Flyers for MTE Currently in the earholes:
Category: From the Desk of Reverend Munk
Typecasts from the desk of the Right Reverend Theodore Munk
Double Mail Call: Type-In Plans!
Currently in the Earholes (because Brian reminded me of them. I’ve only got the first album, though..
Competition for Mothra: The Coxhead DSJ VariTyper?
1953 Coxhead DSJ cold typesetting machine. I’ve got the front end of the machine freed up and working, but that delicate, super-complex escapement needs some disassembly and deep cleaning. It’s froze solid as a brick! Fully stocked shuttle drawer, 16 shuttles with all needed point size linefeed gears. The DSJ will run 4 different monospaced […]
Mail Call: Three! 3 Letters In The Mail! AHAHAHAHAHAH!
Sunday Morning TCL IS BACK! :D Also, I built a 1998 Computer.
Weapon of Choice: “Indy” 1959 Tower Chieftain III Typewriter Club LIVE – 2023-09-03 I went through half a dozen of my old IDE hard disks before I found one that would work. Most of them couldn’t even be detected by the BIOS. My supply of these is dwindling fast.. This old aluminum tower case has […]
Mail Call: A New Correspondent and a Postcard from a Ramblin’ Man
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Wait State – This Typecast Brought To You By The Letters: T-8-M
Well, nothin’ at all in the mailbox tonight, so straight to the WAIT STATE. Currently in the earholes: Brought to mind because he dead.
The Re-Jiggering of Correspondence and Coalescence of Season One of Same
The re-jiggering of Correspondence Season One has made the Correspondence Book a bit skinnier – so much so that I can actually close it and zip it up. Currently in the earholes:
Mail Call: Guth’s Quick Reply and Dreaming of No More CDs?
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Mail Call: The Surf Camp Missives – And Kevin brings me Komputars! :D
Kevin & Bill Talkin’ Typewriters Kevin’s Underwood Komputar – getting it’s spinning rust wiped, because it’s polite to dban other people’s datums off of drives before re-using them. This is a delightful add-in bay with lots of connectivity. Push the button and the card reader pops out and can be used as a travel card […]
Mail Call: The Return of Key West and Sequential Letter #4 Arrives from Romania!
Correspondent Neil Happened to have won the “I need to test something” lottery, and gets to test if I can fit a regular Correspondence Episode plus ephemera *and* a “One Stormy Night” plus liner notes, and keep it under 2 oz. I’m already paying the extra ounce and the Non Machineable surcharge, so might as […]
Mail Call: If Wishes were Fishes…
Weapon of Choice: 1959 Smith Corona Skyriter #3Y 210063 DPReview full writeup of the Sony DSC-S75, including the “lens mystery” 2001 AOpen AX4B 533 Tube Motherboard Review (2002) Currently in the earholes:
Mail Call: Bubbles gets a new Blue Ribbon!
The Seven Left Hands of God MultiMedia Correspondence Format
Weapon of Choice: “Jubal Harshaw” 1956 Olympia SM3 #785328 The first iteration of the format. Not quite what I’m looking for. The folding template for the envelope. Instructions: 1) Take 8 1/2 X 11″ sheet and from top left edge mark top at 3″ and 6″ in. 2) turn page 90 degrees anti-clockwise and from […]
Mail Call: Postcard Exchange from Canada!
Mothra in DSC-F717 Nightshot Mode Sony DSC-F717 getting a charge-up. Currently in the Earholes:
Locked Letters, or how to fold a letter to be its own envelope
I mentioned the “locked” letter that Thomas W. sent to me in yesterday’s post, and there was curiosity on how such a thing is done. Here I have reverse-engineered the process from his example. Take an 8 1/2″ X 11″ sheet of paper and lightly fold in half along the 11″ side, creasing the center […]
Mail Call: The Mysterious Mr. Romas and Thursday Afternoon on a Wednesday Evening…
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Mail Call: New Correspondent from Canada and new Rubber Stampers!
A 4″ x 6″ sheet of rubber stamps, anything you can fit in the space allotted, for like $7. Can’t beat that deal! Currently in the earholes:
Thoughts on Typecasting
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Bubbles Ahoy, or what gets typed when you’re working on a typewriter issue.
Weapon of Choice: “Bubbles” 1960 Smith Corona Galaxie #6T 292996X Weapon of Choice: 1971 Royal (Silver-Seiko) Sprite #NM 1113791 The Corona 4 and Zephyr Typewriter Repair Bible is now available! 341 Pages, Professionally printed and coil bound to lay flat on your work table. PDF Version. The Underwood 4-Bank Portables Typewriter Repair Bible is now […]
Mail Call: A Card from TC and Episode 15 now Available to Qualified Correspondents
Currently in the earholes: Coming Soon! Yep, this Episode is a Two-Parter. No cliffhangers, though..
Mail Call: The Atlantis Swizzles Arrive!
Swizzles from the Fictional mythical Atlantis Hotel! A Polaroid. I have a small collection of Swizzle Sticks by happenstance, a few vintage ones from the golden age of airliners and Las Vegas. Another Polaroid. This otherwise unmarked one appears to be a Toucan lounging in a bean bag chair with a cigar… Currently in the […]
Notebook Notes
Weapon of Choice: 1959 Smith Corona Skyriter #3Y 210063 An unused Wilson-Jones A5 binder from 2000 that I picked up recently at the thrifts. Perfect for archiving EDCN, Franklin-Covey and DayTimer 7-Ring punched sheets! I found the original sales receipt in the front pocket. Love this sort of time-capsule documentation. Also recently found a Daytimer […]
Mail Call: The President can Wait, I’ve got a Letter from Bill! (:
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My First Olympia SM9
Weapon of Choice: “Doris Day” 1966 Olympia SM9 #3098142 Joe Van Cleave: Olympia SM3 & 9 Comparison The “Carriage Lock Discount” as found. I suppose it needed a little work cleaning that price tag & grease pencil “Needs Some Work” off of it, but it functioned perfectly then and still does. Oh hey, now final […]
What to bring to the Type-In? What Type-In? The 9th Phoenix Type-In! :D
Weapon of Choice: 1962 Triumph Perfekt #3061978 Currently in the earholes:
Bones like broken glass, and other weird feels.
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Mail Call: Double Gothics From Bryan Texas – Are You Hep 2 The Jive?
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Sunday Morning TCL and Corona 4 & Zephyr Bible Now Available!
The Smith-Corona 4 and Zephyr Typewriter Repair Bible is now available! 341 Pages, Professionally printed and coil bound to lay flat on your work table. Contains: Corona 4 User Manual Corona Zephyr and Zephyr Deluxe User Manual Complete 1948 Corona Four Portable Typewriter Adjustment Manual Covering Typewriters: Corona 4, Four, S and Junior Complete 1938 […]
UJTU: Bibles in the Mail & a Cat in the Dirt
Boomer being cute & silly after ripping up my typin’ chair long ago…Currently in the earholes:
Mail Call: Double Letter Day Full of Joy & Sadness
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Mail Call: A Secret Squirrel Chip Letter From Joe!
A Fresh Type 71 ribbon for Moshura! Journal 8-Point Medium [J-8-M] Currently in the eyeholes: Moovies from Joe!
ZoomFail – This Typecast Brought To You By The Letters: T-11-I
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Mail Call: Shiny Silver Stationery and the Case of the Swiped Swizzles.
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This Typecast Brought To You By The Letters AR-12-I
Weapon of Choice: “Mothra” 1972 IBM Selectric Composer #5016537 Currently in the earholes: