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What is a typewriter used for?

A typewriter is used to print characters on a piece of paper by depressing keys.


Typewriters were popular and enabled fast and professional-looking business
communication from the late nineteenth through the late twentieth centuries. They also
enabled writers to efficiently produce books, research reports, and scripts.

How does a typewriter work?


In the common mechanical typewriter, the typist pressed a key forcefully to activate a
lever that moved a type hammer toward the paper. Each type hammer held a type-bar
containing a different character, such as a letter or number. A spool of ribbon or inked
cloth was raised between the type and paper. When the type hit the inked ribbon, the
character was printed on the page. A carriage, or roller mechanism, held the paper in
the correct position and gradually moved so that successive letters were printed to the
right of the previous ones.

When was the typewriter widely used?


The typewriter was widely used in the first three-quarters of the twentieth century.
Various models of typewriters served business and military needs, including military
communications during World War II.

How many types of typewriters are there?


There are many kinds of typewriters. The three main categories are mechanical,
electric, and electronic typewriters. More specific types include type-bar, single-
element, tele type, and index typewriters.

History of Typewriters
The typewriter was first patented in 1714. The typewriter was developed through many
iterations and variations throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in response
to changing needs.

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