For All People and Tongues
Many assume that typewriters have always had a key to go back one space, to add a missed character, or perhaps to strike an error. However it was many years before the backspace became mainstream. Pre-1900, very few typewriters had a backspace key, notably the Burns typewriter, photo courtesy of Tony Casillo, had one that […]
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The Hammond Typewriter Company sold much more than just typewriters. They sold supplies too! This is a very large PDF file and may take several minutes to load.
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For about thirty years the Hammond company used wooden cabinets, boards, and veneers to support their machines. Sadly we don’t know who built these but it was likely another company. The early No. 1’s had a mahogany, walnut, or oak. From left to right: Mahogany, Oak, and Walnut. (Courtesy of Dr. Hammond) Mahogany, Oak and […]
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