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Typewriter design during the late nineteenth century was far from standardized and innovative ideas abounded. The Oliver typewriter is one of the iconic designs of this early industrial period. A lateral-down-strike machine patented in 1894, its type-bars, mounted under brightly plated covers high and to the sides, swung down against the paper to print. Typewriter courtesy of History San José. Learn more about the typewriter in our exhibition, "The Typewriter: An Innovation in Writing" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. http://bit.ly/Thetypewriter This image was posted on July 18, 2017.