| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1843/08/26 | US Patent 3,228: I, CHARLES THURBER, of the town and county of Worcester, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Machine for Printing by Hand by Pressing Upon Keys Which Contain the Type, called Thurber's Patent Printer. | |
| 1868/06/23 | Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel W Soule are granted US Patent No 79,265 for a "Type-Writer" machine. The breakthrough occurred at Kleinsteuber's Machine Shop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | |
| 1873/00/00 | E Remington and Sons, seeking new products beyond arms manufacture, acquires James Densmore's "Type?Writer" for commercial production, setting the company on the path to becoming a leading maker of early typewriters. | |
| 1874/07/01 | Arms manufacture E Remington and Sons begins producing the Sholes and Glidden Type-Writer, shipping the first machines on 1 July, marking the commercial debut of the worlds first successful typewriter. |
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