Musical Typewriter

This is - a very rare and almost incredible find. Very few people have had this almost unknown musical typewriter Keaton Music.According to news CBS CBS, "we know of the existence of 10 - 12 copies made​​."

Keaton Music Typewriter was first patented in 1936 (14 keys), Robert J. Keaton, San Francisco, California. Another patent was issued in 1953 (33 key), which included improvements in the machine. The machine prints on a piece of paper lying flat under the mechanism for printing. There are several musical typewriters Keaton, who is supposed to have remained in museums and private collections. The car in the photo was sold in the 1950s for about $ 225. Typewriter facilitated the publishers, educators and musicians, creating copies of musical recordings in the required quantity. Composers, however, preferred to write music by hand.