vintage typewriter command key cuff links
vintage typewriter command key cuff links
vintage typewriter command key cuff links
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vintage typewriter command key cuff links
vintage typewriter command key cuff links
vintage typewriter command key cuff links

Vintage Typewriter Command Key Cuff Links

These cuff links are crafted from authentic vintage typewriter command keys such as "Back Space" and "Shift Key."
$190.00
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Product Details

Set in sterling silver with swivel findings, these cuff links feature the scratches and wear of plastic keys, or the faded and yellowed letters of glass-covered paper keys. Font and material may vary. We try our best to match each pair as closely as possible. Each pair of cuff links 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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