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On the Track of Our Recent Past eTwinning project

Delve into the history of iconic typewriter brands like Olivetti, Smith Corona, Imperial, Royal, Underwood, and Oliver. Discover the evolution of these mechanical masterpieces and their impact on modern technology. Follow our school project's captivating exhibition tracing the legacy of typewriters. Explore the links provided for a visual glimpse into the world of antique typewriters. Thank you for your interest! (Word count: 69)

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On the Track of Our Recent Past eTwinning project

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  1. On the Track of Our Recent PasteTwinning project

  2. OLD TYPEWRITERS • A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for writing in characters similar to those produced by printer's movable type by means of keyboard-operated types striking a ribbon to transfer ink or carbon impressions onto paper.

  3. OLIVETTI • Olivettiis an Italian manufacturer of typewriters, computers, tablets, smartphones, printers and other such business products as calculators and fax machines. • Typewriterscoming from 1908:

  4. SMITH CORONA • Once a large U.S. typewriter and mechanical calculator manufacturer, it expanded aggressively during the 1960s to become a broad-based industrial conglomerate whose products extended to paints, foods, and paper. • The Smith Premier Typewriter Company was established in 1886 by brothers Lyman Cornelius Smith, Wilbert Smith, Monroe C. Smith and Hurlbut Smith who were born in Lisle, New York.

  5. IMPERIAL TYPEWRITERS • The Imperial Typewriter Company was a British manufacturer of typewriters based in Leicester, England • The company was founded by Hidalgo Moya, an American- Spanish engineer who lived in England • After first building the Moya typewriter, he set up the Imperial Typewriter Company in Leicester • It stopped manufacturing typewriters when personal computers became popular causing typewriter sales to fall.

  6. ROYAL TYPEWRITERS • The Royal Typewriter Company was a manufacturer of typewriters headquartered in New York City with its factory in Hartford, Connecticut • The Royal Typewriter Company was founded in January 1904 in a machine shop in Brooklyn, New York, by Edward B. Hess and Lewis C. Myers • In 1905, with their limited cash running out, Hess and Myers turned to Thomas Fortune Ryan, the wealthy financier

  7. UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS • The Underwood Typewriter Company was a manufacturer of typewriters headquartered in New York City, New York • Underwood produced what is considered the first widely successful, modern typewriter • By 1939, Underwood had produced five million machines

  8. OLIVER TYPEWRITERS • The Oliver Typewriter Company was an American typewriter manufacturer headquartered in Chicago, Illinois • The last Oliver typewriter was produced in 1959. • Competitive pressure and financial troubles resulted in the company's liquidation in 1928.

  9. IMAGES FROM THE EXHIBITION IN OUR SCHOOL

  10. INTERNET SOURCES • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivetti • http://www.olivetti.com/ • http://www.ebay.com/bhp/antique-typewriter • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Corona • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Typewriter_Company • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typewriter

  11. THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION! VanesaBubek, 6th grade II. osnovna škola Čakovec Croatia Teacher Iva Naranđa

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