An example of the sort of clarity that I think would be useful when refurbishers are “Reconditioning” typewriters is the issue of platens. I’ll say straight up that a typewriter is not “rebuilt” unless all the rubber bits have been replaced and the platen recovered. By “recovered” I mean the rubber covering of the platen […]
Rebuilding the Wilson-Jones “Hummer” Hole Puncher – Brand New Backstop Guides!
Weapon of Choice: newer Wilson-Jones Hummer set up as 2-Tower, 2-Backstop EDCN format puncher, Punching some new high-gloss KromeKote paper for EDCN testing… Now that I have one Hummer set up for EDCN use, I can combine parts from the two others to make another one. Unfortunately, I have no other original backstop brackets, but […]
The ABQ Gang Invades!
Joe & Ted @ The Drunk Munk (no relation) Tori & Ted, trying not to be annoyed at the live DJ playing completely inappropriate music for a Tiki Bar. Were it me, I’d be spinning Arthur Lyman, The Insect Surfers and Yma Sumac. Typewriter Club Live 2023-04-16 Weapon of Choice: Bill Wahl’s personal desktop SG-1 […]
A New Correspondent! :D
There’s Something About (this package from) Mary!
Report from Mary’s visit
Mail Call, and two pages of photos left to shoot!
Two more pages worth of detail photos to shoot, greyscale, annotate and place in the manuscript. The goal is to break up the pages of text with an equal number of facing illustrative photo pages, and occasionally include a few things not mentioned in the text. If nothing else, doing this is an excellent crash […]
Two Letters Stand Between The Universe and Nothingness…
Mmmmmmm, Tasty Tape
Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 2” 1968 Montgomery Ward Signature 440T #B8860433 Sony TCM-200DV Compact Cassette-Corder, Dual-speed with secondary speed control. Like Hainbach says, “Half Speed is Best Speed”
A Couple More Mail Calls!
Typospherian Meet-Up, Zephyr Secured and Mail Call
Antique Alphabet Stamping Set and EDCN Brian G of Buckeye! Mary E. Of MyOldTypewriter.com One of a handful of people who came in to MTE and were treated to an impromptu Typospherian Experience. Our Gang! I was curious to see if I could find replacement shell screws – to the parts manual! a 3-48 Binding […]
Rapid Fire Mail Call!
A Mail Call and a Collage
I’ve had a surplus of clippings from the things sent to me by mail in the back pocket of the EDCN, so I decided to make a collage. Also a test of a vertical fold-out page in EDCN format.
Update on the AI Thing; It’s’a Movin’ Real Fast… Also, Mail Call!
“Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.” – The Orange Catholic Bible Yeah, already here. A couple days ago I went through a drive-through and had my order taken perfectly by an AI through the voicebox radio in the drive-through line. The same voicebox that is crackly and renders […]
Silly Silent Shadowplays
UJTU Underwood Portables & etc.
La Corona
Weapon of Choice: “Indy” 1959 Tower Chieftain III #3YT167056
Two Mail Calls! :D
Larry’s Episode goes out tonight, but gonna have to put Michael’s in the “waiting” pile, until I get Episode 10’s artwork & liner notes done. I guess that’s the kick in the pants for me to do it. :P
Kolibris and Hats on TCL
Weapon of Choice: 1962 Groma Kolibri N #N43143 Typewriter Club LIVE 2023-03-12 This hat band tied directly end to end on my dad’s hat. Gotta spread a few inches wider on me.
Mail Call and a Howe Industries Double Pallet Attache Tool Case
Weapon of Choice: “Tex” 1957 Underwood De Luxe #AG2859328
A UJTU gone off the rails, Restocking Ep9’s and a Mail Call that is a step towards saving the universe.
Over here I’m makin’ a couple of MicroCassettes for Agents so equipped. Over here I’m printing out a 9# airmail sheet from the 1940’s with 6-up 2nd liner notes, a 60# sheet of 40 year old Canary Fasson Crack-N-Peel Plus label paper for the 6-up cover labels, and 6 sheets of 24# recycled Crest letterheads, […]
Mail Call & ArtCipher 10 on WOOD! :D
Mail Call: Williams Typewriter Book by Lucas Dul
Busted Dryer to Episode 10
Mail Call from the Keys!
This Correspondent has achieved all 9 Episodes, so I gotta get creative again. (:
1964 Olympia Typewriter Type Styles Fonts
1964 Olympia Typewriter Type Styles Fonts
Type Pals Write Now!
Hey, here’s something random plus what I typed during TCL today! :D
1915 Hammond Typestyles Font Catalog
1915 Hammond Typestyles Font Catalog
UJTU: Two More Days!
1973 Dreusicke Special Typeface Font Catalog
1973 Dreusicke Special Typeface Font Catalog
UJTU: Stampers and ArtCipher Nine
1970 – Rarotype Typeface and Font Catalog
1970 – Rarotype Typeface and Font Catalog And a 1972 Addendum:
Post #53 This Month! :D
See ArtCipher 6 featured in JVC’s latest Mail Time!
1920 Ransmayer-Rodrian Typeface Font Catalog
Another one from the group of Typospherians in 2014.
Mail Call and a Cool DIY Printing Kit
1962 Hermes Typewriter Typeface Catalog
1962 Hermes Typewriter Typeface Catalog.