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Things I like about the 21st century
This is a bit more political than usual, but I hope it's at a level of abstraction that will forestall any partisan reactions.
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A library show
On Friday I got my second chance ever to put on a public display of some of my typewriter collection. I got a nice postal letter last month from a librarian in Milford, Ohio inviting me to exhibit some...
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Revolution in the mailbox: a pressurized postcard
Same to you, Bike! And I believe Chomsky's right on this one.
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Typewriters telling tales
At The Urban Legend Institute, WordPlay Cincy's store,I've added a couple of refurbished typewriters, complete with urban legendsthat may or may not be true ...
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Typewriter shops of America: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California
I was inspired by Tony Mindling's account of his visit to Kehlet Business Machines to do something I've been idly wondering about: tour the typewriter repair shops of America.No, I can't take a year...
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Typewriter shops of America: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia
We continue our Google-enabled virtual tour of America's remaining typewriter repair shops.For more details on these shops, and on others that I'm not showing here (I couldn't find them on Google Maps,...
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Typewriter shops of America: Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New...
As before, for contact information, see the list of typewriter repair shops on The Classic Typewriter Page.MichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriNew JerseyLooks like this store was about to go out of...
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Typewriter shops of America: North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania,...
As before, for contact information, see the list of typewriter repair shops on The Classic Typewriter Page.North CarolinaThis business is now operated from a home; Street View caught it just before...
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Typewriter shops of America: Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine,...
Sorry for posting this set of states out of alphabetical order (if anyone noticed).IllinoisThis Chicago shop was about to go out of business in 2012, but here it is for history's...
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Typewriter shops of America: Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
This is our last installment, but keep your eye on this blog tomorrow for a followup event.As before, for contact information, see the list of typewriter repair shops on The Classic Typewriter...
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Let's have a contest
So, which of the typewriter shops we've seen look most intriguing to you?Let's have a contest. Write a little something about any shop that catches your eye. It can be a poem, a pithy description, a...
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We have our winners!
Mark Petersen wrote about Universal Typewriter Shop in Houston, Texas:Mark's dimensional ditty goes like this:How many typewriters would fit in a shop,That comes up to my knees if you take off the...
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Can't digitize this
Evidence:Court decision regarding the Franklin bankruptcyLocation of Cutter-Tower
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January's safari and guessing game
There wasn't much new in the antique mall since last month's safari, but I did see the following typewriters. Can you guess which one(s), if any, I bought? The first person to guess correctly will...
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Lorenz Lo15 teletype: the elephant in the back seat
I thought that my library exhibit might lead to some tips on typewriters, but no one contacted me until yesterday, just before the closing of the show. Her brother-in-law was moving and had to sell...
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The elephant in the room
Well, I found a place for the elephantine Lorenz teletype that I picked up yesterday (at risk to my T11 and T12 vertebrae, as Scott Kernaghan pointed out).Some of you will have thought of this before...
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Goldberg Variations
This morning I was listening to Glenn Gould's 1955 recording after an interval of about 30 years.
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