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
Cylindrical drum Cylindrical drum Cylindrical drums are a category of drum instruments that include a wide range of implementations, including the bass drum and the Iranian "dohol". Cylindrical drums are generally two-headed and straight-sided, and sometimes use a buzzing, percussive string. The Iranian "dohol" is a famous form of cylindrical drum. Many music areas nears in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia include variations on the dohol and cylindrical drum forms, including the "dhol" of Armenia, "daval" of Kurdistan and the "tabl ballady" of Egypt. Southeastern Europe is home to cylindrical drums like the "tapan" of Macedonia and the "dauli"