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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Starting in 1943, veteran producers such as Simon, Steve Sholes and Morty Palitz supervised dozens of sessions resulting in thousands of songs pressed on special singles for the exclusive enjoyment of servicemen.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Then, about four years ago, said Aaron Sholes, operations manager for Washelli, he made a discovery while cleaning the cemetery’s operations base.

From Seattle Times

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

“We assume it probably came with the statue when we acquired it, but nobody opened it,” Sholes said.

From Seattle Times

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