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Timeline of a Typewriter

By LynnComm74
  • First typewriter is supposedly created

    First typewriter is supposedly created

    Henry Mill of England, drew up designs for something that looked like a typewriter. No one knows if it was built or not
  • Period: to

    The Typewriter

  • An Italian person helps a blind friend

    An Italian person helps a blind friend

    Pellegrino Turri, of Italy built his typewriter for a blind friend.

  • A man drew a typewriter, but he didn't actualy make it.

    Christopher Sholes, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, drew up a machine called The Sholes and GliddenType Writer. He did not make the actual typewriter.
  • A woman creates the first widely used typewriter.

    A woman creates the first widely used typewriter.

    Malling Hansen, of Denmark, built the Writing Ball, the first widely-used writing machine.

  • Sholes' machine was made in a sewing factory.

    Christopher Sholes’ machine was made in the Remington sewing machine factory.
  • Typewriters in the future

    Typewriters in the future

    I think that in 2050, the typewriters will not be used because technology will be so strong that they will not need to have something that does not have any power in it. I think that it will be interesting to see what happens in 38 years.