Typewriter: The History, the Machines, the Writers

Personal computers may have replaced the typewriter in most homes and offices, but the venerable writing machine is currently staging a comeback. From portable models that hipsters are snapping up in Urban Outfitters to Tom Hanks's bestselling app that recreates the manual experience on a tablet, the typewriter has never been so hot.

This celebration of the typewriter covers what a platen knob is, why QUERTY won out over other arrangements of keys, which authors loved (or loathed) their typewriters, and much more.

• A gift book with yellowed paper and typewriter fonts for a cool vintage look
• Timeline of the typewriter features key models
• Foreword by Paul Schweitzer of Gramercy Typewriter Co.

Author: Tony Allan
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Shelter Harbor Press
Published: 10/21/2015
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.70w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781627950343
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