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Call for submissions: MAINSPRINGS
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...
AI knocking on my door
AI in 1988: a typewritten report
A few years ago, a typewriter came to me—a Smith-Corona electric portable, I believe—with a variety of papers inside the case. They included a brief report on artificial intelligence, written by Sharon T. in 1988. It's...
Book Review: Ross Dunbar, Click Clack Boom
Author Ross Dunbar kindly sent me a copy of Click Clack Boom, the first in his Blackjack Harrigan Files series. Harrigan is an intelligence officer who specializes in finding unusual people who are just right for a...
Book review: The Complete Manufacturing Process of a Vintage Typewriter
The Complete Manufacturing Process of a Vintage Typewriter: Archival Engineering Reconstruction—1930–1938 is a 73-page book published in 2025 by Type Space in Portland, Oregon. Type Space is a beautiful shop and...
Slopbait
These screenshots come from a YouTube video titled "10 Antique Typewriters in Your Attic Worth a Fortune! (Most People Don't Know What They Have)." The whole thing is AI-generated. It doesn't pretend to be anything else,...
Get Victorian with me
This is a typewriter typeface?? Yes! It's listed in a 1939 Varityper catalogue as “Diacritical”— but I think a better name for it is “Varityper Ornate.” Want to type with it? You can. It’s a new free download...
Typewriter ribbon inking machine
Now that Charlene Oesch of Baco Ribbons has passed away, many in the typosphere have been wondering what will become of her rare typewriter-inking equipment. I can report that it will not be junked; there is a...
A double gothic font
For all you goths out there ...Now available on The Classic Typewriter Page.
Xenia 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...
The Manifesto in Uruguay
On Typewriter Day (June 23), a typospherian in Uruguay who prefers to remain anonymous took the initiative to leave typewritten notes of encouragement in public places.Here's an example:"When troubles overwhelm you and...
An interview with Charlene Oesch, typewriter ribbon manufacturer
Many typists, including me, were sad to learn that Charlene Oesch died recently. Her small business, Baco Ribbons, was my go-to source; I used hundreds if not thousands of her nylon ribbons on Underwood-style spools, as...
Recovering the platen on a Fox 23
The Fox Typewriter Co. of Grand Rapids produced some of the finest and most beautiful typewriters ever (much more here). I have the good fortune to own a lovely Fox no. 23, made in 1908 and still in near-mint condition,...
Springtime typewriter safari
I just reduced my typewriters by about 2/3: in approximate numbers, I sold 100 machines and gave away 100 parts machines, leaving 100 in my collection. But of course that doesn't mean I'm not interested in typewriters...
MKE typewriter
This megadoodle by yours truly appears on the cover of the new QWERTY Quarterly, the official publication of QWERTYFEST MKE. (The decal on the paper table represents the Milwaukee Art Museum.) It should be available soon...
Parting with parts
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...
The ROKR wooden typewriter: a closer look
In April I posted about the wooden typewriter from Chinese model kit company ROKR. Easily believing Rokr's prominent warning that this is "NOT A TYPING TOOL," I took it to be a charming, though arguably somewhat...
At the swap meet
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...
The sale is underway
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...
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