Despite their dominant market share in the early part of the 20th century, Royals weren’t the first typewriters of all time. That accolade belongs to several partners who invented what became ...

The first typewriters just didn’t have lowercase, so different typewriter manufacturers ended up approaching this in different ways. Some would have one shift.

The very first typewriter was invented by Christopher Latham Sholes. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.

Angelou's typewriter joined a growing list of timeless machines once owned by the likes of Orson Welles, Tennessee Williams, Tom Hanks, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Truman Capote, Greta Garbo ...

How much the typewriters in the Ransom Center collection are worth is hard to say -- all were part of larger estates, not sold separately. McCarthy’s Olivetti, which cost the author $50 in 1958 ...

But, unlike the piano and violin, the typewriter was first used in the rush of business, and from this fact it has suffered almost as much as it has profited.

In a world dominated by digital technology, a growing number of people are embracing a decidedly analog device: the typewriter. John Yang reports. PBS News Hour is available to stream on pbs.org ...