Electric Portable Typewriter

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
175
Date Released
5 May 1958
Date recorded
28 Mar 1958
Length of issue (in feet)
756
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
Pathe synopsis: At an exhibition in London we see something of the progress in the manufacture of typewriters. From a primitive machine of 1896 we move to the most modern, an electric portable model [made by Smith-Corona]. Pressure on the keys of an ordinary machine needs to be about 17 lbs; on this new model pressure required is only 2 ounces - only one of the many incorporated labour-saving devices.
Keywords
Science and technology; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
London; England
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
129
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Electric Portable Typewriter', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 175, 5 May 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120548 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)