by Richard Polt | Sep 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Posting on typewriterrevolution.com is slow and awkward, and I have never gotten many comments here. So from now on, if you’d like to follow this blog, please do so at writingball.blogspot.com. Old posts will continue to reside both here and there, but for new...
by Richard Polt | Sep 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Call for submissions MAINSPRINGSTales of Typewriters in the Age of AI edited byRichard Polt, Frederic S. Durbin, and Andrew V. McFeaters published byLoose Dog Press mainspring, n.: a typewriter’s reserve of potential energy, waiting to...
by Richard Polt | May 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
I don’t even remember where they all came from: these mutilated, disabled writing machines loaded onto my basement shelves. Some were donated, some came from thrift stores, some seem to have been generated spontaneously. Often they’ve provided a...
by Richard Polt | May 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
My efforts to sell much of my collection have been successful. The major step was holding a swap meet at WordPlay Cincy on May 2. It took some planning … but it’s fun for me to do things like design event tickets.The day before the meet, Dave Brechbiel...
by Richard Polt | Apr 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
My list of nearly 200 typewriters for sale went out to about 300 people on Saturday morning. I’ve had a good response, with about 1/3 of the typewriters sold or receiving bids so far.There is a good opportunity now to acquire the remaining 2/3 at quite...
by Richard Polt | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Seen on eBay this morning. What do you think? They’re honest about the fact that you can’t type with it, but it looks like it can do more than the Lego typewriter and its imitators. The aesthetic is a little too cutesy for me, but this could be a fun...
