THE STORY
OF THE
TYPEWRITER
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PRESS OF
ANDREW H. KELLOGG COMPANY
NEW YORK, N. Y.
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THE STORY OF THE
TYPEWRITER
1873–1923
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EMANCIPATION
“I FEEL THAT I HAVE DONE SOMETHING FOR THE WOMEN WHO HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO WORK SO HARD.THIS WILL ENABLE THEM MORE EASILY TO EARN A LIVING.”
Statement of Christopher Latham Sholes, inventor of the typewriter.
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1873–1923
PUBLISHED IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INVENTION OF THE WRITINGMACHINE
BY THE
Herkimer County Historical Society
HERKIMER, NEW YORK
1923
Herkimer County Historical Society
HERKIMER, NEW YORK
1923
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CONTENTS
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Foreword, by the President of the Herkimer County Historical Society 7
Chapter I.
Chapter II.
Chapter III.
The First Practical Typewriter 30
Chapter IV.
Chapter V.
Launched on the Commercial World 84
Chapter VI.
High Spots in Typewriter Progress 99
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