A Sholes and Glidden typewriter (~1870s): the first commercially successful machine
The first typewriter to be commercially successful was invented in 1868 by Americans Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, although Sholes soon disowned the machine and refused to use, or even to recommend it.
I purchased a vintage Sholes & Glidden typewriter and just finished my first (and final) draft of my 10k word fantasy prologue.
So of fucking course I'd spill my fucking glass of bourbon all over my typewriter and script, ruining it all! Sure, I could have kept a digital copy of my work on my laptop, but that wouldn't be A U T H E N T I C
TIL that the first typewriter to be commercially successful was invented in 1868 by Americans Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The prototype for the typewriter is still to this day being held by the Smithsonian Institution. mytypewriter.com/explorel…
TDIH: July 1, 1874, The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
TDIH: February 14, 1819, Christopher Latham Sholes was born. He was an American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard, and along with Samuel W. Soule, Carlos Glidden and John Pratt, has been contended as one of the inventors of the first typewriter in the United States. britannica.com/biography/…
Christopher Latham Sholes invented the first practical typewriter and the QWERTY keyboard still in use today. Sholes lived from February 14, 1819 - February 17, 1890. The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to Remington in 1873. [2926x3897]
Christopher Latham Sholes invented the first practical typewriter and the QWERTY keyboard still in use today. Sholes lived from February 14, 1819 - February 17, 1890. The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to Remington in 1873. [2926x3897]
TDIH: June 23, 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer." Photo: Photo of prototype typewriter, manufactured as the 'Sholes & Glidden Type-Writer' by Eliphalet Remington & Sons Co., Ilion, New York, USA.
A restored Sholes & Glidden imgur.com/a/SS1DL7q
TIL That the inventor of the QWERTY keyboard, Christopher Latham Sholes, actually designed it to be slow and inefficient. As his original alphabetical layout caused jamming of the typewriter due to the quick access of vowels. More efficient keyboards never caught on due to the popularity of QWERTY. blog.oup.com/2018/06/nine…
There is a Sholes and Glidden up for sale. ebay.com/itm/SHOLES-GLIDD…
I wanted to know where QWERTY came from and learned a bit about Sholes and Remington typewriters in the process. I thought you guys might find the info interesting! youtu.be/7-lWbBt8kmA
TIL the "QWERTY" keyboard the one most used worldwide was designed by Christopher Sholes and first used with the Remington Number typewriter in 1874 computer.howstuffworks.co…
[June 23rd, 1868] Wisconsin. Milwaukee residents C.C. Scholes, Carlos Glidden and Samuel Soule receive patent for typewriter. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typ…
TIL The arrangement of characters on a QWERTY keyboard was designed in 1868 by Christopher Sholes, the inventor of the typewriter. According to popular myth, Sholes arranged the keys in their odd fashion to prevent jamming on mechanical typewriters by separating commonly used letter combinations. webopedia.com/TERM/Q/QWER…
TIL that the world's first typist , Lillian sholes was the daughter of the inventor of the typewriter. The machine only wrote capital letters. wisconsinhistory.org/Reco…
[1868] US inventor Christopher Sholes constructs a typewriter with keys set in the (QWERTY) order that will become universal; it will be sold as the Remington typewriter. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWE…
Happy World Typewriter Day! Here's Christopher Latham Sholes First Patent Issued for a "Type Writing Machine"
TIL Christopher Sholes purposely developed the QWERTY layout to be difficult to type so as to avoid jamming manual typewriters customsolutions1.com/news…
I didn't know this a*shole can actually be killed in this form! Wasn't an easy fight that early in the game (ritual investigation). Killing him took like 10 fireballs, 30 stabs with a sabre, and 5 health potions. He used no magic, but his unarmed attacks were pretty damaging!
Bought some Glidden paint from Home Depot a yr ago and now it's a sponge for some reason. Is there any way to salvage this? Any help is appreciated!
Shole Zard, anyone? I came across this recipe on YouTube and had a pleasant conversation with the creator. I want to make this and wanted to know what you thought of the recipe or the dish. youtube.com/watch?v=SuqgZ…
so pissed, i was on a private server with my friends and mutual friends from school and some degenerate a*shole grieffed it. This was an original design that I got with my own materials. The very first build I was fully proud of and did completely by myself. reddit.com/gallery/pw0kic
Had to make a post on amino asking people to not request to have incestuous and pedophillic roleplays and this a-shole puts this in my comment section :/
My computer science teacher is a fuck*n bully and an a*shole
I hate her. I just freaking hate her guts so much. She constantly picks on me when there are other guys fucking up too and I just have to say that I'm wrong and I'm sorry. Fuck you Smriti nakarmi ma'am...you probably think your teaching is so dynamic and engaging, well let me tell you the truth! It's fucking boring as hell and you look winnie the Pooh.
TIL Ray Bradbury wrote the first draft of Fahrenheit 451 on a typewriter in UCLA Library’s basement that cost 10 cents for 30 minutes. 9 days and $9.80 later he had a short story titled ‘ The Fireman’ that was later expanded into Fahrenheit 451 latimesblogs.latimes.com/…
Les Stewart has the record for typing 1 to 1m. It took 7 typewriters, 1000 ink ribbons, 19,890 pages and 16.7 years
Les Stewart has the record for typing 1 to 1m. It took 7 typewriters, 1000 ink ribbons, 19,890 pages and 16.7 years
Mt. Rainier summit guides, circa 1912-1914. My grandfather and Charles Glidden
50 lbs today! Wanted to see if I could do it! This is only 20 lbs but I did it. Millview,11 Mile Creek Bridge and by Glidden Rd Mibile Highway! I took a nap! Hot trash in the summertime
My first Persian meal ever, at a local Persian restaurant. Absolutely delicious to say the least, and I also ate Shole Zard after.
Phone won't let me update the 3 pictures,30lbs today. Second time picking. Bags waiting at Glidden, Wilshire and Klondike. Off Mobile Highway Pensacola,Florida
Hello from Sweden! I made a map of England on my typewriter, made up of city and town names. Hope you like it, I’m really happy about how it turned out! reddit.com/gallery/s5b7w2
87 year old in 1929 thinks kids his days have it too good with their typewriters and telegrams youtu.be/0yf_c0LYNOw
Aspen, Colorado. 1989. Hunter S. Thompson, the author of “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”, shoots his IBM Selectric typewriter.
Beyond rotary phones and typewriters: Stuff that will be lost on our proverbial grandchildren
For example:
The stork bringing a baby
Magazines in doctors’ waiting rooms
“Polack” jokes
Les Stewart has the record for typing 1 to 1m. It took 7 typewriters, 1000 ink ribbons, 19,890 pages and 16.7 years
I make drawings using letters and numbers from old typewriters and here’s one of the London skyline
Was very excited to get this Supreme embossed paper, and even more excited to see it works beautifully in my Typewriter!
'32 Ford Coupe - My SO got me the typewriter for Christmas. It inspired me to rob a few parts and build a car in sand green! imgur.com/cIYb3hW
Les Stewart has the record for typing 1 to 1m. It took 7 typewriters, 1000 ink ribbons, 19,890 pages and 16.7 years
"My great-grandfather and Charles Glidden, Mt. Rainier summit guides, circa 1912-1914" by u/Nixx_Mazda
