The Return of Little Jake

My old page on Little Jake says he’s a 1934, but I’ve since learned that TW-DB is a bit off sometimes. The 1933 date comes from the NOMDA line book from 1964. Also, those pics don’t really show how nice the paint is. The third picture makes it look like the sides are all filthy […]

IBM Selectric Postage Stamps!

Hey, you can now get typewriter stamps for your typewritten letters! The USPS is offering the Pioneers of American Industrial Design “forever” stamps honoring 12 of this country’s most innovative designers, including Eliot Noyes, who designed the IBM Selectric. Get yours today and impress your fellow typospherians (:

Worldwide Typewriter Day 2011

Ted & Tori travel to the Brinton Desert Botanical Garden (like a mile away) to celebrate World Typewriter Day 2011 by typing on their matched 1964 Hermes 3000’s in the 108 degree heat. Our Typewriter day video. Hopefully watching two people type is less boring than watching one person type. :D We decided to celebrate […]

The 2nd Phoenix Type-In: First Peek

Just wanna tease ya with some pics of a few of the machines that made it to the 2nd Phoenix Type-In, organized beautifully by Ryan at Magic Margin at the historic Monti’s La Casa Vieja in Tempe, Arizona. More detailed typewriter and people pics are coming as soon as I write my report. (: P.S. […]

Computers and printers are now obsolete!

A new typecaster has joined our ranks, and I’ve added a link to his blog in my blogroll. Unfortunately, his blog is in German (or Swiss or Swiss-German, I can’t tell the difference), so we English-only types might happen to miss out on this awesome video he posted. In fact, it’s so awesome that I […]