Patented in 1887, the Morris is one of the most rarest of the many cheap, simple typewriters produced in the late 19th century. The index plate on this example is made of black, celluloid-like material, and the type, of rubber, is decomposed. Two ink pots with detachable spouts are included in the box.
Paul Lippman (American Typewriters, a Collector's Encyclopedia, 1992) stated that only four examples of the Morris were known. This example is not one of those four