One company in India was shutting down and there would be no more mechanical typewriters there.

It would be better if the text of the order were typed on a mechanical typewriter instead of a computer.

An ancient wooden desk, crowded with papers and supporting a long-obsolete mechanical typewriter, filled one corner.

Like the alphanumeric characters, it is also descended from the mechanical typewriter.

As president of Olivetti, since 1983, he quickly and ruthlessly reorganized the company, switching its focus from mechanical typewriters to computers.

It was developed to prevent adjacent keys from jamming on early and later mechanical typewriters, often attributed to the typist's speed.

Venera heard the sound of voices and chatter of a mechanical typewriter coming from an open door about thirty feet to the left.

By about 1910, the "manual" or "mechanical" typewriter had reached a somewhat standardized design.

In Latin America and Africa, mechanical typewriters are still common because they can be used without electrical power.

Equal distribution of the load over most of fingers also increased the speed as the keys of the mechanical typewriter are more difficult to press.