Manual Entry

Thank-you note

2012-02-25T16:16:00.000-08:00

Tacoma Type-in

2012-02-25T16:09:00.000-08:00

Rockin' the ITAM tattoo!

type-in

2012-02-24T08:33:00.000-08:00

I was at work, sneaking into the type-in. The timing worked out perfectly, though I'd rather have been typing-in than updating plugins. Gotta replace that craptop soon.

More on the Woodstock

2012-02-22T20:40:00.000-08:00

I forgot to mention that the Woodstock came with its original cover!

New to the team

2012-02-21T18:44:00.001-08:00

I make that out to be 1931. My first ever 1930's typewriter!

That typebar isn't stuck - I was leaning on the keys

Still researching these. I'm wondering if I'll see an endorsement from a typing champ.

I kinda think this one was in a collection.

typewriters in the funny papers

2012-02-21T11:45:00.000-08:00

ITAM update

2012-02-19T21:46:00.000-08:00

Forgot to mention I also had to select music, as well as bring food, which meant estimating attendance, which led to scrambling to get the word out.

Post-war semi-portable

2012-02-18T18:59:00.000-08:00

Guess who?

2012-02-17T17:17:00.000-08:00

SM-3

2012-02-16T18:19:00.000-08:00

odd little thing in the bin

brief use of the Office-Riter

2012-02-14T20:52:00.000-08:00

Link to the acquisition post

This is how we do it

2012-02-13T19:44:00.000-08:00

To remind you of the tune, here is a link to the original. Next one to do Karaoke sing this ok?

This is how we do it

It’s Friday night, and I feel all right

The party is here on the net now

So I reach for my Sterling and open it up

Designated writer get my keys unstuck

Hit the margin ‘cause I’m faded

Honeys in the ‘sphere say “notagain we made it!”

It feels so good at my desk tonight

The literary nerds and the guys with Lamys

Alphasmart bangers forgot about the type-in

You gotta get your groove on, before you start the next page

So tip up your cup and throw your hands up

And let me hear the party say

I’m kinda buzzed and it’s all because

This is how we do it

Typosphere does it like nobody does

This is how we do it

To all pencasters and writing masters

This is how we do it

Let’s take up the slack, bring the old-school back

This is how we do it

This is how we do it, all hands are on the keys

And move them from a to z

If you’re an E.B. White or a wanna-be McCarthy

You see Goodwill’s been good to me

Ever since I was a lower-case T

But now I’m a big T. The girls see I got the iron

A ten-dollar anvil

If you were from where I’m from then you would know

That I gotta write mine on a big black Rand

You can write yours on a three-two

Whatever it is, the type-in’s underway

So flip up the bail and slide on the rails

And let me hear the party say

I’m kinda buzzed and it’s all because

This is how we do it

Typosphere does it like nobody does

This is how we do it

LFP, Writing Ball, all my homies

This is how we do it

I’m a noveling hack on the old-school rack

This is how we do it

Peerless Rubber Keys

2012-02-12T19:49:00.001-08:00

DON'T PANIC! THEY ARE NOT 'CHOPPED!


This is how they fit on. An incomplete set can be annoying.

The recent auctions haven't even mentioned the keytops, I just happened to notice them in the photos.

One possible reason there are incomplete sets. The cat could not leave them alone

Sticky keys

2012-02-10T20:33:00.000-08:00

life lesson taken to heart

2012-02-08T19:30:00.000-08:00

First dispatch from the front.

2012-02-07T19:08:00.000-08:00

ACTIVATE THE OMEGA 13 (hundred)!

2012-02-06T19:39:00.000-08:00

small portables around the world

2012-02-05T19:59:00.000-08:00

Inception post

2012-02-05T12:47:00.000-08:00

Could this typewriter

be said to have a TrueType font? so... if I made a TrueType font out of it...

video link for ITAM

2012-02-05T09:01:00.000-08:00

CBS aired the Bill Geist typewriter segment today. It was good to see people I know. Well-produced and amusing, it's a fitting addition to ITAM.

Let's see if this embedding works.

back to normal - ITAM normal...

2012-02-02T19:28:00.000-08:00

Strike Force deployed

2012-02-02T11:02:00.000-08:00

I wanted to celebrate ITAM by getting some machines into service, so I checked the Tacoma School Of The Arts (SOTA) staff list for a writing teacher who might be interested. Finding one, I used her web form to send the following text:

I also included links to typosphere blog and to my own.
Two days later I had this response:

And today I delivered the squad to its base:

She says she will let me know how it's going and I can share pics and quotes (as above). Since the semester is longer than ITAM, there may not be much to report during the month, but if there is, I will share it here.

What do I call this group?

2012-02-01T20:55:00.000-08:00

This group of typewriters is assembled for a mission. I'll tell about it when they are deployed, but for now I need a name.
The Typosphere - what?
... Diplomatic Mission?
... Away Team?
... Strike Force?
... Posse?
... ???

The papers in the platens are:

Watch this space

2012-01-31T20:00:00.000-08:00

Exciting start to ITAM. Announcement soon.

fabulous concert

2012-01-30T22:39:00.000-08:00

I went to a fabulous concert that had been postponed from the snow week. Music from the court of Louis XIV, played on baroque flute, viola da gamba, pardessus de viole, and baroque guitar, by first-rate musicians. I can't convey the beauty of the music but I will say, for those in the area, that it was only the first in a series. The lineup follows the program and my crude renderings of the strings. The guitarist will be playing lute and theorbo next week. I'm looking at you, Little Flower Petals - you might be interested in seeing that.

Hermes knob cheap solution

2012-01-29T13:12:00.000-08:00

They come from bottles of balsamic vinegar, olive oil, or other artisanal cooking products.

epoxy was a mess, and stinky!

gouge and trim

voila! the fit is nice and tight - works great.

next one if needed

p.s. another reason I wish I could be in Geneva right now (besides meeting Adwoa) can be found at this link.

studio 44 roundup

2012-01-28T14:20:00.000-08:00

2
3
4

Torpedo typecast

2012-01-27T21:57:00.000-08:00

inspired by "Bijou on the Nile"

Torpedo!

2012-01-23T13:04:00.000-08:00

TW-DB has several models listed. How do I tell which one I have?

It looks like the 18 on MOLG.

Year of the Dragon - This year's stamp

2012-01-22T21:06:00.000-08:00

Link to last year's stamp

These glass art objects (not the bulb) are left all over town to give the city a bit of fun. Last year's posts demonstrate.
It even makes the news.

Snowstorm week

2012-01-21T10:15:00.000-08:00

I got this one in an interesting way. For newer readers, click this link to see the story. Click this link to see more photos.

ultraportables 1: Antares Parva

2012-01-15T19:07:00.000-08:00

I found this during ITAM 2011click to see that post

I'm back too

2012-01-11T20:04:00.000-08:00

rough year so far

2012-01-05T22:16:00.000-08:00

rather than make you guess, I'll tell you left to right is a fan I didn't detail, the Lettera 32, the Adler under its cover, a plastic case and a lap desk. In the foreground, also not detailed, is a tray.

holiday mess(age)

2011-12-30T13:02:00.000-08:00

my birthday gift. That's an oak gall to the right

Christmas gift. These were done by my niece (wife's side).

short comment

2011-12-20T18:19:00.000-08:00

someone was spying on me during NaNoWriMo

2011-12-17T12:42:00.000-08:00

Another new blog in the typosphere, but this comic is a little too close for comfort..

This guy in the comic isn't bleeding, and neither was I. I was barfing, although this year I had a lot of dry heaves, so to speak.

Olympia SM-something

2011-12-16T22:32:00.000-08:00

One more thing - I found an Adler electric the other day. The unusual thing was the huge strap holding it in the case.

interesting typefaces 3

2011-12-16T20:52:00.000-08:00

Last two

interesting typefaces 2 Remington Noiseless

2011-12-15T14:29:00.000-08:00


Above is a sample of the type with a glaring typo. It is really hard to see the output. The window is tiny and sometimes the ribbon doesn't drop out of the way. I still like it.

Here is a post with pics of this machine.

Here's a bit of text from it laid across the FP's sample.

interesting typefaces 1

2011-12-11T18:57:00.000-08:00

These are the ones with stylistic similarities. Because of inconsistent inking, I used a carbon paper sheet over a much brighter sheet of paper. The first image is the carbon, second is the top sheet.
None of these has a one key, so of course I messed up the alignment of shifted numbers. And I made NUMEROUS typos in the text as well.

bin there left that

2011-12-08T19:38:00.000-08:00

followers of g+ will know I left two interesting ones in the bins this week.I was sorely tempted both times but just had to leave them. One was an 88 cosmetically much cleaner than mine, but the keys were sticky and for some reason some were not making the full trip to the platen. sigh.

The other was an electric - SCM, mid-sixties, very clean, fired right up. I only checked it because the typeface looked non-boring. The small sample I took looks just like my Hermes 3000 techno typeface. It also used a standard SCM ribbon and the one inside was very good. I should have taken it just for that.
Has anyone successfully transplanted the basket from an electric to a manual? It would be nice to have a techno classic 12...

preview and Adler

2011-12-05T20:35:00.000-08:00

Adler Universal

1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3!

belated post on my portland trip

2011-12-04T18:26:00.000-08:00

dinner

powells

the actual Bob himself!

This Goodwill bin outlet is at least 3x bigger than mine in Tacoma, yet on this day, no typewriters.

made a stop at Microcosm for a few zines

Did someone say Hermes?

2011-12-04T18:00:00.000-08:00

heard today

2011-12-02T19:27:00.000-08:00

radio essay on NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo wrap-up

2011-12-02T05:30:00.000-08:00

Congrats to all the winners! I didn't quite make it, resolving my story at just over 35,000 words. It will surely expand to 50+ when I rewrite it.
I learned something about myself. I didn't plan out my novel with outlines. I knew roughly what I wanted the story arc to be, but left a lot of things open. Even while writing, I was reluctant to move the story forward, and I realized that I wanted to enjoy the suspense that I hoped to provide the reader. I didn't want to spoil MY OWN NOVEL. I don't know if that's incredibly stupid, or brilliant, or common. But it came as a surprise to me when I realized it.

NaNaWriMo

2011-11-27T20:06:00.000-08:00

I don't expect to "win" NaNoWriMo this year. I've only just made it to 32,000 and I'm close to the climax. Even though I expect to finish the story and even edit it, this one feels like work where last year's felt like play. I would like to hear from writers what you think causes the difference.
Once I finish I'll post about my Portland trip.

good news

2011-11-22T20:27:00.000-08:00

greetings

2011-11-21T08:23:00.000-08:00

My wife put out a call for typewritten birthday greetings for me. She got a couple, one of which was typed on the adler in the dining room. It was a lovely gesture I wanted to share with the typosphere.

still behind here's some borrowed content

2011-11-15T18:37:00.000-08:00

I'm happy to have passed 15,000, but chagrined that I should be at 25,000.

So no typecast as I get back to work. Here's a funny making the rounds.

I really liked this one. The whole group can be found here

Hey look over there ========================>

2011-11-11T20:12:00.000-08:00

new word war widget I populated with typospherians.
I can't seem to get it to work with Richard. It's either the space or the period. I even tried the null character.

let me know if I should remove you

and now for something completely different

2011-11-06T10:06:00.000-08:00

A working steam engine made of glass

page 8

2011-11-05T15:38:00.000-07:00

it's bogging down. I need to let myself go.

page seven

2011-11-04T22:09:00.000-07:00

busy day - only one page

2011-11-03T20:40:00.000-07:00

whoa - behind already!

2011-11-02T21:42:00.000-07:00

Olympia NaNoWriMo typewrite-in

2011-11-02T19:22:00.000-07:00

Followers may recall I have long wanted to hold a type-in down in Olympia for the convenience of Little Flower Petals. National Novel Writing Month provided a good excuse for it as well as much-needed assistance finding the location. I looked up the Olympia group and found their write-ins, then asked the captain if we could barge in toward the end of it. She was very enthusiastic so we are welcome and have a place to go.

It's called Sizizis Coffee House, and appears to be pretty easy to find. I will be there Sunday Nov. 13 at about 11 a.m. I hope any typers and/or writers will join me there.

RSVP in comments or g+ or just show up.

So depending on turnout we will either be a typewriter squad or platoon, right?

page one

2011-11-01T09:38:00.000-07:00

sidline one SM-8

2011-10-30T19:58:00.000-07:00

On Friday I found a Jack Chick tract. It was, sources say, their most popular one. I'm not going to post it here but I hadn't known those things were still around until I looked them up. I learned of them in about the 1980's. I never saw them growing up Catholic with an atheist father. Still kinda creepy to me.

now what? and more NaNo prep

2011-10-28T21:37:00.000-07:00

One of my schemes (scams) is short names for typing, to be updated in editing.

heavy iron

2011-10-24T19:43:00.000-07:00

quick tryout of two anvilesque standards and something I thought of on our walk home from the store with bananas for the week.

Sunday double - typewriter tryouts and on writing

2011-10-23T12:10:00.000-07:00

not really worth the wait

2011-10-21T23:14:00.000-07:00

A disjointed (thrice-interrupted) typecast on team typewriter selections. To add interest I will paste the OCR text after.

First the scanner software:

This is machine two for NaNoWriMo, the 44. I have two in pica,
this being the newer one that I will probably keep. I feel I will
need a typewriter at work in case I can't bring one, but can't
decide between a large ur small. This feels pretty good to use,
and prints beautifully with the new ribbon.but it may need to stay
home in ready attitude. I had toyed with the idea of using only
elite machines but this one is so nice to use I tossed that idea.
Plus I started to like the idea 16 of using a lot Gf Olivetti
products, and the 319 (clone of the lettera 92) is also pica.
However, there are Sm 3's, a 7 and an 8 in elite. plus a couple
robot fonts will get work. So there you go. I'll try to keep it
under 10 machines this E year.
It's funny I'm using this one when a 44 appearSE to be in the quiz
today.
The next day I finally complete this typecast. or not, since it's
time for a walk.
OM now. another three-day typecast. Had to accompany mom to
the Dr. She has a way forward new and treatment will complete
by the holidays, unless another is proposed to follow. Wait
and see.
I'm getting such a kick Qut of No Plot-No Problem! and ~ope to
finish it in time to lend to my writing/gaming buddy. Last
year we just wvote on game nights, giving us about 4 good k
hours to lay down words.

So this is the Underwood
92. It's a midsize, and
more space for carrying.

3L9, or as I like to ~all it,
will spell the 22 when I have
I like the feel of it.

the Lettera
a little

So that takes aare of Southern Europe.
I'll typecast on the others as they make the cut.

now the free online ocr
This is machine two for FalloWriMo, the 44. I have two in pica, this being the newer one that I will probably- keep. I feel I will need a typewriter at work in case I can't bring one, but can't decide between a large or small. This feels pretty good to use, and prints beautifully with the new ribbon but it may need to stay home in ready attitude. I had toyed With the idea of using only elite machines but this one is so nice to use I tossed that idea. Plus I started to like the idea f of using a lot ef Olivetti products, and the 319 (clone of the lettera 92) is also pica. However, there are Sm 3's, a 7 and an 8 in elite, plus a couple robot fonts will get work. So there you go. I'll try to keep it under 10 machines this k year.
It's funny I'm using this one when a 44 appears x to be in the quiz today.
The next day I finally complete this typecast. or not, since it's time for a walk.
OK now. another three-day t,pecast. Had to accompany DOM to the Dr. She has a way forward nOw and treatment will complete by the holidays, unless another is proposed to follow. Wait and see.
I'm getting such a kick out of No Plot-No Problem and hope to finish it in time to lend to my writing/gaming- buddy. Last year we just wrote on game nights, giving us about 4 good k hours to lay down words.
So this is the Underwood 319, or as I like to call it, the Lettera 92. It's a midsize, and will spell the 22 when I have a little more space for carrying. I like the feel of it.
So that takes care of Southern Europe.
I'll typecast on the others as they make the cut.

winner: online, just like last year.

Typecast is still on the platen

2011-10-21T16:40:00.001-07:00

Since I'm never home, it seems, i'll post by phone today. Here are some things I've seen this week.
These are all from rePC in a five-minute sweep on my way to pick up my Lettera case.

too heavy to move so I don't know what model this is. They had three selectrics across the aisle.

seen better days

TI99 4A in two different box styles

They must have had a lot of interest in this and got tired of answering.

Olivetti round-up

2011-10-17T18:01:00.000-07:00

extreme makeover and the influence of the typosphere

2011-10-14T19:15:00.000-07:00

First, Signorina Elettra is getting the full treatment for November. When purchased, a new ribbon and a nut stolen from a Studio 21. Then last week a new drawband and an adjustment that corrected the skipping. This week, her outerwear is being repaired. I took her on the train to see if the typing was loud or disruptive (answer: no), and a coworker looked at the broken zipper and told me about a place nearby that repairs luggage.
It was an interesting experience - they said they could not likely replace the zipper because of the internal construction that makes it rigid enough to support a typewriter, but they could easily repair the zipper up to the gap, where they'll install stops. When I get it back I'll report on the final cost and show workmanship.

In other news, based primarily on the low shipping cost, I put in a bid on an old typewriter on shopgoodwill.com today and only a few hours later it is outside my price range, a fact I attribute to this writeup of Richard's. Is that technically typosphere influence?

test typecast

2011-10-14T07:08:00.000-07:00

Monday short note

2011-10-10T20:10:00.000-07:00

This is the cat who broke my camera. He got tangled in the lanyard and it "chased" him up the stairs.

Desert Botanical Garden

2011-10-08T18:38:00.000-07:00

The name Elettra has the added advantage of being an anagram of Lettera. The Signorina in the novels is a secretary for the police whose past is a mystery but who has connections in banking and is able to dig up useful info for the investigations. Guido Brunetti is smart enough not to ask where it comes from or how she does it.

This is where I tapped out the following:

KITTY!!

the Ethiopian food was delicious!

Typecast coming soon

2011-10-07T21:49:00.001-07:00

I brought Signorina Elettra into the garden and did some typing.

Mesa type-in

2011-10-05T23:14:00.000-07:00

typecast tableau

This is becoming one of my better business trips

2011-10-04T17:46:00.000-07:00

Having never been to the Phoenix area before I'm getting quite the experience out of it. I'm out of my comfort zone in many ways but for short durations that is pleasantly stimulating. The heat has been bearable between a/c islands, I've managed to find my way around thanks to android, the sun is not as blinding as expected - a major surprise. Today I got to see a dust storm obscure the mountains. Ick, but cool to see from inside just the same.

Tonight I dine with an old meatspace friend (we met in jr high), Tomorrow I test the 22 (I expect to be satisfied enough to retake possession and use it) and meet up with Rev and Tori, then Thursday I have tentative plans to make another visit to Mesa to see the ham radio station. Friday I leave on the redeye, leaving me perhaps enough time to see a museum or something? I will ask my friend.

Got a little art today

2011-10-02T18:14:00.000-07:00

In case you can't read that small type, I have attempted to enlarge it below

I love using that machine but it's "blind" - the type is so small it can seldom be seen, and then only with intense light. So I make a lot of amusing typos.

Before the show we looked at the "Art of the Book" exhibit at Collins Library. It was small but impressive.

I thought, "This is the future of print media." What I mean of course is that the fine book niche should do well IF there is enough confidence in the archival durability of the materials and craftsmanship.

All that said, I want to be a proofreader/editor. I seem to have a blind spot for my own dreck, but my writing buddy was quite impressed with all the suggestions I made for his novel, and having priced the service in a writing group he said my feedback is comparable to the samples he's seen from the pro, and thinks I should look into it. To that end, I'd love to audition with the typosphere writers. I'll tell you what I see, you tell me if that's useful and how it compares with other editors' feedback. Any takers?

needs editing

2011-09-30T21:20:00.000-07:00

That happens when a typecast gets interrupted three times.
Finished on the Royal Aristocrat

trip to phx

2011-09-29T17:18:00.000-07:00

Mesa ARC the shack

is in this cool place!

stealing the update just to update idea

2011-09-27T20:43:00.000-07:00

I sure do like typing on the Lettera 32. I used the Underwood 21 to fill out a form and it felt heavy.
Here are a few pics from last spring's tulip festival, just because Spring and Fall have similar weather here. These haven't been processed - I just manually adjusted the exposure because my camera tends to wash out

picture-cast

2011-09-23T22:39:00.000-07:00

Every time I start typing I write more whiny drivel about dealing with my mom's illness. Since this blog is not about my personal life per se, but only the creative aspects, I will instead catch up on things a bit and intersperse that text with unrelated pictures, like this one:

actually, not a bad representation of my present mood...

I did manage to post about getting ribbons and the Royal "All-American" which I am calling "Futura-istic."

It's a nice machine but I am at a loss for words when trying to use it.

I like patterns.

In other news, my IBM supplies are spoken for and packed if the recipient will just get back to me to confirm. That cool box? I'm trying to give it to someone who wrote to me quickly. If she doesn't respond soon it will be up for grabs again. I have scanned it however to enable anyone to make another box look like it. I'll post those scans on the anablogger archives.

I carved this stamp at a Christmas party in 2009

There is a lot of talk of writing and publishing. I'm doing it, but I can't help feeling a bit of a fraud. I need to keep going back to strikethru's posts to remind myself it's ok to create and to put my stuff out there. Though she specifies visual arts, where I'm more comfortable, I just substitute "writer" for "artist" and it helps. It gets me back into my novel editing anyway.

This has gone on long enough. Here's a pic from Florence

Ribbons the hard way

2011-09-19T16:56:00.000-07:00

Inspired by this post, and determined to wring at least one smidgen of benefit from the training of my (soon to be) replacements in Mumbai, I asked the colleague who was making the journey if he could look for ribbons next trip. He got the team involved and came through with 4ea red/black and 6ea black. The best part? My colleague wouldn't let me reimburse him for the ribbons or the postage, saying I had been so much help to him explaining things to the team. Too bad that won't fit on the C.V.

It looks like there is a virtual monopoly over there, as I ended up with the same brand as Vikram did. I've only tried one, in the Silver Reed. It seemed fine.

leftover pictures

2011-09-17T22:39:00.000-07:00

In the thrift stores I've taken photos of (mostly) electrics I have not brought home, but haven't had time to post them.

saw this today in the bin

also in the bin

svdp

oh the humanity! svdp is a mess

missing rocker switches - found two this way!

in a cardboard box inn the bin, was actually tempted it was in such nice shape

royal typecast at the fair

2011-09-17T11:38:00.000-07:00

Western Washington State Fair, Puyallup.

just like this but labeled ALL-AMERICAN

sunday in the park with Olivetti

2011-09-11T18:03:00.000-07:00

The elite reads: "Ok I know. I wasn't going to buy any more Japanese-made machines. Too new, too hard to pin down a date, not enough written about them. But this AND the Stenograph for $6 was too low to pass up."

This one has a stand!

Same size as the Brothers I used to have, and feels very similar

SM4 with Olympia Congress typeface

2011-09-09T22:18:00.000-07:00

rock-hard platen. Something must be done.

interesting effect. I like it.

so busy

2011-09-08T20:39:00.000-07:00

good luck following this mess...

Started Tuesday, not finished until Thursday (and not really finished either).
I just deleted an entire paragraph. I wonder why I'm so reluctant to talk/write about myself?

So what I had been saying was that taking the GRE put me on a mailing list. I've heard from 4 colleges so far but they don't seem to have really looked at my records, and since my scores are still months away they can't have those yet either. They are just touting their programs so far. As they are all far away I'm not going to ask for any more info. I don't want to go into it without a scheme for the outcome. Still, it's interesting. I suspect application fees are a revenue stream? Anyway the trickle of ads is a little upsetting since I don't want to miss it later if I'm actually sought after. Do they do that? If not I'll chuck them all. What I really want is to decide which societal problem bugs me the most and try to get education/work fixing that. I need to start analyzing my feelings on that.

On the NaNo front, I'm proofing my book for createspace publication. If I can do it this year I wondered if it really has to be a "novel" or can I write nonfiction this time? I mean I'm sure the upload doesn't care, but do the organizers or other participants?

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screen caps of type-ins

2011-09-04T20:22:00.000-07:00

type-in saturday

2011-09-04T19:47:00.000-07:00

I was on G+ several times Saturday, got to chat and type with Adwoa (twice) Elizabeth, Richard, Ted and Tori. I also snagged Mike in PDX while he waited at the car repair shop.
Here are the things I typed at noon. The first is a test of a $5 shopgoodwill buy, another studio 44.

And this is what I typed at the midnight session with Ted and Tori. I had the two Letteras downstairs for that one.

lettera 22 and 32 comparison

2011-09-01T17:05:00.000-07:00

I managed to find a Lettera 22 in normal type to go with my 32 in script. Now I can do a little comparison.

First, we see their profiles are similar but not identical. It's hard to see in the photo but the 32 has a downward slope toward the rear, and the 22 has a smooth finish. My assistant, Beaker, stages the photo:

Here we see the difference in typebar and ribbon arrangement. The 32's downward slope is made apparent by the angled spools.

At the left end of the carriage numerous differences can be seen in the mechanical arrangement. It would be interesting to see some discussion by experts.

I shot the left end at this angle to show the marked difference in the carriage by means of the cutout opened for it.

This was interesting to me. I pressed the Q key. The 22 pushes the first link forward, (and is prone to double-strike skipping), while the 32 pulls back. Despite all the differences, they feel remarkably similar to type on.

I measured these at 11.5 per inch. also interesting...

times

2011-09-01T06:49:00.001-07:00

times
Originally uploaded by eriphila

here's the time zone breakdown unless I've messed it up somehow

Lettera 22

2011-08-31T20:22:00.000-07:00

1954?

Now we know who used it

royal

2011-08-30T19:52:00.000-07:00

hodgepodge

2011-08-29T19:49:00.000-07:00

click the typewritten image to link to the article

Hard hearted

2011-08-28T15:02:00.001-07:00

somehow i failed to get a pic of the galaxie xii
but this one had the matching green platen

left this one in the bin still mildly interesting

underwood leader

2011-08-28T11:13:00.000-07:00


peculiar provenance-camshaft sticker

bin survey

2011-08-27T13:00:00.000-07:00

The bins were full of electrics this Saturday, but the trickle of mid-century Underwoods also continued.
Let's have a look-see:

upside-down, as I often find them

not bad only a couple of sticky keys

after this I went to the regular goodwill store, and they had an interesting-looking Adler case

So why did it have a Smith-Corona electric inside?

disjointed typecast

2011-08-24T17:23:00.000-07:00

My wife found this set below that belonged to her great aunt. The long one is a mechanical pencil but I can't figure out the short one. I think they are to be connected by a chain, but what then I don't know.
interesting set, anyway.

Saturday, continued

2011-08-22T19:16:00.000-07:00

this is the Adler

this was inside the J5 case. It's over the SX-150 now because it matches

Typeface on the Navy Mill

2011-08-22T16:33:00.000-07:00

Underwood Champion

2011-08-21T18:18:00.000-07:00

I didn't think to get a pic until I had rewound the ribbon.

Script Frenzy? I guess that name is taken

2011-08-20T15:54:00.000-07:00

Cursives, foiled again! When I picked up my third script typer in as many weeks, I decided to do a roller call of all of them. Enjoy! I made several typos for your added amusement. The Olivetti and Hermes typefaces look nearly the same to me except for spacing.

left on the shelf

2011-08-19T19:53:00.000-07:00

I had a bunch of pictures from the week in shopping left on the phone, so it's time to share them.

this caught my eye - I had never seen a transparent plastic wedge before

I tend to take pics of electrics that are NOT wedges. Here's a Royal

this Royal adder was next to the safari - adder, safari? If it was a snake it would've bitten me!

couldn't get a non-reflective angle on these two. The antique store wanted $265 for the Oliver and $69 for the Remington

Just saw this today, it fits in with the discussion elsewhere. I would enjoy playing with these but i don't need the heartache when they fail or I can't get parts, etc.