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A typewriter that imitates your handwriting

by on January 22, 2025

Pitman’s Journal (New York), October 1911 –

I was unable to find any other reference to such a machine, nor was I able to locate the New York Sun article describing this typewriter. Since at least the 1990s, one could create a computer font from handwriting, but it’s doubtful this could have been practical (or affordable) on mechanical typewriters. It is interesting, nevertheless, that such an idea was conceived as early as 1911.

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  • Richard P January 27, 2025, 2:55 am

    I’ve heard of this idea. It was a San Francisco company, but I don’t recall the name, and I don’t think any examples have ever turned up.

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  • Jessica Shoupe February 23, 2026, 3:41 pm

    I have one! It was my great grandfather’s. There is a little plaque on the side. It says something about the it being in his own hand and inventing the tab key. The letters are in cursive. It’s in deep storage I haven’t seen it in a lot of years. My sister saved it and two others from the “garage” when my father sold a family property. The others had regular regular letters.

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    • Mark Adams February 23, 2026, 6:21 pm

      It would be interesting to see photos of this typewriter. If you can, send to netadams (at) gmail.

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