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The continuing quest
1947 Crosley convertible.According to Wikipedia the cars were made in two factories in Indiana, so the story I was told may be incorrect. The Cincinnati factory was a Crosley property, though.
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The Royal Ultronic typewriter
You guys are good! Nick B. nailed the identification of the "mystery machine" in my previous post 21 minutes after it was posted. Yes, it's a Royal Ultronic. (Nick, let me know what sort of ribbon...
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Thank you, Eileen
15-year-old Eileen Bunch made it to the quarterfinals of the Jeopardy Teen Tournament on July 23. Alex Trebek: Do you know that you and I have something in common? Eileen: What's that? Alex: We...
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Goners
Well, I had to do something to help fund this trip, so these are two typewriters I'll be putting up for sale at the collectors' convention.Here's The Noiseless portable #92 — yes, the serial number is...
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The Road to Milwaukee
Anna:Antiques in Wapakoneta:Who will buy this precious pup?Steps in a Wapakoneta antique mall:Courthouse in Wapakoneta:Downtown Lima:Robert Messenger, I thought of you when photographing this newspaper...
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Friday at the convention
On Friday at the collectors' convention, we went to the Milwaukee Public Museum for presentations on the industrial history of the city (Jeff Vanevenhoven), the typewriter insurgency (me), and the...
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Saturday at the convention
Saturday started with a good swap meet, including rarities and common machines, art by L.A. Marler (who was here with her mom), and typewriters just brought for show and tell.I sold this Standard...
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The road from Milwaukee
On the way back home from Milwaukee, I got to return to my old haunts in Chicago (where I lived for 6 years) and see my friend Ton S., whose report on the visit you can find here. Here's Ton in his...
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Pad testimonials
Many thanks to these three buyers of a Jackalope typewriter pad who recently took the trouble to send me these unsolicited testimonials. Type on, friends!
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Keep your typewriter working for Uncle Sam
A recent purchase came with a pamphlet I'd never seen before, published by the Federal Work Improvement Program in 1945. It offers good advice on caring for standard office typewriters of the day....
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Biting the hand that feeds me
PS: I've added a fourth ringtone / alert tone to my collection of typewriter tones. (No, it doesn't look like I'm going to completely break free of the digital world any time soon!)
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The Smith-Corona Deluxe Secretarial typewriter
On the road to Milwaukee I picked up a big Smith-Corona for $15. The glossy gray finish appealed to me and the name wasn't familiar, so I thought there might be something unusual about it.It must be...
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A Typewriter Can
My latest little contest was met with a great batch of thoughtful, clever, and moving answers. I like them all! So I'll present them all to you before announcing the tough choice of the four entries...
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Dr. Seuss meets the Typosphere?
This fine bit of doggerel from Ping A came in after the close of my contest but was too much fun not to share with readers:
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A new Cassandre Graphika font
Read this PDF for more information on the Cassandre Classic font.To download Cassandre Classic along with Cassandre Graphika and Reiner Graphika, visit my website.To learn more about the Olivetti...
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L.C. Smith typewriter for cutting address stencils
This interesting machine was dropped off for basic service at Cincinnati's Urban Legend Institute (supporting WordPlay Cincy), where I volunteer as the Typewriter Guy.I've occasionally seen these...
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