To Type, Shoot Straight, and Speak the Truth...

and now, some typewriter-related posting. First an Experiment In Terror: and then, an amusing thing I got in the mail. This insurance company used an Elite typewriter font to address this letter that showed up in my mailbox. I’m curious if they thought that it adds a personal touch to try and fool me into […]

So, if “Pica” is a size, or more specifically any 10 CPI font face on a typewriter, then what is the typestyle that most of us know as “Pica”? Is it Courier, or does it have a name at all, or is it just designated as numbers by different factories?

It does say something about the intelligence and moral integrity of the Typosphere that this question never came from you guys. Bravissimo! (:

I dunno why I keep looking at craigslist, when the majority of the ads are like THIS, but I occasionally check it and today I noticed THIS AD, offering typewriter repair and cleaning. It’s in the Phoenix area, so kinda out of my way when I have MTE just around the corner, and I have […]

Sadly, when forced to move by the loss of the Ranch, I had to drastically slim down my old worldly goods, which included my 10-year collection of postage paid envelopes from every junk mail I received over that timespan. Yup, all in the recycling bin along with a couple decades of my own saved mail. […]

Typecast from “Tex”, 1957 Underwood Golden Touch Deluxe

Been busy as a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest these past couple of weeks, and this weekend I was in the woods attending a wedding of a couple dear friends of mine (this time I was a groomsman rather than the officiant, much easier that way). Here’s a pic of my Tower in the […]

The Phoenix Mini-Type-In 2011/10/05 @ China China

I have not bought any typewriters lately. I’m just too broke. I do occasionally hit the Thrifts, and usually see untempting electrics or nothing at all. The only thing of note to turn up was this older Swintec. I’ve never seen a Swintec in the wild, so I felt compelled to take a snapshot. On […]

Yep, I didn’t buy it. This Voss was in at Bill Wahl’s Mesa Typewriter Exchange for a cleaning. *sigh*, I’d be really tempted if it were for sale. Also, this filthy dirty Underwood 4-bank portable with an interesting paint job. Pretty, but also not for sale. Bill did send me home with Ellery, by Hermes […]

I’ve tossed around the idea of creating a new Typewriter Serial Number Database to address the deficiencies of TW-DB. I’ve asked around a bit and it appears that TW-DB is no longer being updated or maintained by its creator, although it remains the best and most complete serial number database on the web. Those of […]

Carl The Barber, by The Sun City Girls. Yes, it’s about the guy that cut my hair. Another link on the band’s own website. Of the one hundred copies on blue vinyl pressed, I have one. I have no idea what it’s worth.