Charles Spiro (January 1, 1850 – December 17, 1933) was an American inventor and an attorney who held 200 patents and patented Bar-Lock, Visigraph, Columbia and Columbia Music typewriters and helped develop the Gourland typewriter, among others.[1][2][3][4][5] Spiro was born and died in New York City. He gave up his law profession after nine years and focused on refining his typewriters.[6] He was also president of C. Spiro Manufacturing Company of Yonkers.
References
- ↑ New York Times:CHARLES SP1RO, 83, AN INVENTOR, DIES; Holder of 200 Patents Credited With Perfection of 'Original Visible Writing Machine.December 18, 1933
- ↑ "Columbia Typewriter Co., New York, USA;Watchmaker Charles Spiro (1850-1933) patented his first typewriter "Columbia" in 1885". Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ↑ Columbia Index 2;First year of production:1885;Company:Columbia Type Writer Company , New York , USA;Serial nr:;1016;The Columbia Type Writer was the first typewriter invented by Charles Spiro of New York, who went on to develop the equally famous Bar-lock typewriter in 1889.
- ↑ Columbia Bar-Lock 12 typewriter
- ↑ VISIGRAPH (Thomas Fuertig collection);This machine was designed by Charles Spiro, who had previously been responsible for the Columbia Bar-Lock--the first typewriter that allowed the typist so see the words as they were typed. Archived 2010-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ New York Times:COURT NOTES.;Charles Spiro, a lawyer, who insisted on putting questions to a witness after they had been excluded, was debarred by Judge McAdam from appearing before him
External links
- Columbia Music Typewriter, The Antikey Chop Typewriter Collection
- Gourland Typewriter, The Antikey Chop Typewriter Collection
- Visigraph Typewriter, The Antikey Chop Typewriter Collection
- Bar - Lock Typewriters, The Antikey Chop Typewriter Collection
- "Columbia 1 typewriter - 1885, The Martin Howard Collection". Archived from the original on 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- "Columbia 2 typewriter - 1886, The Martin Howard Collection". Archived from the original on 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- "Bar - Lock 4 typewriter - 1892, The Martin Howard Collection". Archived from the original on 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
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