PRINTING AND MAKING OF BOOKS 



has so many features in common with the ordinary type- 

 writer, that it is peculiarly attractive. This machine is 

 known as the "graphotype" and differs from the other 

 machines just described in that it is run by electricity. 



It is the invention of J. H. Goodson, who placed it up- 

 on the market in 1899. "It is composed of two parts; 

 a small table about the size of a typewriter desk, con- 

 taining an ordinary typewriter, a perforating machine, 

 and a small dial similar to a clock; and a caster and 

 setter. The typewriter is in all respects unaffected as 

 far as facility in writing is concerned. The operator is 

 required, in addition to the execution of ordinary type- 

 writing, to notice, when the end of the line is reached, 

 the dial which controls the spacing, and to touch the 

 key indicated by the dial, thus automatically spacing 

 and justifying the line. 



"Each time a key is touched, not only is the proper 

 letter written, but an electrical communication is made 

 with the perforator, which perforates a narrow paper 

 ribbon in a series of round holes so arranged that when 

 the ribbon is placed in the casting and setting machine, 

 a similar electrical connection is made through this 

 perforation, by indicating the letter or space to be cast 

 and set. The advantage of a visible, typewritten sheet 

 is obvious. It is accessible to the operator for reference, 

 and it may be read by the proof-reader instead of the 

 first proof, as the type and the typewritten page are 

 identical so far as the orthography is concerned. The 

 ribbon, together with the corrected typewritten sheets, 

 may be put away indefinitely for reprint or for possible 

 use in the future, without expense for retaining metal." 2 



