by Richard Polt | Jul 17, 2017 | Mantelli
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 gnome: And finally, not one but two Automatics:...
by Richard Polt | Jul 15, 2017 | Mantelli
Feast your eyes on one of the rarest and most desirable typewriters ever.
by Richard Polt | Jul 14, 2017 | Mantelli
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 Permagraph:...
by Richard Polt | Jul 12, 2017 | Mantelli
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 Vienna.
by Richard Polt | Jul 9, 2017 | Mantelli
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 typewriters: Kruse:
by Richard Polt | Jul 8, 2017 | Mantelli
Yesterday I got to see my friend and typewriter collector extraordinaire Flavio Mantelli. With his permission, I’m sharing some photos of his mind-boggling collection, in installments. Here are some rare index typewriters, the Macchina Baby (Simplex...
