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mhoye"The machine is called MingKwai: ‘clear and fast’. Invented by the renowned Chinese scholar and writer Lin Yutang in 1947, it was the first Chinese typewriter with a keyboard."
I love stories like this. "I found this in my grandfather's basement, is it worth anything?" When it turns out to be an irreplaceable prototype long thought lost, yes, yes indeed.
Lost and Found: The Unexpected Journey of the MingKwai Typewriter | Made in China Journal
It began as an innocuous inquiry on Facebook. Nelson Felix, a resident of New York State, posted in the group ‘What’s My Typewriter Worth?’ about a curious find he made while clearing out the basement of his wife’s grandfather. He shared a few photos. The keys on the typewriter are all in Chinese, Felix noted, […]