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- Williams Desk Typewriter, 1895 - The Williams was part of the incredible flowering of diverse writing machines around the turn of the twentieth century. John Newton Williams' typewriter design featured a central platen with type bars arranged around it front and rear which struck the paper with a unique hopping "grasshopper" movement.
- 1895
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Williams Desk Typewriter, 1895
The Williams was part of the incredible flowering of diverse writing machines around the turn of the twentieth century. John Newton Williams' typewriter design featured a central platen with type bars arranged around it front and rear which struck the paper with a unique hopping "grasshopper" movement.
- Smith Premier Typewriter, Model No. 1, 1890-1896 -
- 1890-1896
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Smith Premier Typewriter, Model No. 1, 1890-1896
- Hammond Typewriter, Model No. 12, 1905-1915 - In the 1880s and 1890s, the demand for office machines led to an incredible flowering of typewriter technologies. Inventor James Bartlett Hammond of New York developed an innovative "type shuttle" for his typewriters which moved type cleanly and efficiently with few moving parts. The Hammond's unusual design was successful, and these portable, elegant typewriters were manufactured for half a century.
- 1909-1915
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Hammond Typewriter, Model No. 12, 1905-1915
In the 1880s and 1890s, the demand for office machines led to an incredible flowering of typewriter technologies. Inventor James Bartlett Hammond of New York developed an innovative "type shuttle" for his typewriters which moved type cleanly and efficiently with few moving parts. The Hammond's unusual design was successful, and these portable, elegant typewriters were manufactured for half a century.
- Edison Mimeograph Typewriter No.1, 1895-1897 - Thomas Edison received a patent in 1876 for "Autographic Printing," covering the electric pen and flatbed press; a patent for "Autographic Stencils" followed in 1880. The mimeograph was invented by Albert Blake Dick in 1887, who licensed and refined Edison's patents. This low-cost, stencil-based printing technology was popular until displaced by photocopying machines and offset printing in the 1960s.
- 1895-1897
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Edison Mimeograph Typewriter No.1, 1895-1897
Thomas Edison received a patent in 1876 for "Autographic Printing," covering the electric pen and flatbed press; a patent for "Autographic Stencils" followed in 1880. The mimeograph was invented by Albert Blake Dick in 1887, who licensed and refined Edison's patents. This low-cost, stencil-based printing technology was popular until displaced by photocopying machines and offset printing in the 1960s.
- Smith Premier Desk Typewriter, Model No. 10, 1908 -
- 1908
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Smith Premier Desk Typewriter, Model No. 10, 1908
- Royal Typewriter, Model KKM, 1938 -
- 1938
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Royal Typewriter, Model KKM, 1938
- Smith Corona Electric Typewriter, 1988 -
- 1988
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Smith Corona Electric Typewriter, 1988
- Underwood Champion Portable Typewriter, 1940-1950 -
- 1940-1950
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Underwood Champion Portable Typewriter, 1940-1950
- Corona Portable Typewriter, 1921 -
- 1921
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Corona Portable Typewriter, 1921
- Sholes Visible Desk Typewriter, 1901-1905 - 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.
- 1901-1905
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Sholes Visible Desk Typewriter, 1901-1905
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.