The Oliver 1 typewriter appeared in 1893 and went on to become a huge seller, with models produced up to the Model 9.The Oliver design is defined by its 'bat…

The Stenograph was invented by Miles Bartholomew, a newspaper reporter who patented his invention in 1879. That patent depicts his prototype, while his 1882 patent, linked above, illustrates the first…

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 Hammonia was the first German typewriter, and the first European typewriter to be produced in any significant numbers.It takes its name from the Latin word for Hamburg, the city…

  James B. Hammond (1839 to 1913) was an American journalist, inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. It is his typewriter, though, that he is largely associated with today.Hammond was one of the…

  When Wellington Parker Kidder was just fifteen years old, he patented an improvement in rotary steam engines and went on to study applied mechanics and drawing in Boston. He became…

The Ford is a most impressive typewriter and a prime example of late 19th-century mechanical aesthetic, with its beautiful two-toned anodized, ornate grill and gracefully integrated keyboard. It was a…

  The impressive Commercial Visible 6 has a distinct low profile with a narrow “waist,” and features an eye-catching gold decal, with an eagle, centered in the typewriter’s name.This typewriter uses…

‘Charles Spiro: Reaching Back in Time’ - An illustrated articleThe exquisite Columbia 2 typewriter shows several primary changes from the Columbia 1. Most notably, the type wheel now prints directly…

 The Fitch typewriter is a remarkable looking machine and was one of only four typewriters built with the typebars positioned behind the platen. The other three typewriters with this fascinating…