Four American Typewriters

1) Bar-Lock No. 14, c. 1909, Columbia Typewriter Co., New York. American typebar machine with wonderfully decorative Art-Nouveau-styled pressed copper front plate, invented by Charles Spiro. Rusty, not working. - Literature: Martin, 1949, p. 102. (4/4) - 2) "Underwood No. 5", 1900 onwards, the most successful typewriter design in history, later almost every typewriter imitated the Underwood, mechanism a bit stiff, in need of cleaning. (3/3-4) - 3) "Smith Premier No. 10", c. 1910, Smith-Premier Typewriter Company, Syracuse, the only frontstroke typewriter with a full keyboard, 84 keys in seven rows, carriage movement defective. (3/4) - And: 4) "Remington Standard No. 5", c. 1895, upstroke machine, wood typebars, some parts loose, with tin cover and wood base. (3/4)

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)