by Richard Polt | Sep 27, 2017 | Woodstock
Mid-1920s Woodstock catalogue, courtesy of Peter Weil Clevelander Will Davis of Typewriters by Will Davis, Davis Typewriter Works, and On the Margin Writer Robert Bloch on his Woodstock:
by Richard Polt | Mar 17, 2017 | Woodstock
When I saw an early Woodstock on eBay, with a well-preserved decal, for a very low Buy It Now price—$25!—how could I resist? The decals on these early machines have a lot of color and charm, including the eagle (?) that incorporates the letters WTCo for Woodstock...
by Richard Polt | Nov 20, 2016 | Betty Ann Buskirk, Woodstock
This is a customer’s Woodstock, made in 1930, which is in unusually good condition. I enjoy these robust, well-engineered writing machines.
by Richard Polt | Apr 11, 2014 | adding machine, Woodstock, WordPlay
This is one of the most beautiful machines I picked up in Greensburg, Indiana recently. I already had a ’60s Victor adder I’d found at the thrift store (my daughter and I had lots of fun playing store with it years ago), but I had been coveting a Deco...
by Richard Polt | Sep 14, 2013 | fakes, font, handwriting, Hermes, IBM, Olympia, proportional, Woodstock
See Alan Brignull’s “typecast” here.
by Richard Polt | Jun 23, 2012 | electric, Woodstock
A year ago I showed readers my new Woodstock Electrite, which I thought I couldn’t get to work. It turned out that even though the motor says DC, it is a universal motor. When I plugged it into AC power with a good new cord, the typewriter sprang to life! Then I...
