John Pratt.
"Inventor of the first practical typewriter, which later became the Hammond typewriter. Mr. Pratt completed the invention by 1864 and was granted a patent in London, England in 1866. He was born at Union, S.C., April 14, 1831, removed to Alabama in his early manhood and died in 1905 and is buri...
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Summary: | "Inventor of the first practical typewriter, which later became the Hammond typewriter. Mr. Pratt completed the invention by 1864 and was granted a patent in London, England in 1866. He was born at Union, S.C., April 14, 1831, removed to Alabama in his early manhood and died in 1905 and is buried in Centre, Ala." |
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