Typewriters
Now we have computers, it is easy to forget how important typewriters were to the whole of commerce and culture in this country. Business was run by typed letters and invoices, Novels were written , films scripted and even dispatches written from the front on a trusty typewriter
Smith Corona 3 Portable Typewriter
This Smith Corona 3 Portable typewriter made in USA in 1920, was kindly donated to Bailiffgate recently.
Smith-Corona was a legendary American brand, famous for durable, portable typewriters that became essential tools for students and writers right up to the mid-20th ...
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Remington Portable Typewriter
In 1873, E. Remington and Sons – a New York company with a history of manufacturing guns, and then sewing machines – produced the first commercial typewriter. It used the QWERTY layout, still used today, that was designed by Christopher Sholes. Five years later, the Remington Number 2 ...
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Imperial Good Companion Model 3
The Imperial Good Companion Model 3 as shown was manufactured in 1952. It was a popular portable typewriter made in Leicester, England, from the 1930s to the 1960s, known for its classic design with round keys, named after J.B. Priestley's novel, and became a common ...
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