Show Plus 70 Years Old Typewriter I Comes to Light in U. U S. S Court CourtS S An antiquated typewriter with a trip-hammer trip touch system tern tem em and 1 inch mch inch wide ribbon was uncovered Wednesday in the federal district court clerks clerk's office at Salt Lake City V. V P. P Ahlstrom chief deputy clerk said the machines machine's his his- tory is a mystery and described its operation as a punch and pray type since the keys slap the roller out of the typists typist's sight Youve got to lift ift the carriage off to see what youre you're typing unless unless unless un un- un- un less you want to wait until youre you're about through with the letter and anda a fringe of it roMs rons into sight he explained W. W B. B Wilson t the e. e court clerk said the typewriter was in the theoffice theoffice theoffice office vault when he took office 21 years ago I haven't any idea where it came from or to whom it belonged belonged belonged be be- longed he said While the machines machine's age can only be conjectured Mr Ahlstrom said he noted a similar museum piece in the motion picture Cimarron Cimarron Cimarron arron in a scene dated about 1870 Offhand Id I'd say our machine is at least as old as the one used in the picture Mr Ahlstrom said When the governments government's drive for old scrap reaches the federal building it was indicated the mystery mystery mystery mys mys- tery machine may mark a contribution contribution contribution contri contri- from the federal clerks clerk's of of- fice |