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Sholes

American

[shohlz] / ʃoʊlz /

noun

Christopher Latham 1819–90, U.S. inventor of the typewriter.

Sholes British

/ ʃəʊlz /

noun

Christopher Latham. 1819–90, US inventor, who invented (1868) the typewriter and sold the patent to the Remington company (1873)

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It wasn’t until the 1860s that a trio of U.S. inventors led by Christopher Sholes found the winning approach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

The second helmet is not around, and Sholes, who’s worked at the cemetery 15 years, has no idea how the one he found ended up in the box.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2022

While continuing to play music at night, she worked as a secretary to producers Steve Sholes and Herman Diaz Jr. in the A&R department.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2021

"It's a big web and everybody's interconnected," Sholes said.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2020

It is said that Sholes preferred the ready cash and received twelve thousand dollars, while Densmore chose the royalty and received a million and a half.

From The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest by Thompson, Holland

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