SUN STANDARD 2
The Sun Typewriter Co. N.Y., New York 1901
Serial #18040
From The Martin Howard Collection of Antique Typewriters:
This was the first keyboard typewriter to have used sheet metal in the construction of the main frame, rather than all cast iron, enabling it to be sold for the low price of $40. This typewriter does not use a ribbon, instead, as the type-bar approaches the platen, it brushes against a small inked roller. This small roller, when struck by the type-bar, swings to make contact with a larger inked roller, which acts as the ink reservoir. The larger roller is positioned under the nickel plated disc (size of a quarter) seen in the picture. Â
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