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Report from Sitwell's
Reports on the 2011 (not 2010 as stated in my typecast) type-in at Sitwell's are here, here and here.
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Nonagenarians in New Haven
Bust of Mark Twain(I didn't mention my list of typewriter repair shops.)
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Gossen Tippa brochure
Readers of my post "Spires and square donuts" were impressed with John Lambert's deluxe case for his Gossen Tippa (above — notice the Tippa logo). John has now sent me these images of a brochure that...
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50 Common Typing Faults, by Albert Tangora
My favorite typing champion has long been Albert Tangora. Why? There's just something about his handsome face and smile that I find — well — winning.Notice how Tangora's championship Underwood has a...
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Typewriter donations wanted for WordPlay Cincy
This lovely photo by FD Harper showcases The Urban Legend Institute, the quirky curiosity shop that helps to support the kids' tutoring and writing center WordPlay Cincy. Today Ton S., who is briefly...
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Eraserhead
(Judge the typeface name for yourself using the NOMDA Blue Book. But I went back with a ruler and must correct myself: this machine is pica, not elite.)The serial number is HHS-5430634 (1954). Does the...
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KMC vs. KMM
Does this typewriter appeal to you?How about this one?You guessed it, it's the same machine, after suitable application of Scrubbing Bubbles, Pledge, steel wool, Mother's Mag and Aluminum Polish, and...
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Norbert Wiener's typecast
Norbert Wiener (1894-1964) was a great American mathematician and pioneering computer scientist who coined the word "cybernetics," meaning the science of communication and control in animals and...
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Sunday's safari
This rather ordinary craigslist ad sent me on a safari today. While my daughter was at a 3-hour birthday party, I decided to hit the road to Miamisburg, figuring I would at least get a nice Sunday...
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What's new at WordPlay
Things (including typewriters) are hopping at WordPlay Cincy.On Thursday I picked up 3 Smith-Coronas for cleaning and repair, so that part of my volunteer work is going well. (The charges naturally go...
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Hot off the Varityper
Issue 47 of Fred Woodworth's Mystery & Adventure Series Review recently reached me, along with a short essay by Woodworth on why he uses a typewriter to produce the publication. If all goes well,...
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Revolution in the mailbox: Kerouac and cheek-swabbing
(Feel free to write to the Cincinnati address now, I just won't get to read the mail for a month.)
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The travel typer
My taxi to the airport should be arriving in half an hour. I thought readers might be curious to know which typewriter I'm taking to London for a month (because, of course, leaving without a typewriter...
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Shakespeare's typewriter
Cartoon by Max RudiariOn my trip to Stratford-upon-Avon today I didn't actually find an Elizabethan typewriter, but I did see this fine old Bar-Lock in a shop window:If only they'd actually typed this....
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