Sholes, Glidden, & Soule Typewriter Patent Model

Object Details

inventor

Sholes, C. Latham

Glidden, Carlos

Soule, Samuel W.

Description

This Sholes, Glidden, & Soule typewriter patent model was awarded patent number 79,265 on June 23rd, 1868. C. Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule were living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin when they began to make progress towards a commercially viable type-writing machine after several aborted attempts. The improvements named in this patent include a “better way of working type bars, of holding the paper on the carriage, of moving and regulating the movement of the carriage, of holding and applying the inking ribbon, a self adjusting platen, and a rest or cushion for the type-bars.” Many early typewriters used piano keys in their designs, including this model with only six keys.

1868-06

patent date

1868-06-23

ID Number

ME.251210

catalog number

251210

patent number

79265

accession number

48865

patent number

79,265

accession number

48865

Object Name

patent model, typewriter

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

patent model, typewriter; typewriter; Manual

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

brass (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 5 1/4 in x 12 1/4 in x 12 1/8 in; 13.335 cm x 31.115 cm x 30.7975 cm

associated place

United States: Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Work and Industry: Mechanisms

Typewriters

Computers & Business Machines

Exhibition

Inventing In America

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

National Museum of American History

Record ID

nmah_850123

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-8c59-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa