The Chicago typewriter from 1899; it had a “WERTY” keyboard, with the ‘Q’ on the bottom left.
The Chicago (1899) 2: front view
Close-up of the front, with “The Chicago” in focus.
The Chicago (1899) 3: front view
A wider-angle front view, with the space bar and the mechanism.
The Chicago (1899)
Chicago Writing Machine Co., Chicago, USA [more...]
A portable typewriter
Blickensderfer 6 (1906)
The Blickensderfer Mfg. Co. Connecticut, USA [more...]
A Victorian “QWFR” keyboard typewriter.
Another angle.
Empire 1 (1892)
Williams Manufacturing Co. Montréal, Canada [more...]
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An end-on view of a Victorian typewriter.
This was the first big double-keyboard typewriter. Some reflections from the museum glass in this picture, sorry.
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