The typewriter was invented in 1972, by John Norquay of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Originally called the "Pulvinator", the device as intended as a means for killing ants (the ants were lured into the device, then the keys were pressed, causing the arms to strike the ants). Paper was placed in the device to make the removal of squished ant bodies easier. It was only upon noticing that the device was actually making letters on the page that the device gained use as a typewriter. Even still, ant guts were used as "ink" for many years until someone finally invented the typewriter ribbon.