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Sholes, Christopher |
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Sholes, Christopher (Latham) (1819–90) printer, inventor; born in Mooresburg, Pa. He learned the printer's trade in Pennsylvania before migrating to Wisconsin, where he edited newspapers in Madison and Milwaukee. He designed and patented a typewriter in 1868 and sold the rights to the Remington Arms Company five years later. By 1876 Remington was manufacturing and marketing typewriters under its own name. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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