Working again with Samuel W. Soule, and adding Carlos Glidden as a third partner who provided the funds, they began to develop their first version of the typewriter. The keyboard resembled that of a piano with two rows of keys, the first made of ebony and the second of ivory with a wooden framework.
Sholes, Glidden and Soule received a patent for it in 1868. It was one of many similar typewriter versions coming out at the time. They sent out many letters typed on it in an attempt to encourage interest.
James Densmore of Pennsylvania thought it could be highly profitable and offered to buy a share without ever seeing it. He was sold a one-fourth interest, but when he finally did see it, he believed it was worthless in its current state and needed to be improved.
--DaTypeCoot
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