Scientific American, Vol. 27, July-December 1872
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In 1867, Carlos Glidden showed an article about the mechanical "pterotype" writing machine to colleagues Christopher Latham Sholes and Samuel Soule. At the time, the group was inventing a page numbering machine, and was inspired to add text printing capabilities. The eventual result became the first commercially successful typewriter, featured on the cover of this 1872 issue of Scientific American.
In 1867, Carlos Glidden showed an article about the mechanical "pterotype" writing machine to colleagues Christopher Latham Sholes and Samuel Soule. At the time, the group was inventing a page numbering machine, and was inspired to add text printing capabilities. The eventual result became the first commercially successful typewriter, featured on the cover of this 1872 issue of Scientific American.
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
July 1872 - December 1872
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2018.0.4.27
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Bookbinding (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 16.25 in
Width: 11.5 in
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