| Mechanical Typewriters: Their History, Value, and Legacy Contributor(s): Russo, Thomas A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764315455 ISBN-13: 9780764315459 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $53.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Secretarial Aids & Training - Technology & Engineering | History |
| Dewey: 652.309 |
| LCCN: 2001006598 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 8.7" W x 11" (3.57 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A fascinating and scholarly look at the machines that revolutionized office communication from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Nearly 700 color photographs display mechanical typewriters produced by Adler(TM), American(TM), Corona(TM), Grundka(TM), Hall(TM), Monarch(TM), Remington(TM), Royal(TM), Smith Corona(TM), and many others. An overview of the historical development of the typewriter includes patents and brief histories of the manufacturers. Additionally, a detailed bibliography, index, and current market values in the captions are also provided. Set designers, historians, and typewriter collectors will learn how technical developments changed the designs through the decades. |