Glidden only got his name on the machine because he was super cranky, even though Densmore did more work than him – and maybe even more than Sholes himself. If you get a chance to find Current’s book “The Typewriter and the Men Who Made It,” it’s a really great read.
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The funny thing is that the most famous Sholes photo is with his later portable typewriter, not the original one.pic.twitter.com/yhesJxyuPz
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