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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...office-furniture industry does not neglect the executive's helpers. On display at the same Chicago show last week was a new automatic typewriter-a gadget which makes up business letters from numerous combinations of recorded sentences (e.g., "yours of the tenth inst. rec'd."). The canned prose is recorded on a roll (something like grandfather's player piano), the roll is inserted in the machine, buttons are pressed for the desired combination, and the machine automatically types them into a letter. Price for this wonder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FASHIONS: By the Sweat of Thy Brow | 2/17/1947 | See Source »

Sirs: Enclosed is check for $5 for United China Relief, sent in response to your interesting and touching letter of the 8th inst...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 5, 1942 | 1/5/1942 | See Source »

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