David Herrera, Japanese Toshiba Typewriter Model BW-2112, 2020

David Herrera, Japanese Toshiba Typewriter Model BW-2112, 2020 (via)

This clip of a Japanese Toshiba Typewriter Model BW-2112 answered a question I’d never thought to ask. What did typewriters for languages with hundreds of characters look like. Incredible.

6:15pm on February 28, 2025 from Vancouver, Canada.


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