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Zusatztext "Typewriters may be outdated and rarely used! but these creations will live on in design history" Informationen zum Autor Bruce Curtis is a photographer, visual historian, and author. He lives on Long Island, New York. Anthony Casillo is a vintage typewriter expert and collector. He lives on Long Island, New York. Tom Hanks is an actor, filmmaker, and typewriter collector. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Klappentext This handsome volume is a visual homage to the golden age of the typewriter, charting a century of beautiful machinery and design innovation. Eighty vintage devices ranging from the first typewriter to the iconic electric models of the 1960s are profiled in elegant photographs and fascinating text. Packed with visuals and rich with history, Typewriters is the essential story of a writing invention that changed the world. Zusammenfassung From the creation of the QWERTY keyboard to the world's first portable typing machine, this handsome collection is a visual homage to the golden age of the typewriter. From the world's first commercially successful typewriter—the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer of 1874—to the iconic electric models of the 1960s, eighty vintage devices are profiled in elegant photographs and fascinating text that highlights the design modifications, intricate details, and peculiar quirks that make each typewriter unique. From functional advances like noiseless machines to luxurious details such as mahogany covers and inlaid mother-of-pearl, a century of design innovation and experimentation is charted in these pages. Packed with visuals and rich with history, Typewriters is the essential story of a writing invention that changed the world.
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"Typewriters may be outdated and rarely used, but these creations will live on in design history" Belfast Telegraph
