tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post3632768749300278134..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: Shocking Errors: When a Pristine 72-year-old Sholes & Glidden Typewriter Called 'Rosie' Was a Movie StarRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-41895453444685890212021-09-18T01:36:17.399+10:002021-09-18T01:36:17.399+10:00Great writeup, as usual!
To avoid the possibility...Great writeup, as usual!<br /><br />To avoid the possibility of someday being labeled a 'historian,' in quotes, I'll confess that I don't understand the reason for the declaration that referring to Sholes as 'Christopher Sholes' is an error. Did he always use all three names? In the US, at least, the middle name of historical figures is often omitted unless the personage made a practice of always including it himself or herself, or in the case of notorious murderers.John Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13972579415280353259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-83566333430639011272021-09-11T11:27:22.684+10:002021-09-11T11:27:22.684+10:00I confess I still haven’t seen the movie. Thanks f...I confess I still haven’t seen the movie. Thanks for the background!Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-23843482183536654092021-09-11T10:17:06.355+10:002021-09-11T10:17:06.355+10:00Maybe inaccuracies in the movie, but it is nice to...Maybe inaccuracies in the movie, but it is nice to see a pristine Sholes & Glidden in use in a movie.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.com