Before screens ruled our desks, typewriters filled rooms with clacks, rhythm, and charm. Emerging in the 1870s, they shaped how we wrote letters, drafted novels, and ran offices for nearly a century. They offered a strange comfort to daily work, speed, effectiveness, and that beloved ding at the end of a line. We’ll walk you through the typewriters that left their mark, one model at a time. Scroll through, enjoy the details, and share in the comments if you ever tapped away on one yourself.
#1: Sholes and Glidden – Remington (1874)
The Sholes and Glidden typewriter was manufactured by E. Remington and Sons, reaching the market in 1874. It introduced the QWERTY keyboard, created to prevent mechanical jams. Early users included businesses and government offices, though the machine required practice and patience. Typists could not see text as it appeared, since the print mechanism struck upward. Despite these limits, it remained in use through the late 1870s.
