John J Deas: Scotland's typewriter pioneer
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Blog post
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Inglis, James
Taubman, Alison
Date published
November 22, 2021
Abstract
When the first typewriters went on sale in Scotland in 1876, these American-made machines were little known novelties with few obvious customers. It took forward minded retailers to see the value in typewriters. One of the most successful was John J Deas of Dundee who pioneered the sale of typewriters in Scotland, which he marketed as “a machine to supersede the pen”.
Publisher
National Museums Scotland
Place of publication
Edinburgh
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