The Typewriter
First developed as a tool for recording the written word, the Typewriter was “clunky” and “dirty” relying on a dial rather than keys to function. It emerged towards the end of the Industrial Revolution, meaning it would have been in direct competition with other technologies, such as the Automobile or the Telephone. Its “Q-W-E-R-T-Y” keyboard, first developed in the 1870’s, made it a commercial success and was later adapted by other manufacturers.
