The Commercial Visible 6

Aug 10

Commercial Visible No.6 Typewriter - Commercial Visible Typewriter Company, New York, NY - Black typewriter with ornate gold decals, name plate reads "Commercial Typewriter, New York, U.S.A." In the center, a bald eagle. The keyboard is black

Commercial Typewriter Co. New York, NY

One of several typewriters designed by Richard W. Uhlig, this is definitely his most beautiful machine. The first typewriter from the Commercial Typewriter Co., was the No.5. which entered the market in 1898. Roughly 300 machines were produced. In 1901 the No.6 came on the scene. Known serial numbers suggest 4,000 were made, before the company went bankrupt in 1905.

Commercial Visible No.6 Typewriter - Commercial Typewriter Company, New York, NY - Black typewriter with ornate gold decals, name plate reads "Commercial Visible Typewriter, New York, U.S.A." In the center, a bald eagle

Commercial Visible No.6 Typewriter - Commercial Visible Typewriter Company, New York, NY - Black typewriter with ornate gold decals, On top of the carriage theres a gold decal with the number 6 in the center

The typewriter uses an interchangeable Typewheel, similar to that of the Blickensderfer, or Postal. The wheel rotates around a center shaft, and a printing hammer swings in from the rear of the machine, to smash the paper into the ribbon and Typewheel. This mechanism is quite similar to that of the Chicago, and Hammond.