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Split typewriter

Rheinmetall Portable Ergonomic Typewriter from ~1935. Posted by hardboiledbabylon (r/mk).

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Published April 18, 2021
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I was aware of similar split/angled patents from as early as 1915, but not of actual products.

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Published on Sun 18th Apr 2021. Featured in KBD #22 (source).

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