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.

True to type: behind the scenes at Imperial Typewriters. ... “I think the latest typewriter model while I was there was ‘the 70’, which was a lovely green colour. ...