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NYT: 'Chinese Typewriter' Author Thomas Mullaney Locates Legendary 'MingKwai' Device

Lin Yutang's one-of-a-kind prototype rediscovered after decades-long disappearance. 

July 28, 2025
MingKwai typewriter (via The New York Times)
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