Introduced in 1961 by IBM, the Selectric was the first typewriter to use a golf ball-like type element that moved across the paper, rather than moving the paper carriage past the individual ...

The world’s first typewriter goes to auction in Köln (Germany) on 22 March 2025. Just 35 Malling Hansen Writing Balls remain, ...

On 1 July, 1874, the world's first commercially successful typewriter, the "Sholes & Glidden Type Writer", went on sale. Christopher Latham Sholes and Carlos Glidden had started developing their ...

He picked up a 60’s era Smith Corona electric typewriter ... The Smith Corona perform “The Typewriter Symphony”, by Leroy Anderson. This may be the first time this particular piece ...

The film "Electric Typing Time" features Jane Marshall, a secretary, who trains her friend Grace Landon on the use of electric typewriters. Jane explains the advantages of electric typing, including ...