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"The machine is called MingKwai: ‘clear and fast’. Invented by the renowned Chinese scholar and writer Lin Yutang in 1947, it was the first Chinese typewriter with a keyboard."

I love stories like this. "I found this in my grandfather's basement, is it worth anything?" When it turns out to be an irreplaceable prototype long thought lost, yes, yes indeed.

https://madeinchinajournal.com/2025/05/02/lost-and-found-the-unexpected-journey-of-the-mingkwai-typewriter/