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The first typewriter created was is 1829 by William Austin Burt. Although it was not called the typewriter and instead called the "typographer".
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The Hansen Writing Ball was invented in 1865 by Rasmus Malling-Hansen , the director of the Royal Institute for Deaf and mutes in Copenhagen. It was patented and entered in production in 1870. It is the first typewriter to be commercially sold.
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Although the first writing machine was created by William Burt it was not referred to as a typewriter. The first one was instead created by Christopher Sholes, Carlos Glidden and Samuel Soule.
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George Arrington and Thomas A. Edison obtained a patent for an Electrically Driven Typewriter. This invention would be a key moment in the evolution of the typewriter.
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This invention was known as the first typewriter. It would become a huge part of history changing how we write. This machine increased speed at which writing was produced.
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The style in which keyboards are formatted now was invented. It was invented for an easier way to type documents. Because the first line of it was 'a-s-d-f-g-h-j-k-l' it closely resembled the alphabet. Making it easier to type.
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The Blickensderfer Typewriter was invented by George Canfield Blickensderfer (1850–1917) and patented on August 4, 1891. It was the first portable, full-keyboard typewriter.
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In 1895 the Ford Typewriter was invented. It is the first typewriter to use aluminum in its construction.
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This is the first electric typewriter produced commercially. It was not a great success, because at the time electricity had not been standardized and voltage differed from city to city.
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This is the first electric typewriter that is a huge success in the United States.
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This used a typing ball instead of dozens of individual type bars. It took over 3/4 of the U.S. market.
