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First Marketing of Sholes and Glidden Typewriter

When
1874-07-01
Where
United States
Part of
Sholes and Glidden typewriter first marketed

The Sholes and Glidden typewriter was first marketed in the United States on July 1, 1874, marking the commercial introduction of the first commercially successful typewriter.

E. Remington and Sons placed the machine on the market on July 1, 1874, after refining the device. The typewriter featured a cylindrical platen and QWERTY keyboard. Sales were initially slow, with only 400 units sold by December 1874 due to high prices and poor reliability.

Sources

  1. Sholes and Glidden typewriter Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-28
  2. QWERTY Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30

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