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Sholes

American

[shohlz] / ʃoʊlz /

noun

Christopher Latham 1819–90, U.S. inventor of the typewriter.

Sholes British

/ ʃəʊlz /

noun

Christopher Latham. 1819–90, US inventor, who invented (1868) the typewriter and sold the patent to the Remington company (1873)

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It wasn’t until the 1860s that a trio of U.S. inventors led by Christopher Sholes found the winning approach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

Sholes said the cemetery knows it’s got a historical curiosity, right now out of the box, sitting in a corner in his office, seen only by staff and to visitors who happened to stop by.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2022

While continuing to play music at night, she worked as a secretary to producers Steve Sholes and Herman Diaz Jr. in the A&R department.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2021

Sholes estimated that a lead for a person under 55 would cost as much as $20.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2020

Remington produced the beautiful Sholes and Glidden typewriter in the 1870's.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai

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