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"Typewriter" is a great addition, but Merriam-Webster gives a date of origin of 1868, not the date earlier in the 1800s just entered here.  Does anyone have more info about this?--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:00, 20 July 2014 (EDT)
 
"Typewriter" is a great addition, but Merriam-Webster gives a date of origin of 1868, not the date earlier in the 1800s just entered here.  Does anyone have more info about this?--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:00, 20 July 2014 (EDT)
 
:Here is the citation from OED: "1868 C. L. Sholes et al. U.S. Patent 79,265 23 June 4 Thus made, the type-writer is the simplest, most perfectly adapted to its work." [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] 00:56, 21 July 2014 (EDT)
 
:Here is the citation from OED: "1868 C. L. Sholes et al. U.S. Patent 79,265 23 June 4 Thus made, the type-writer is the simplest, most perfectly adapted to its work." [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] 00:56, 21 July 2014 (EDT)
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::Excellent find!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 00:58, 21 July 2014 (EDT)
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