The Munson typewriter is a remarkable piece of engineering, featuring a complex and original mechanical design compactly built into a small frame. With much of its inner workings exposed, the…

   Charles Spiro: Reaching Back in Time’ - An illustrated articleThe Morris typewriter was invented by Robert Morris of Kansas City. His first version, built on a wooden base, appeared in…

 A short video of the Mignon 2 working.Despite its unusual appearance, the Mignon typewriter featured a clever design that enabled smooth and efficient operation, quite a feat for a typewriter…

The intriguing Merritt typewriter operates by sliding the black knob, connected to a rack of individual printer’s type, back and forth to select a character. Once in position, the knob…

  The McLoughlin Brother's Typewriter’ - An illustrated articleLittle is known about the McLoughlin Brothers' typewriter. It appeared on the market in 1884 for $10 and was marketed to both adults…

 A short video of the Lambert working.The Lambert typewriter is a beautiful machine with a truly unique design. Frank Lambert, a French immigrant, spent seventeen years developing his typewriter. The…

  The Kosmopolit (Cosmopolitan) is a sophisticated and beautifully engineered linear index typewriter introduced in 1888 by the sewing machine manufacturer Guhl & Harbeck of Hamburg. It succeeded their first typewriter,…

 The Kleidograph was invented by William Bell Wait (1829–1916) while serving as the Director of the New York Institution for the Blind. The last image below is a remarkable photograph…

 The beautiful Keystone 1 typewriter uses a rotating type wheel, shaped like a section of a wagon wheel. The characters are molded onto the outer surface of this wheel, which…

 The Jewett 1 is the successor to the Duplex 2 and is a finely built typewriter with beautifully machined parts.As an understrike typewriter, the carriage must be lifted to see…