Typewriters from the Martin Howard Collection (page 3/8)

Standard Folding Typewriter 1 (1907) 1

An early portable compu... er, typewriter.

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Standard Folding 1 (1907)
The Standard Typewriter Co., N.Y. New York, USA [more...]

Kleidograph (1895) 1

This one-handed typewriter makes patterns of embossed (raised) dots for blind people to read.

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Kleidograph (1894)
The new York Institution for the Blind, New York, USA [more...]

Hall Braille Writer (1891) 1

The first widely-used typewriter for the blind; a typewriter keyboard that looks like a piano keyboard!

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Hall Braille Writer (1891)
Mfg. by Harrison & Seifried, Chicago, USA [more...]

Columbia 2 (1885) visible typing machine 1

This Victorian machine looks a little like a ray-gun, but it is actually the first ‘visible typing machine’ from 1885.

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Columbia 2 (1885)
Columbia Typewriter Co., New York, USA [more...]

Edelmann (1899) 1

An “index typewriter” where one chooses a character by moving the knob and then presses down to strike an impression.

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Edelmann (1899)
Wernicke Edelmann & Co. Germany [more...]

The Chicago (1899) 1

The Chicago typewriter from 1899; it had a “WERTY” keyboard, with the ‘Q’ on the bottom left.