Antique Typewriters - The Martin Howard Collection

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The typewriters in this collection are primarily from the 1880s and 1890s, a time before the standard design had been established. As you explore some of the world’s first typewriters, enjoy the ingenuity and brilliance of the pioneers who shaped this remarkable invention.

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Alexis typewriter, small file.

Alexis Typewriter

Photograph of the American 1 typewriter, small file.

American 1 Typewriter

Photograph of the American 2 typewriter.

American 2 Typewriter

Photograph of the American Visible 1 typewriter, small file.

American Visible 1 Typewriter

Front view of the Automatic typewriter.

Automatic Typewriter

Photograph of the Bar-Lock 4 typewriter.

Bar-Lock 4 Typewriter

Straight on view of the Blickensderfer 5 typewriter.

Blickensderfer 5 – Creelman Brothers

Oblique picture of the Blickensderfer 6 typewriter (small).

Blickensderfer 6 Typewriter

Photograph of the Caligraph 2 typewriter, small file.

Caligraph 2 Typewriter

Photograph of the Chicago 1 typewriter, small file.

Chicago 1 Typewriter

Front view of the Columbia 1 typewriter.

Columbia 1 Typewriter

Columbia 2 Typewriter

Photograph of the Commercial Visible 6 typewriter, small file.

Commercial Visible 6 Typewriter

Photograph of the Crandall 1 typewriter.

Crandall 1 Typewriter

Photo of the Crandall New Model typewriter.

Crandall New Model Typewriter

Photograph of the Dart Typewriter, small file.

Dart 1 Typewriter

Photograph of the Daugherty typewriter, small file.

Daugherty Typewriter

Front view of the Diskret Typewriter.

Diskret Typewriter

Photograph of the Duplex 2 typewriter, small file.

Duplex 2 Typewriter

Photograph of the Edland typewriter, small file.

Edland Typewriter

Empire 1 Typewriter

Photograph of the Fitch 1 typewriter, small file.

Fitch 1 Typewriter

Ford typewriter, small file.

Ford Typewriter

Photograph of the Franklin 2 typewriter, small file.

Franklin 2 Typewriter

Picture of the Hall 1 typewriter, small file.

Hall 1 Typewriter

Photograph of the Hall 1 Braille-writer.

Hall Braille-writer 1

Photograph of the Hammond 1 typewriter with mahogany finish, small file.

Hammond 1 Typewriter (mahogany)

Hammond 1, with oak finish, small file.

Hammond 1 Typewriter (oak)

Photograph of the Hammond 1b typewriter, small file.

Hammond 1b Typewriter

Photograph of the Hammonia typewriter.

Hammonia Typewriter

Photograph of the Jewett 1 typewrite, small file.

Jewett 1 Typewriter

Keystone 1 typewriter, small file.

Keystone 1 Typewriter

Kleidograph for the blind, small file.

Kosmopolit typewriter

Photograph of the Lambert 1 typewriter.

Lambert 1 Typewriter

Photograph of the McLoughlin Brothers typewriter, small file.

McLoughlin Brother’s Typewriter

Photograph of the Merritt typewriter, small file.

Merritt Typewriter

Mignon 2 typewriter, small file.

Mignon 2 Typewriter

Photograph of the Morris typewriter, small file.

Morris Typewriter

Image of the Munson 1 typewriter.

Munson 1 typewriter

Photograph of the National 1 typewriter, small file.

National 1 Typewriter

Photograph of the Norths typewriter.

Norths Typewriter

Photograph of the Odell 1 typewriter, small file.

Odell 1 Typewriter

Photo of the Odell 2 typewriter from above.

Odell 2 Typewriter

Photograph of the Oliver 2 typewriter, small file.

Oliver 2 Typewriter

The Pearl Typewriter from 1891, small file.

Pearl Typewriter

Photograph of the Peoples typewriter, small file.

Peoples Typewriter

Rapid Typewriter

Photograph of the Remington Sholes 2 typewriter, small file.

Remington – Sholes 2 Typewriter

Photograph of the Remington 2 typewriter, small file.

Remington 2 Standard Typewriter

Photograph of the Remington Perfected 4 typewriter, small file.

Remington Perfected 4 Typewriter

Photograph of the Salter 5 typewriter, small file.

Salter 5 Typewriter

Photograph of the Shimer typewriter, small file.

Shimer Typewriter

Photograph of the Sholes Visible typewriter, small file.

Sholes Visible Typewriter

Photograph of the Simplex 1 typewriter.

Simplex 1 Typewriter

Photograph of the Smith Premier 1 typewriter, small file.

Smith Premier 1 Typewriter

Photograph of the Stenograph 1a.

Stenograph 1 – 1st form

Photograph of the Stenograph 1, 2nd form, small file.

Stenograph 1 – 2nd form

Photograph of the Stenograph 1, 3rd form, small file.

Stenograph 1 – 3rd form

Photograph of the cased Stenograph 1 ready for use, small file.

Stenograph 1 – 4th form, cased

Photograph of the Stenograph for the blind, small file.

Stenograph 1 – 5th form, for the blind

Stenophile shorthand typewriter.

Stenophile – shorthand machine

Photograph of the Sun 1 typewriter, small file.

Sun 1 Typewriter

Photograph of the Sun Standard 2 typewriter.

Sun Standard 2 Typewriter

Photograph of the Underwood 1 typewriter, small file.

Underwood 1 Typewriter

Photograph of the Victor typewriter.

Victor Typewriter

Photograph of the Waverley typewriter, small file.

Waverley Typewriter

Photograph of the Williams 1 typewriter, small file.

Williams 1 Typewriter

The World 1 typewriter.

World 1 Typewriter

Photograph of the Yost 1 typewriter.

Yost 1 Typewriter

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