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Typewriters

By Tom , Casillo , Anthony;Curtis , Bruce;Hanks

Book information

Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Year
2017
ISBN
9781452154886, 1452154880
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
22 MB (23040406 bytes)
Pages
207 Seiten\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

From the creation of the QWERTY keyboard to the world's first portable typing machine, this handsome collection is a visual homage to the golden age of the typewriter. From the world's first commercially successful typewriter—the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer of 1874—to the iconic electric models of the 1960s, eighty vintage devices are profiled in elegant photographs and fascinating text that highlights the design modifications, intricate details, and peculiar quirks that make each typewriter unique. From functional advances like noiseless machines to luxurious details such as mahogany covers and inlaid mother-of-pearl, a century of design innovation and experimentation is charted in these pages. Packed with visuals and rich with history, Typewriters is the essential story of a writing invention that changed the world.

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