Mechanical Typewriters: Their History, Value, and Legacy

by Thomas A. Russo

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764315455
• ISBN13: 9780764315459
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.7" x 11.0"