This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
A machine which is used t o print Roman letters in place of script writing - for all work usually done with a pen. There are many kinds, but most of them have key boards; by depressing these types are pressed against the paper through an inked ribbon.

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