IBM Electromatic typewriter - Definition and Overview

The IBM Electromatic typewriter was the first commercially successful electric typewriter. It was introduced by the Electromatic Typewriter Company which was purchased by IBM in 1933. They used the conventional moving carriage and hammer mechanism.

External links

• Model 01 IBM typewriter - actual advertisements (http://www.etypewriters.com/01thumb.htm)
• Model 04 IBM typewriter - actual advertisement (http://www.etypewriters.com/1947-04.jpg)
• The origin of the Electromatic Typewriter (http://www.etypewriters.com/remingtom.htm)