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As early as 1714 Henry Mill invented a machine for impressing letters on paper but the first machines to really demonstrate the possibility of producing writing by mechanical means faster than by
![One of an earlier type of typewriters created by Henry Mill in the 1700's | Christopher sholes, Typewriter, Art inspiration One of an earlier type of typewriters created by Henry Mill in the 1700's | Christopher sholes, Typewriter, Art inspiration](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/91/3d/a5/913da595dfb62b7ed4ec80c611844ea9--christopher-sholes-typewriters.jpg)
One of an earlier type of typewriters created by Henry Mill in the 1700's | Christopher sholes, Typewriter, Art inspiration
DAR Museum - #OTD in 1714 British inventor Henry Mill received a patent for a typewriter. Though it is not known what this machine looked like, it appears to have printed letters
![Christopher Sholes receives a patent for a typewriter in 1868, which was called the Sholes-Giddeon typewriter. He also invented the QWERTY keyboard, and was also a newspaper publisher. : r/HistoryOfTech Christopher Sholes receives a patent for a typewriter in 1868, which was called the Sholes-Giddeon typewriter. He also invented the QWERTY keyboard, and was also a newspaper publisher. : r/HistoryOfTech](https://preview.redd.it/lv9maqn9ta791.png?width=360&format=png&auto=webp&s=9d8185f65e31eb2e652a7af99d367edfb397d7ea)