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Posted on April 1, 2006 by Jason Petrina | Posted under Shopping and Product Reviews
Evolution Of Typewriters
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The earliest typewriters were cumbersomely slow to use. In addition, due to the fact that they were not produced in large quantities, there was not a large change in the production of office work as a result. There was one noticeable exception; however. Toward the end of the 19th century, a rather unique typewriter was invented in Denmark, known as a Writing Ball. This machine was a success in the commercial world and actually won numerous awards. A few years later, a large model of the same machine was produced that was capable of running on electricity. Even a quarter of a century later, this same machine was still in use in many offices throughout Europe. The latter part of the 19th century saw numerous advances in the development of typewriters. At the time, many of these models sold for around $100 or more; a considerable amount of money at the time. It is estimated that thousands of one of the most popular types of typewriters , Sholes & Glidden, were sold during this time period. The manufacturer continued to make changes and improvements, producing several different models in the next few years. The Remington No. 2 is recognized as the first commercially successful typewriter, produced in 1878. Just three years later the first competing keyboard typewriter was introduced to the world. Several other models by different manufacturers followed in the months and weeks to come. Some of the most popular brands of typewriters in the last 20 years of the 19th century included Hammond, Caligraph and Remington. Despite the increase in popularity of typewriters they did not become common in most offices until far later in the 19th century. Most typewriters continued to average around $100 in price, still continued to be quite expensive in that day and age. Even then; however, it was readily apparent that typewriters offered a number of advantages including the fact that correspondence could be produced much faster than typical handwriting. In the 1870's, as carbon paper was introduced, users gained the ability to produce multiple copies of original documents. It is interesting to note that most typists during this time period did not type quite the same way in which we are accustomed today. Most used the 'pecking' method with only two to four fingers of each hand used. It would not be until later that a full ten finger typing method would be used; greatly increasing the typist's speed. As the new century dawned, more and more innovations were made in the typewriter industry. Automatic line spacing was introduced as well as margin locks and releases, automatic ribbon reversal and tabulator mechanisms. In addition, innovations were introduced that made the work of typewriters much quieter. Other innovations included the change to a front strike typewriter, which made a considerable difference in the use of typewriters. This change allowed users to actually see what they had just typed without the need to life the carriage. In the 1920's electric front strike typewriters entered the scene, remaining a standard in most offices until the 1960's, at which time new models were introduced which would allow the type element to be changed so that writing in different languages and fonts could be produced. About The Author: Jason Petrina is the Editor and Publisher of Article Click. For more FREE articles for your ezine and websites visit - www.articleclick.com |
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