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1808 One of first typewriters

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Typewriter patents date back to 1713, and the first typewriter proven to have worked was built by Pellegrino Turri in 1808 for his blind friend Countess Carolina Fantoni da Fivizzono. He wanted her to be able to write love letters legibly.

 

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Uploaded on September 9, 2011
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