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- Remington Desk Typewriter, Model No. 2, 1892 - Sholes & Glidden introduced the first practical typewriter in 1874. By the 1880s, there were several companies mass producing these machines, including rifle manufacturer Remington & Sons. Typewriters were part of the "information explosion" that included technologies like the phonograph and telephone. They modernized offices by helping workers--increasingly women--reproduce and organize information more neatly and quickly than handwriting.
- 1892
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Remington Desk Typewriter, Model No. 2, 1892
Sholes & Glidden introduced the first practical typewriter in 1874. By the 1880s, there were several companies mass producing these machines, including rifle manufacturer Remington & Sons. Typewriters were part of the "information explosion" that included technologies like the phonograph and telephone. They modernized offices by helping workers--increasingly women--reproduce and organize information more neatly and quickly than handwriting.
- Remington Standard Typewriter with Arabic Keyboard, Model No. 9, 1913 -
- 1913
- Collections - Artifact
Remington Standard Typewriter with Arabic Keyboard, Model No. 9, 1913
- Remington Standard Desk Typewriter, Model No. 2, 1890 - Sholes & Glidden introduced the first practical typewriter in 1874. By the 1880s, there were several companies mass producing these machines, including rifle manufacturer Remington & Sons. Typewriters were part of the "information explosion" that included technologies like the phonograph and telephone. They modernized offices by helping workers--increasingly women--reproduce and organize information more neatly and quickly than handwriting.
- 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Remington Standard Desk Typewriter, Model No. 2, 1890
Sholes & Glidden introduced the first practical typewriter in 1874. By the 1880s, there were several companies mass producing these machines, including rifle manufacturer Remington & Sons. Typewriters were part of the "information explosion" that included technologies like the phonograph and telephone. They modernized offices by helping workers--increasingly women--reproduce and organize information more neatly and quickly than handwriting.