Multilingual #typewriter query: Were there ever three-level typewriters made where the hammers had three glyphs rather than two on them?
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Replying to @FakeUnicode @Evertype
Yes, and in three different ways that you might find interesting. 1. In between 1880–1910, there were many typewriters with dual shifts. (A.k.a. “three-bank typewriters”.) The three shift modes were typically uppercase/lowercase/digits+symbols. Here are some more famous models:pic.twitter.com/NVpKR8QecR
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2. A typewriter called Hammond Multiplex used the same principle, but its replaceable type shuttles allowed it to support many languages, which was sometimes visible on the keyboard itself.pic.twitter.com/ThZrNUqwZw
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3. Lastly, there was at least one typewriter called Ideal Polyglott that went even further, having two shifts and *four* rows, sacrificing uppercase/lowercase, and using the extra slots to enable more multilingual typing. It even had an RTL model:pic.twitter.com/axisktn4X8
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As for the last one – this blog is a bit hard to read, but will reward you with even more info: https://oztypewriter.blogspot.com/2012/05/bilingual-typewriter-max-klaczko.html …
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Also, there was at least one typewriter with three shifts and four glyphs – although on a rotating shuttle, and not typebars. Its name was Helios Klimax – but as far as I know this wasn’t done to type in multiple languages.pic.twitter.com/Lo4itcYwf3
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