I had seen this woman before. Many times now. I was certain of it. But who was she? In a film from 1947, she’s operating an electric Chinese typewriter, the first of its kind, manufactured by IBM.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Remington Electric typewriter ...

STANFORD, California — Scholars in the U.S., Taiwan and China are buzzing about the discovery of an old typewriter, because the long-lost machine is part of the origin story of modern Chinese ...

An electric typewriter is a rare and wonderful thrift store find, and even better if it still works. Unfortunately, there’s not as much use for these electromechanical beauties, so if you find one, ...

The first practical typewriter was slow, crude and never actually manufactured. Despite its flaws, it was the 1843 creation by East Brookfield native Charles Thurber that changed the way we exchange ...

Rob Blickensderfer of Albany started collecting typewriters for a simple reason: “My name’s Blickensderfer,” he explained to an audience at the Albany Regional Museum’s History Bites lecture series ...

In a world dominated by digital technology, a growing number of people are embracing a decidedly analog device: the typewriter. John Yang reports. PBS News Hour is available to stream on pbs.org and ...