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Sholes & Glidden 'Type Writer'
Society: ASMEEra: 1870-1879DateCreated: 1873The Public MuseumMilwaukeeState: WIZip: 53233Country: USAWebsite: http://www.asme.org/about-asme/history/landmarks/topics-a-l/communications-and-data-processing/sholes-glidden-type-writer, https://www.asme.org/getmedia/e34d57c4-fe61-44b4-b263-028b5210e5c2/249-Sholes-Glidden-Type-Writer.aspxCreator: Sholes, Christopher Latham, Glidden, Carlos

Designed in 1873 by Christopher Latham Sholes, with Carlos Glidden, Samuel Soulé and Mathias Schwalbach, the Sholes & Glidden 'Type Writer' was the first commercially successful device that rapidly printed alphanumeric characters on paper in any order.

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2011
Image Credit: Public Domain (Produced prior to 1/1/1923)Image Caption: Sholes & Glidden 'Type Writer'Era_date_from: 1873
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Sholes & Glidden 'Type Writer'

Designed in 1873 by Christopher Latham Sholes, with Carlos Glidden, Samuel Soulé and Mathias Schwalbach, the Sholes & Glidden 'Type Writer' was the first commercially successful device that rapidly printed alphanumeric characters on paper in any order.

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