by Richard Polt | Sep 24, 2016 | IBM, proportional
I was recently in Chicago for a few days for a conference, and on the way I passed through a suburb where someone had advertised this 1955 IBM Executive for $40 on Craigslist. It’s in near-perfect condition. I can’t say the typewriter is a beauty, but its...
by Richard Polt | Aug 5, 2016 | correspondence, Insurgency, poetry, proportional, Underwood
Many goodies were waiting in my real mailbox when I returned from London. Here’s a sample. And to my correspondents, please excuse my tardiness in replying; more plans and responsibilities this month will probably make it a while before I get down to typing...
by Richard Polt | Sep 14, 2013 | fakes, font, handwriting, Hermes, IBM, Olympia, proportional, Woodstock
See Alan Brignull’s “typecast” here.
by Richard Polt | Mar 26, 2011 | Arabic, Erika, Olivetti, Olympia, proportional
Here’s a typing sample from Ned Brooks’ Arabic Olivetti Lettera 32: An early Erika folding (#3032): A few stages in the evolution of the Erika, 1910s – 1950s: My ’50s Erikas (left to right: Erika 10 #1909032, Aztec 700 Super #1976404, and...
by Richard Polt | Dec 31, 2010 | font, Olivetti, proportional
by Richard Polt | Dec 30, 2010 | Olivetti, proportional
Peter Brill, of Kingsley, Western Australia, found my entry on the Graphika and contributed this typing sample from his own Graphika. Evidently it has the one other typeface available on the machine, which according to Jörg Thien was designed by Imre Reiner. Click to...
