Ford Typewriter Ford Typewriter The Ford typewriter was an early prototype typewriter introduced in 1895 by Eugene A. Ford, who later became chief development engineer at IBM (no relation to Henry Ford who founded the Ford Motor Company). It was a commercial failure and only a few were manufactured. Unlike many competing typewriters of this time, it was a forward-striking machine, meaning the hammer struck forward against the paper which was held against the platen roller, instead of up from underneath. This allowed the typist to see the text as it was typed, which was not possible in most other typewriters of
Typewriter in the Sky still reread with pleasure". George Malko noted in "" (1970) that "Typewriter in the Sky" was "eagerly welcomed by devoted fans". Michael Ashley wrote in "Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction" (1978), ""Typewriter in the Sky" (1940) is a rollicking farce of a man written into another's story". Everett F. Bleiler found it to be "a routine adventure story carried through competently, with a good central idea". Janrae Frank of "The Washington Post" commented, "Much of his best work of the '40s and '50s, "Fear", "Slaves of Sleep", "Typewriter in the Sky", is written in exactly the same style