Sholes Visible Desk Typewriter, 1901-1905
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Christopher Latham Sholes, a Milwaukee journalist, politician, and printer, invented the first commercially successful typewriter, the Sholes and Glidden, in the 1860s. He continued to make improvements in typewriter design throughout his career. This Sholes Visible, manufactured by a Wisconsin typewriter company, has an unusual feature: typebars at angles to the platen. This was Sholes' last patented typewriter design, ending a mostly successful career.
Christopher Latham Sholes, a Milwaukee journalist, politician, and printer, invented the first commercially successful typewriter, the Sholes and Glidden, in the 1860s. He continued to make improvements in typewriter design throughout his career. This Sholes Visible, manufactured by a Wisconsin typewriter company, has an unusual feature: typebars at angles to the platen. This was Sholes' last patented typewriter design, ending a mostly successful career.
Artifact
Typewriter
Date Made
1901-1905
Creators
Sholes, Christopher Latham, 1819-1890
Place of Creation
United States, Wisconsin, Kenosha
Creator Notes
Invented by Christopher Latham Sholes and manufactured by the Meiselbach Typewriter Company in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
32.691.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Nickel alloy
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 15 in
Length: 12 in
Inscriptions
paper table: SHOLES
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