The Yost typewriter was the invention of George Washington Newton Yost, one of the key pioneers in the development of the first manufactured typewriters. He played a major role in…

 The early and elegant World typewriter uses a swinging pointer, fitted with a finger cup at one end for the index finger to select characters. At the opposite end of…

 The unique and remarkable design of the Williams typewriter features typebars arranged in two symmetrical fans, one on either side of the carriage. With an articulated action, the typebars hop…

The Waverley Typewriter - An illustrated articleThe development of the Waverley began as early as 1889. Despite the ambitious efforts of its inventors, Higgins and Jenkins (see portrait below of…

  A short video of the Victor working.Many electric typewriters and early computer printers used a daisy wheel in the 1970s and ’80s, but the first daisy wheel actually appeared on the…

By 1896, many components, combinations, and designs had been tested across various typewriters, and the winner was emerging, a typewriter with a remarkably quick and smooth typing action, one that…

The Sun Standard 2 typewriter was the first keyboard typewriter to incorporate sheet metal in the construction of its upper main frame, rather than relying entirely on cast iron. This…

The elegant and early Sun typewriter predates the 1889 patent of the Odell typewriter, which would later adopt its innovative sliding selector design, positioned at right angles to the carriage.…

 The Stenophile is a shorthand machine invented by Parisian Charles Bivort in 1904. It is a beautifully constructed device, built with the utmost mechanical quality. Visually, it is defined by…

 ‘An unknown Stenograph for the blind surfaces’ – An illustrated articleThis Bartholomew Stenograph was designed for the blind operator and produces five raised or embossed dots on a paper strip, rather…