Charles Thurber (January 2, 1803 – November 7, 1886) was an inventor and firearms maker who made important innovations in the early development of the typewriter.[1] According to the book The Marvels of Modern Mechanism published in 1901, Thurber invented and patented in 1843 the first practical typewriter, though it admits his machine was slow, crude and was never manufactured.[2]
^Extract from: The Marvels of Modern Mechanism (1901)
^Flayderman, Norm (3 December 2007). Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and Their Values. Iola, Wisconsin: F+W Media, Inc. p. 51. ISBN978-1-4402-2422-5.[permanent dead link]
^"Patent No. 3,228, dated August 26, 1843 "IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR PRINTING"".
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