Order of Accurate Typists. In which is also included "As It Was in the Beginning," the matter written by J.N. Kimball for the International Typewriting Contests, held at the Annual Business Show in the New York, October 25th 1915

New York: Underwood Typewriter Company 1915 First edition. The text of the present item, "As It Was in the Beginning," was used as the sample text in the 1915 World's Typewriting Championship. The introduction explains that Margaret B. Owen took the World's Typewriting Championship trophy for the second time that year with a rate of 136 words per minute for an hour. She typed on an Underwood machine, which, according to this Underwood-published booklet, "responded to every touch of her swiftly moving fingers. Publisher's paper wrappers with blue front cover and buff back cover. 5 x 8. With two full-page photo reproductions: one of Margaret B. Owen with an Underwood typewriter (as the second-time World Champion Typist) and one of the trophy awarded at the championship (with the caption "Held for ten successive years by the Underwood / "The Machine You Will Eventually Buy"). Some toning to back cover and dampstaining to a few leaves. A very good copy of a rare item. This booklet was published to advertise Underwood typewriters and, in particular, the Order of Accurate Typists, which was established by Underwood's Credential Department. Typists could gain membership in the order by performing an official Underwood Typewriting Test during which they typed at least six hundred words in ten minutes with absolute accuracy on an Underwood typewriter. Members were awarded a certificate of skill and the opportunity to participate in official Underwood typewriting competitions