IBM Selectric type ball
physical object
Identifier
2023..16
Description
The 88 character typeball was originally released with the IBM Selectric typewriter in 1961. The 'golf ball' shaped device strikes an ink ribbon on a typewriter to create text, this particular ball is the font Delegate 10. Type balls were easy to remove from a typewriter allowing a user to clear and repair a typewriter easily, in addition to switching between fonts.
Related Term
Magnetic Disk Typewriters (describes)
