These days the typewriter has all but disappeared and finding early machines is extremely difficult. With so many excellent new books on the subject and so much interest on the internet, this site will hopefully help point the way to those endeavoring to research the subject or to start a collection of their own. For those of you who would like advice on early machines, please feel free to contact me. If you have an old typewriter and aren't sure what to do with it, let me know. Please feel free to join our 'Discussion Forum' or send your comments via the feedback form. .
Many countries lay claim to the first commercial typewriter.
USA, Italy, France, England, Russia, Germany. Actually, the first commercial typewriter was produced by an Australian. This is why the early copies of this machine all typed upside down. Unfortunately, no records remain of this remarkable machine. Bob Moran 1998 .