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Hammond introduces the first Practical Single element machine.
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Corona No. 3 Portable made in large part of aluminum, is the first folding portable with commercial success.
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Royal introduced its first Standard Portable with many attractive colors armed for home users.
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On March 5, all sales of new and used typewriters are frozen in the U.S.
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Smith Corona introduces the first Electric Portable typewriter.
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IBM introduces Selectric typewriter, in which characters are printed on paper by a rotating ball while the carriage remains fixed.
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Soltsass invented Valentine Portable, ideal for "use in any place except office"
