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The Hammond typewriter has a brilliant mechanical design and great looks too!

A curved type-shuttle with, hardened rubber characters, rotates each way as the keys are pushed. A spring-loaded hammer then swings from behind the carriage, striking the paper and ribbon against the type-shuttle. The hammer gives an even impression to each character typed.

The paper is rolled into a cylindrical holder under the platen before typing, then fed out line-by-line as one advances the page.

The type-shuttle is interchangeable allowing for different fonts and languages.

The case is made of Mahogany and the keys Ebony.

This typewriter originally sold for $100.00.

© , Martin Howard