Here’s an odd little video about this 19th century invention that put metal type in the hands of the general public.
And
Here’s an excellent resource: Professor Richard Polt’s original Classic Typewriter Page – live since 1995. Even answers that age old question, ‘Why doesn’t my typewriter have a numeral 1?’
Polt’s World-Famous Flying Oliver
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