The image in A small puzzle was a part of a page scanned from Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia, Volume 4; F.E. Compton & Company, Chicago IL, Printed in 1923. Below is a different cropping of that scan, providing the answer. (The article from which it comes is about inventions.)
Below is a scan (both sides) of the receipt given my grandfather when he bought the set of encyclopedias.
As children, my brothers and I browsed through Grandmother's encyclopedias, frequently. For the past 20+ years, they have been at my fingertips when seated in my reading chair. After all, much of what I look up has not changed since 1923. BTW: The purchase of the encyclopedias predated electrification of their house by about 10 years. Grandfather died in 1933 and I believe that Dad wired that house (and the wash house) shortly thereafter.
Wow, what an interesting typewriter. However, the point of it being slower and less accurate than handwriting leaves something to be desired. Unless of course, one's handwriting is dang near illegible ; )
Posted by: bogie | October 31, 2021 at 03:44 AM
Bogie--It did take a bit of time for technology to catch up with handwriting in speed and accuracy; but, then, I recall (2nd hand, please) that there used to be races between horses and steam-powered cars and locomotives brought on by those who scoffed at technology of the day.
Posted by: Cop Car | October 31, 2021 at 10:03 AM