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Rheinmetall Portable Ergonomic
| Keyboard | Rheinmetall Portable Ergonomic |
|---|---|
| Developer | u/hardboiledbabylon |
| Separate | no |
| Stagger | ortholinear |
| Wireless | no |
| Keys | 51 |
| Availability | discontinued |
| Published | 1935 |
| Features | Rheinmetall Portable Ergonomic Typewriter from ~1935. Posted by u/hardboiledbabylon (r/mk). |
| More info | https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/mtgul2/what_should_have_been_the_ancestor_of_all_modern/ |
| Resources | - |

Tags: monoblock ortholinear
Description
I was aware of similar split/angled patents from as early as 1915, but not of actual products.A blog post about this beauty:
http://vintagetechobsessions.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-reveal-rheinmetall-portable.html
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