Chapter 1

The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Story of the Typewriter, 1873-1923 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title: The Story of the Typewriter, 1873-1923 Creator: Herkimer County Historical Society Release date: November 26, 2019 [eBook #60794] Most recently updated: October 17, 2024 Language: English Other information and formats: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60794 Credits: Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE STORY OF THE TYPEWRITER, 1873-1923 *** THE STORY OF THE TYPEWRITER 1873-1923 PUBLISHED IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INVENTION OF THE WRITING MACHINE BY THE Herkimer County Historical Society HERKIMER, NEW YORK 1923 CONTENTS PAGE Foreword, by the President of the Herkimer County Historical Society 7