IBM Typewriter Anniversary
IBM Selectric turns 50. See photos of Selectrics through the years.
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Some early Selectrics coming off the assembly line in 1961.
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An actual industrial design model of the original Selectric typewriter.
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Administrative assistant with Selectric in IBM's headquarters when they were in New York City.
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A Selectric training session at IBM's offices in White Plains, New York, December 1966.
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From the original industrial design, later versions of the Selectric evolved to include different colors
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Administrative assistant with Selectric in IBM's headquarters when they were in New York City.
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USPS stamp celebrating Eliot Noyes and his design for the Selectric Typewriter.
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