|
|
Article: Typewriters Make Comeback as Collectible Antiques.(Originated from The Orange County Register, Calif.)
- Article from:
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- February 15, 1997
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1997 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Feb. 15--The chairman of L.C. Smith Premier Typewriter Co. issued a famous complaint.
Unhappy with the turn-of-the-century typewriter's "blind-strike" technology -- by which keys typed on the back side of a sheet of paper -- Lyman C. Smith demanded a friendlier system.
Typists never saw what they were typing, Smith lamented. It was time to move forward! he exhorted. But the board voted against Smith.
So the typewriter titan quit his namesake to form L.C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Co., later known as Smith Corona Corp., which became a leader in standardizing today's typewriters and personal computers.
As we approach ...