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- Crown Typewriter, 1894-1899 - This rare index typewriter was developed by inventor Byron Brooks in the 1890s. The user would select a letter along the linear index and press the lever to print from the circular typewheel. Index typewriters were popular in the 1890s, a time when both inventors and consumers were unsure what the best, standard, most efficient typewriter design might be.
- 1894-1899
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Crown Typewriter, 1894-1899
This rare index typewriter was developed by inventor Byron Brooks in the 1890s. The user would select a letter along the linear index and press the lever to print from the circular typewheel. Index typewriters were popular in the 1890s, a time when both inventors and consumers were unsure what the best, standard, most efficient typewriter design might be.