In 1902, American inventor Hidalgo Moya, arrived in Leicester, carrying his handmade model of what, at the time, he considered a revolutionary design of typewriter.

Imperial typewriter model 60, serial number 6A 25075, c. 1951. Serial number 6A 25075 can be dated to c.1951. Repository. Science Museum Group. Cornelius, P. Accession Number. 1988-1373. Subjects.

My article about how Leicester’s Imperial Typewriters played their part during the Second World War, reminded reader Sheila Knott of her time there just post-war. “Your article on the Mr ...