Typewriter - Rasmus Malling-Hansen first typewriter Journal
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- 128 pages
- 90gsm paper stock
- Wrap around hardback cover
- Fully printed design on the front and back
- Available in a selection of ruled, graph or blank pages
- Since every item is made just for you by your local third-party fulfiller, there may be slight variances in the product received
Typewriter - Rasmus Malling-Hansen first typewriter
In 1865, Rev. Rasmus Malling-Hansen of Denmark invented the Hansen Writing Ball, which went into commercial production in 1870 and was the first commercially sold typewriter. It was a success in Europe and was reported as being used in offices in London as late as 1909.1314 Malling-Hansen used a solenoid escapement to return the carriage on some of his models which makes him a candidate for the title of inventor of the first "electric" typewriter. According to the book Who is the inventor of the Writing Ball?, written by Malling-Hansen's daughter, Johanne Agerskov, in 1865, Malling-Hansen made a porcelain model of the keyboard of his writing ball and experimented with different placements of the letters to achieve the fastest writing speed. Malling-Hansen placed the letters on short pistons that went directly through the ball and down to the paper. This, together with the placement of the letters so that the fastest writing fingers struck the most frequently used letters, made the Hansen Writing Ball the first typewriter to produce text substantially faster than a person could write by hand.
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