"Kanji, or Japanese character writing, is based on Chinese script and shares many meanings and definitions. Officially published in the Jōyō Kanji, around 2,000 Chinese-based characters are listed for use in conjunction with a distinct, Japanese kana alphabet. In 1915, Japanese printer and inventor Kyota Sugimoto (1882–1972) patented a typewriter that printed in both Chinese and Japanese. Manufactured by the Nippon Typewriter Company, the machine featured a large, sliding tray with room for 2,450 individual type-slugs. A moving carriage assembly mounted over the tray contained the typing mechanism. To operate, the typist positioned the tray and carriage along an x–y axis to select a type-slug, and depressed a button to retrieve, ink, and print. Typewriter courtesy of Thomas S. Mullaney. Learn more about the typewriter in our exhibition, "The Typewriter: An Innovation in Writing", post-security, in Terminal 2. http://bit.ly/Thetypewriter" This was posted to our Instagram account on September 01, 2017 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729359121/

"In the 1890s, the cost of a new, full-size typewriter was more than the average American earned in one month. Index typewriters were a simpler and more affordable alternative. Available at a fraction of the price and manufactured in a variety of designs, they were the earliest portable writing machines. The innovative wheel-index Victor typewriter printed from type attached to the ends of strips arranged in a daisy-wheel pattern, much like the IBM Wheelwriter a century later. Learn more about typewriters in our exhibition, "The Typewriter: An Innovation in Writing", post-security, in Terminal 2. http://bit.ly/Thetypewriter" This was posted to our Instagram account on December 28, 2017 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729358767/

Kerala government moves to remove typist posts, raising concerns over PSC rank list relevance and job losses. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kerala-typist-posts-scrapped-psc-rank-list-irrelevant-ad85f5xj?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Kerala #PSC #Typist #Jobs

"In the 1890s, the cost of a new, full-size typewriter was more than the average American earned in one month. Index typewriters were a simpler and more affordable alternative. Available at a fraction of the price and manufactured in a variety of designs, they were the earliest portable writing machines. The innovative wheel-index Victor typewriter printed from type attached to the ends of strips arranged in a daisy-wheel pattern, much like the IBM Wheelwriter a century later. Learn more about typewriters in our exhibition, "The Typewriter: An Innovation in Writing", post-security, in Terminal 2. http://bit.ly/Thetypewriter" This was posted to our Instagram account on December 28, 2017 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729358761/