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Typewriter
A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical device with keys that, when pressed, cause characters to be printed on a medium, usually paper. Typically one character is printed per keypress, and the machine prints the characters by making ink impressions of type elements similar to the pieces of cast metal type used in movable type letterpress printing...
Timeline of Events
1829
7.23.1829
In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.
1868
6.23.1868
Christopher Latham Sholes receives a patent for the Typewriter.
1873
3.1.1873
E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.