Typewriter
Typewriter

Typewriter

Object number
1886.8
Date
circa 1857
Description
Piano keyboard style typewriter. Also known as "literary piano". It was the first typewriter to have a type guide. Invented by Newport resident Samuel Ward Francis (1835-1886).
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Samuel Ward Francis
Object Type
typewriters
Related People & Organizations
Francis, Samuel Ward, Dr. (associated)