., U.S.A. It was in production from 1908 to 1921. Apparently it was the last typewriter model to have a full-size keyboard with both key registers available full time. This particular manufacturer was taken over by Remington in the 1920s, and the Smith name disappeared from that time.
Something I found particularly interesting was the fact that the Qwerty layout was in use as early as the 1920s. Also of interest are the keys dedicated to fractions - 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1/8, 3/8, 5/8, and 7/8 - an indication of how much more they were used compared with today. I came upon the typrwriter in a small museum in Gloucester that housed a very eclectic mix of objects.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Nikon Z 5
