Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 3” 1966 Montgomery Ward Signature 440T #D6216161 Installing the silencer spring (thanks Typewriter Minutes!) – this is the “twisty” spring, and it goes pointy end down into the bottom ratchet wheel groove, so its travel back and forth is limited in the cutout below the loose dog. This is the disengaged […]
Category: From the Desk of Reverend Munk
Typecasts from the desk of the Right Reverend Theodore Munk
UJTU: Three Typewriters Improved In One Evening!
Weapon of Choice: “Starbuck” 1964 Hermes Rocket #6027915 Mmmmmmm, the fresh-baked smell of new typewriter feets! Installation Instructions: Hermes HD2-64 Feets. The original feet? Hard as rocks, crumbly and downright crispy, and still had to be pried off with a screwdriver. Oh, glorious, fresh grippy feets! Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 2” 1968 Montgomery Ward Signature […]
A Silenced 747, New Boots for the Paymaster & Mr. Whittles’ typewriter.
Weapon of Choice: 1978 Brother Charger 11 #K83712885 Weapon of Choice: 1970 Webster XL-747 #L0944386 Don’t forget to replace the bumper pads for the space bar and autospacer keys! 1963 Royal Century #RTP 5440198 The original feet were riveted in, so I drilled those out, then realized I had no fasteners suitable for the feet. […]
Paper 101 – Part 4: Formulas for Estimators
Paper 101 – Part 3: Paper Types
And to Joe VC: note rule #8 above – this is why cutting 11″x17″ paper in half results in 8.5″x11″ paper that goes around a typewriter platen real easy. Factory-cut, wrapped reams are *always* long grain for the given size, so cutting them in half results in short-grain paper. Thus, the same applies to cutting […]
Paper 101 – Part 2: Paper Arithmetic
Boy, I’ll say that paging through this old binder has awoken a lot of memories for me, and this section on Paper Arithmetic reminded me of the first paper guillotine we had at the print shop – a quarter-ton cast iron 32″ full-manually operated Challenge from the 1920’s. Wrestling that beast to cut down parent […]
Paper 101 – Part 1: Basic Sizes and Weights of Printing and Writing Papers
Hey, I found my old binder of printers tips and articles from when I was a working offset press operator in the 1990’s. I was delighted to dig this up, as it contains loads of knowledge about paper, inks, printing techniques and terminology that was invaluable back in the day when you could make a […]
Halberg Royalites, TWDB Updates and One Hell of a Coincidence!
Weapon of Choice: 1957 Tower Commander #5AT635929 Get your Coil-Bound Typewriter Repair Bibles While They’re Still Available! Royal page updated! Wed, 12 May 2021 The Royal (Diana) and Royal (Halberg) sections of the Royal serial number age list has been updated with information from the Parts manuals of these models, and dating information has been […]
Brothers, Books, Administrators and Feets!
Weapon of Choice: 1978 Brother Charger 11 #K83712885 Some other books I picked up cheap this month. I really like the looks of the Administrator – all sorts of beveled edges like a diamond. Fascinating mechanical design as well. Almost all of the important bits are built into the bottom of the carriage *in between […]
The most essential tool for typewriter repair…
Weapon of Choice: 1970 Royal (Silver-Seiko) Sprite #NM 1113791 Tiki mug (From the country’s second-oldest Tiki Bar – the Alibi in Portland) is a gift from Bill, typecaster and fellow TCL member – Thank you, Bill! Used in this week’s TCL meetup for a nice Mimosa, yum! Typewriter Club LIVE 2021-04-25 Here’s a thing I […]
The Mystery of the Hermes 3000 Reversed Backspace and Tab keys and New Stuff To Read!
Weapon of Choice: “Easy” 1964 Hermes 3000 #3246817 https://typewriterdatabase.com/Hermes.3000.82.bmys 1959–David_Scadden-Approved_Home_Study_Course_in_Typewriter_Repair_and_Service-V1 https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/homestudycourse.pdf 1971-Royal-Type_Character_Combination_Catalog https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ri4DXbE1U8lzdnXmiCraTen6-4iBfUX8/view?usp=sharing 1966-1975-NOMDA_Blue_Book https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BvD8_msG7TLvs8eBtua9Y0-KHLKrt3gg/view?usp=sharing 195x-Remington-Standard-User_Manual https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/RemingtonStandard19.pdf 1959-Remington-Standard-User_Manual https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/RemingtonStandardSuper-Riter.pdf 1952-Remington-Noiseless_Standard-User_Manual https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/RemingtonNoiseless10-1952.pdf 194x-Remington-Noiseless_Standard-User_Manual https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/RemingtonNoiseless10-1950.pdf 195x-Remington-Fleetwing-User_Manual https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/RemingtonFleetwing-manual.pdf 1953-Remington-Quiet_Riter-User_Manual https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/quietriter.pdf 1958-RC_Allen-Visomatic-UserManual https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/RCAllenVisOmatic.pdf 1976-Olivetti-Lexikon_83DL-User_Manual https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/OlivettiLexikon83DL.pdf 1970-Facit-1620-User_Manual https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/Facit1620.pdf 1920-Corona_3-User_Manual https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/Corona3-1920.pdf 196x-Olympia-Electric_50-Userman https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/OlympiaElectric50.pdf 196x-Olympia-SG3n-UserMan https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/OlympiaElectric50.pdf [Printed & Coil-Bound] [PDF] The Smith-Corona Series 6-7-88 Standard Typewriter Repair Bible is now available in […]
I got a box from Joe! :D
Always a fun thing to get, this box contained a brace of vintage writer’s slabtops, which Joe decided to downsize and send to me to add to my already varied collection of such machines. Constant readers of this blog will have noted my occasional article on my 1980’s Tandy laptops (TRS-80 Model 100 and 200s […]
Molding and Pouring new Typewriter Feet (Complete Video How-To Series)
Weapon of Choice: “Einstein”, 1956 Smith Corona Silent #5S 529594 Typewriter Club LIVE [Mar 7, 2021]: See below how much people like getting fresh-baked Typewriter feet in the mail! Typewriter Video Series – Episode 257: Replacement Feets! Fountain Pens & Typewriters got some too: Hermes 3000 Replacement Feets by Ted Munk TTSSASTT 0.6 – Making […]
Mo’ Feets & Mo’ Media – What I Typed During TCL
Weapon of Choice: “Doris Day”, 1966 Olympia SM9 #3098142 Perhaps the last set of Olympia SM-7 feet 3D printed in PLA by Steve Dade (RIP, friend). Raymond’s over in Colorado sent them over so I could replicate them in rubber, because PLA is stiff and not very grippy at all. First step: make a box […]
Excitement and Delight! Fresh Rubber! Musty Books!
Weapon of Choice: “Cadwallader”, 1963 Olympia SM7 #2335640 A Typer’s Dozen: Ted Munk @ The Typewritemosphere AUSTIN TYPEWRITER, INK. Casting Urethane Typewriter Feet: Joe shows off his Goody Package from Bill M. in a recent Typewriter Club Live! Little library of Typewriter Care & Repair. Wait.. are those SM-7 feet in that little baggie??
One last update on soundproofing my JP-1, and a week’s worth of typing
Weapon of Choice: “Starbuck” 1964 Hermes Rocket #6027915 Typewriter Club LIVE 2020-12-27 Weapon of Choice: 1978 Brother Charger 11 #K83712885 One last update to the JP-1 Soundproofing Project – replacing the original foam bottom pad with a denser, colorful blue felt pad. I used a putty knife to gently pry the foam pad off the […]
Taming The Tinny Typing Sound of a Brother JP-1 Typewriter (Part 3 – the Finale?)
Weapon of Choice: 1978 Brother Charger 11 #K83712885 It was back in 2015 that I started pondering the problem of silencing the tinny sound of the Brother JP-1. In 2017, I shrinktubed the platen, along with a couple others. To adjust ring & cylinder on a JP-1 is done by loosening these two screws on […]
1956 – On Feet and Motion (Remington Super-Riter)
Need more help repairing a Remington Standard Manual Typewriter? Try out The Remington Standard Manual Typewriter Repair Bible!
Wizard Smoke feet for Ghost Chocolate and a Bible for the 6-7-88’s
Weapon of Choice “Ghost Chocolate”, 1957 Olympia SM3 #998587 Swappin’ out the mint-green test feet with a custom-mixed set of translucent silver feet that have a maroon sheen when lit up, to match the colors of the typewriter. Typewriter Club LIVE! (2020-11-29). There’s a little bit of <3 in every Smith-Corona Standard of the 1950’s […]
Typewriter Club (Show & Tell) and Virtual Herman’s Video Archive
Weapon of Choice: “Moneypenny”, 1948 Royal Quiet De Luxe #A-1551567 My typewriter collection, circa 2010. The quest for a new ribbon for Moneypenny led me to my first visit to MTE – the start of a long and beautiful friendship. VIRTUAL HERMAN’S VIDEO ARCHIVE Cuthbert H. Humphrey, Governor of our territory, is a cull. Do […]
Virtual Hermans – How to use The Typewriter Database, and random thoughts…
Weapon of Choice: “Richard The Deep Breather”, 1925 Corona 4 #H506286 Weapon of Choice: “Adwoa”, 1961 Swissa Junior #6102535 Yes, I’ve built web-based MMO’s before, even had a couple of SSWCons, and then there was a little something called “Huggles and Ponies”… 11/14/2020 Virtual Hermans – How to use The Typewriter Database Oh, and here […]
Oops, I missed my blog’s 10-Year Anniversary!
Weapon of Choice: “Ghost Chocolate”, 1957 Olympia SM3 Very First Post and Weapon of Choice: “Indiana Jones”, 1959 Tower Chieftain III (SCM Skyriter)
It’s Votin’ Day! (at least it is for weirdos)
Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 4”, 1968 Montgomery Ward Signature 440T
The Zen of Typing in a Maelstrom of Madness…
Weapon of Choice: “Little Jake”, 1933 Monarch (Remington) Remie Scout Model What’s Virtual Herman’s? Little Jake on RoamCam 4 during this week’s Typewriter Club Vlogcast.
Soldering Typeface to Typebar & Use of Type Gauge S-221
The More You Know: Using typeface alignment tool and repairing or replacing typeface slugs. From: The Royal FP, MC Empress, 440 & 470 Typewriter Repair Shop Manual – 426 Pages.
Typewriter Club – An Excellent Distraction
Weapon of Choice: 1972 Royal (Silver-Seiko) Mercury #MC 2273125 Weapon of Choice: 1970 Webster XL-747 #L0944386 Revelation 13:3–4 2nd Thessalonians 2:8–12 Proverbs 12:10
RFI: Ace Aceliner Stapler Request For Information
Are you a fan of staplers? More specifically, are you a fan of Ace Aceliners? You aren’t alone in your attraction to this long-lasting, very popular model that was first offered in 1941 and that is *still* being sold by Ace Fastener. While casual examination of any model made in the past 60+ years might […]
Requests for Information, Exciting Stapler News and Koyaanisqatsi
Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 4“, 1968 Mongomery Ward Signature 440T (Brother JP-1) In process of writing a letter to Joe. While many things are coming apart, there’s a few nice things coming together. (: International Olivetti Valentine survey! Know your machine better & contribute to typewriter history. Gather your data and email it to valentine@oli-type.com: […]
R.C. Allen Calculator, Adding Machine and Cash Register Years of Manufacture by Serial Number
R.C. Allen Calculator, Adding Machine and Cash Register Years of Manufacture by Serial Number! R. C. Allen Adding Machines Manufacture Dates by January 1 Serial Number: Serial # Year Remarks Ref. 825000 & 952000 1937 Formerly Add-Index, Series changed to R.C. Allen at Serial # 825000 1 848000 & 962000 1938 1 856000 & […]
New PDF downloads in the Typewriter Database File Library for Typewriter Hunters!
New PDF downloads in the Typewriter Database File Library for Typewriter Hunters! Buncha new NOMDA Blue Books and some Olympia, Underwood and SCM dealer literature. Enjoy! File area is here, after you’ve logged in with a Typewriter Hunter account:
The Adventures of Lef the Elf: Army of Gartyns
We started the Adventures of Lef the Elf way back in 2019, and back then we learned how to keep our first interactive NPC dimension denizen, Gartyn Hejme, forever – as long as we never click the blue check mark over his head and complete his quest. He has been our prisoner for a bit […]
1951 – Instructions for Operating the Underwood Sundstrand Automatic Printing Calculator
1951 – Instructions for Operating the Underwood Sundstrand Automatic Printing Calculator Operating Principles of calculating and printing the elements and results of calculations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and general business figure problems. Enjoy! (:
Sundstrand-Underwood Adding and Accounting Machines Dates of Manufacture by Serial Number, and Features and Keyboards Reference
Well, I’ve been making noise about working on adding machine stuff, seeing as I’ve been getting crates of Parts, Service and other dealer documentation on the things lately. This last batch of donated NOMDA Blue Books and an Underwood, Sundstrand and Elliot-Fisher Line Book have given me enough information to finally put together good Age […]
Typewriter Ribbon varieties Offered by Underwood in 1956
We are lucky in 2020 that we have many typewriter ribbon suppliers offering an impressively wide variety of colors, and a few choices in ribbon material. Well, would you like to see the ribbon variety that Underwood offered in 1956? (from 1949-59 Underwood Elliot Fisher and Sundstrand Dealer Line Book, recently acquired)