≡ Menu

An infant’s typewriter (1899)

by on January 26, 2022

Claiming he was too young to enter into a legal contract, John Robert Toplin argued he was not bound to an agreement he made Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict. The case did not go his way.

Shorthand & Typewriting (London), October 1899 –

© 2022 – 2021, Mark Adams. All rights reserved.

Related posts:

"Papa lets me write on his typewriter"
Understands a little typewriting
Typist rents out baby as she works (1893)
The famous baby scholar

Also at Type-Writer.org:

  1. “George is ejected because Fanny is cheaper” The expanded role of women in the workforce marked a moment of crisis for some professionals who felt that “women’s work [was] gradually being substituted...
  2. The foot treadle was a bit awkward First-hand accounts of people using the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer are fascinating. The foot treadle apparently did not appeal to many. Shorthand & Typewriting...
{ 0 comments… add one }

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Next post:

Previous post:

I hear the typer typing.

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 115 other subscribers

This site rocks the Classic Responsive Skin for Thesis.

WP Admin