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A glimpse of the Mantelli collection (2)
New Sholes, invented by Zalmon Sholes:Blickensderfer no. 4 with two-row telegrapher's typewheel:Blickensderfer Niagara #125:Pearl, small and large Darlings, and an unrelated Darling:More rare index...
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A glimpse of the Mantelli collection (3)
Here are Flavio's beautiful examples of the first two writing machines successfully produced in series: the Malling-Hansen Writing Ball and the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer. This Sholes was sold in...
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A glimpse of the Mantelli collection (4)
I forgot to post this shot of the back of the Sholes:Two different kinds of Jackson and a Yetman:Alexander:Adler 9 (very rare and unlike all other Adlers):Alexis, Sampo, Cantelo, Phönix:Sampson...
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A glimpse of the Mantelli collection (5): Blick Electric
Feast your eyes on one of the rarest and most desirable typewriters ever.
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A glimpse of the Mantelli collection (6 and last)
Some final views of Flavio's wonderful collection. Briggs prototype, Visible Index, Picht:Fontana Baby, Baby, unknown tiny typewriter, Dactylette, Taurus:Thürey:Unknown machine with illustration of a...
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New "California Typewriter" poster
Here's the new poster for "California Typewriter."Eye-catching, no doubt. The website also has a new look:The film will be showing in some theaters next month (such as the Metrograph in New York) and...
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A late Kappel portable typewriter
Some history, condensed from Leonhard Dingwerth's book Die Geschichte der deutschen Schreibmaschinenfabriken, vol. 2:The Kappel factory in Chemnitz was founded in 1860 to produce embroidery machines...
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House call
Chase Public is a Cincinnati cultural center that, among other things, organizes street typing events (they call it Short Order Poetry and Short Order Stories). I've had the pleasure of participating...
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Free tickets to “California Typewriter": #itypebecause
California Typewriter is opening on August 18 at the Metrograph in New York City (7 Ludlow St.), and on August 25 at the Arena Cinema in Los Angeles (6464 Sunset Blvd.).I can't attend myself, but the...
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“I type because...” winner
There were several delightful entries in the contest to win tickets to “California Typewriter.” There are at least as many good reasons to type as there are typists! Including ...Napoleon Solo:Larry...
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Another reason to type
Alex Volkov contributes his own #itypebecause:I always welcome more contributions on this topic! Or post them yourself somewhere (perhaps with the #itypebecause hashtag).In other news, "California...
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#itypebecause by ASL
Thanks to ASL for another articulation of why we do what we do ...
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Typosphere, unite: Repairman needs support!
Rotten luck! According to WVTM:Police are investigating after a pickup truck crashed into a typewriter repair shop on 6th Avenue South in Birmingham. The 82-year-old owner of Alabama Typewriter...
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Revolution in the mailbox: Insurgency in the Bluegrass
This Vogue-typed communiqué was waiting for me when I returned from a long road trip. It appears here a little belatedly. That's all right—slow communication is one of the insurgency's secret weapons ...
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“California Typewriter" opens across the US
I've just been authorized to post the following list of theater locations for the film "California Typewriter." In case you don't know, this brilliant documentary centers on a Berkeley typewriter shop...
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Ruminations on digital sabbath & smart speakers
PS: Apparently the generic term for things like the Amazon Echo is "smart speakers." Of course, even that is a lie: the speaker itself isn't "smart," but connects you to a remote server that runs an...
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Berkeley, CA type-in on September 26
There's a type-in coming up at the real California Typewriter, in conjunction with the theatrical release of the film! Be there if you can, and please spread the word.
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Hey Cleveland! This Friday! Be there!
Breaking news for typists in the Cleveland, Ohio area:"California Typewriter" opens this Friday, September 22, at the Cedar Lee Theater at 2163 Lee Road in Cleveland Heights.After the 7:15 show, I'll...
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