How did the first typewriter look like?

The first typewriter, invented by Christopher Latham Sholes in the 1860s, had a compact, rectangular design with a keyboard featuring keys arranged in a QWERTY layout. It used a series of metal arms with characters that struck an inked ribbon onto paper, producing text. The machine had a wooden or metal frame, and its typebars were hidden beneath a cover, making it difficult to see the text being typed until the paper was advanced. Overall, it was a rudimentary but innovative device that laid the groundwork for modern typewriters.