In 1868 Mr. Sholes, Mr. Soule, and Mr. Glidden were issued a patent for their invention from the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). There were 6 documents on file for this patent. The drawing specification sheet of the patent has been reproduced from original USPTO documents and printed onto parchment paper. This print is sized and ready to install into an 8" x 10" frame. The additional sheets included are printed on 5.50" x 8.50" parchment paper. These accompanying documents describe the scope of this invention in formal terms. The following is an actual excerpt from the patent…

       " Be it known that we, C. Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel W. Soule, of the city of Milwaukee, and county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Type-Writing Machines; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification"…