Number of firms in the US Typewriter
Industry
74
80
86
92
98
04
10
16
22
28
34
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1874 to 1936
Growth was slow
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1874 launched
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By 1885 four new competitors breaking Remington’s monopoly.
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By turn of century there were 30 US firms
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Roya in 1904
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Underwood Model 5 in 1899 See what you were typing -had a tabulator
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By 1940 there were only 5 firms of any standing left in the market : Royal, Underwood, Remington, Smith (20% share each) and IBM with 10%
