Typewriters, first introduced in the early 1870s, were an important invention. They brought women into the white-collar work force in droves. It was the first office job widely available to women.

Richard Polt, creator of the Classic Typewriter Page, says that there is poetic justice in his pet project: He uses the Internet to chronicle the history of a machine that computers have made obsolete ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Quiet-Riter Eleven model ...

The typewriter smell — either you know it or you don't. A generation has passed since the ubiquitous clattering machines were the mainstays of every American office and the objects of adoration of ...

For those who know me, it’s no secret that I enjoy perusing the classifieds for yard or estate sales. But, a recent online visit to the local Craigslist site led to the purchase of a manual typewriter ...

Anne Ward Ernst Nov 9, 2016 Nov 9, 2016 Updated Sep 1, 2022 A chorus of phrases such as “I remember typing on that” echoed throughout Sharpsteen Museum as people strolled about gazing at the ...