Pellegrino Turri
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Italian Pellegrino Turri invented a mechanical typing machine, one of the first typewriters in 1801 for his blind lover Countess Carolina Fantoni da Fivizzono. He also invented carbon paper
to provide the ink for his machine. Although not much is known about the machine, some of the letters written on it have survived.
Carbon paper
Carbon paper is paper coated on one side with a layer of a loosely bound dry ink or pigmented coating, usually bound with wax. It is used for making one or more copies simultaneous with the creation of an original document...
to provide the ink for his machine. Although not much is known about the machine, some of the letters written on it have survived.