Typewriter in The 1800s

1714- Henry Mill invents the first type of a typewriter

Mar 3, 1714

Henry Mill was an English inventor who patented the first typewriter in 1714. He worked as a waterworks engineer for the New River Company, and submitted two patents during his lifetime

1808- Pellegrino Turri creates the first working typewriter

Mar 3, 1808

Pellegrino Turri, an Italian inventor, invented a mechanical typing machine, one of the first typewriters in 1801 for his blind lover Carolina .

1868- First typewriter is patented by Christopher Latham Sholes

Mar 3, 1868

Christopher Latham Sholes was an American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard

1874- First typewriter goes on the market

Mar 3, 1874

1880- Second typewriter appears on the market

Mar 3, 1880

1900- Portable typewriters went on the market

Aug 27, 1900

1925- Remington creates electric typewriters

Mar 3, 1925

Remington and Sons sold its typewriter business to the Standard Typewriter Manufacturing Company, Inc.

1980- People start to stop using typewriters

Mar 3, 1980

Due to Other methods of typing

1990-2000- Computers slowly start to take over the market

Mar 3, 2000

Computers start to take over the market