Question

In what year did the Sholes & Glidden typewriter begin production?

• A. 1874
• B. 1868
• C. 1873
• D. 1878

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 1873

Sholes & Glidden Typewriter Production

• The Sholes & Glidden typewriter, often considered the first commercially successful typewriter, began its production in 1873.

• It was developed by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel W. Soulé.

• The patent for the typewriter was granted in 1868.

• The manufacturing rights were sold to E. Remington and Sons in 1873, which led to the commencement of mass production.