by Richard Polt | Jun 27, 2026 | Type-in
Trevor Brumfield at work:Two big ’70s Royals … but the one on the left is really an Adler.Absorbed in a Voss (formerly mine, now Gery’s):Fabulous decals designed by Erin Williams:Erin’s Torpedo was made in West Germany and sold in Hong...
by Richard Polt | Mar 20, 2025 | Type-in, Uncategorized
Guest post by David Cannon On March 15th and 16th, I attended the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum’s Vintage Communications Weekend as a representative of the typing community. This is the second year for the event. Exhibitors display and...
by Richard Polt | Oct 30, 2024 | Type-in
TB Writers Plus in Dayton hosted a costume party/type-in last weekend. It was a treat to attend.Here’s the new room, bright and spacious:My border collie, Della, came along and was eager to explore and meet everyone. She was so well behaved! Meanwhile,...
by Richard Polt | May 18, 2024 | Type-in
This happened a few weeks ago (April 22), but it’s still worth recording on this blog. Woz Flint, of Albuquerque, has (type)written a delightful little book about the joys and advantages of composing on a typewriter. It includes profiles of some typewriter users...
by Richard Polt | Feb 16, 2024 | Type-in, typewriter shops
Jones Typewriter Co. is—or rather, was—a St. Louis institution, full of the glorious chaos that I know from my own workshop. At least, so I understand; sadly, I never got the opportunity to visit the shop myself. Now owners Charlie May and Vern Trampe have closed the...
by Richard Polt | May 28, 2023 | Type-in
The previously announced Typewriter Day at the delightful Cincinnati Type and Print Museum was a very pleasant reunion for typewriter lovers from the local area and beyond.The attendees included an art student who used to be part of the multi-kid “typing...
