e/Hansen Writing Ball

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has glosseng: The Hansen Writing Ball was invented in 1865 by the reverend and principal of the Royal Institute for the deaf-mutes in Copenhagen, Rasmus Malling-Hansen, 1835-1890. The writing ball was first patented and entered production in 1870, and was the first commercially produced typewriter. In Danish it was called the skrivekugle. The Hansen ball was a combination of unusual design and ergonomic innovations, but like most of the early 19th century typewriters, it did not allow the paper to be seen as it passed through the device.
lexicalizationeng: Hansen Writing Ball
instance of(noun) hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
typewriter
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Danish
has glossdan: Skrivekuglen, verdens første kommercielt producerede skrivemaskine, blev opfundet i 1865 af den danske præst og forstander ved Det kongelige Døvstummeinstitut i København, Rasmus Malling-Hansen, 1835-1890.
lexicalizationdan: skrivekuglen
German
has glossdeu: Die Skrivekugle (Schreibkugel, writing ball bzw. Sphère écrivante) ist die erste in Serie hergestellte Schreibmaschine der Welt. Sie wurde 1865 von dem dänischen Pastor Hans Rasmus Johann Malling Hansen entwickelt und ab 1870 patentiert.
lexicalizationdeu: Skrivekugle
Norwegian
lexicalizationnor: skrivekuglen
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media:imgSample Malling-Hansen writing ball.jpg
media:imgSkrivekugle 1870.jpg
media:imgSkrivekugle 1874.jpg
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