vintage typewriter key charm
vintage typewriter key charm
vintage typewriter key charm
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vintage typewriter key charm
vintage typewriter key charm
vintage typewriter key charm

Vintage Typewriter Key Charm

Each charm is crafted from an authentic vintage typewriter key. Set in sterling silver, each charm may feature the scratches and wear of a plastic key, or the faded and yellowed letter of a glass-covered paper key.

$56.00
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Product Details

Set in sterling silver, font and material may vary. A lobster claw allows the charm to attach to any necklace or bracelet chain. Each pendant comes gift-boxed with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Measures 5/8" in diameter

Authenticity

These keys are salvaged from authentic typewriters from the 20's, 30's, and 40's before they were replaced with plastic keys. These were found on old brands like Royal, Underwood and LC Smith & Corona.

Periodic cleaning with a silver cloth is recommended.

Typewriter History

Since the 16th century, inventors worked to create typing and printing machines. It was not until 1870 that the first commercial typewriter, the Hansen Writing Ball, was introduced. The Danish inventor, Rasmus Malling-Hansen, experimented with the placement of the letters and introduced the first machine to actually produce writing faster than by hand.

Only three years later, the first commercially successful typewriter, and from which the machine got its name, was patented in America and called the Shoels and Glidden Type-Writer (after the inventors). It was produced by E. Remington and Sons and was the first typewriter to have a QWERTY keyboard.

In 1878, the Remington No. 2 introduced the Shift Key which allowed for two symbols per key and upper and lowercase letters. Typewriters were widely used in the home and office until the intorduction of computers and word processor in the 1980s. 

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