It was on this day in 1957 that Smith-Corona Manufacturing Inc., of New York, began selling portable electric typewriters. The first machine, the model 5TE
(above), weighted 19 pounds.
04
Feb
PORTABLE ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER DEBUTED
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