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1896: The chief requisites of a typewriter

by on January 18, 2019

From The Book-Keeper (Detroit), May 1896 —

© 2019, Mark Adams. All rights reserved.

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  • Bill M January 19, 2019, 2:14 am

    Very good even for today.

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    • Mark Adams January 19, 2019, 6:15 am

      Yes, and how important alignment was then, when not every machine was perfectly aligned.

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