The History of the TypewriterThe History of the Typewriter: Being an Illustrated Account of the Origin, Rise and Development of the Writing Machine. Known as "1909 Mares" in the typewriter collecting scene. "Basically the Consumer Reports book for typewriter buyers of 1909" The Archivist Thirty years after the first prototype typewriters appeared, the market was still awash with bizarre competing designs that confused the buying public with sometimes nonsensical options. Starting