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Monday, August 8, 2011

Theme of the week - typewriter service firms

I will go take a look at my collection this week for these tags left by bygone firms - I recall several including late lamented Tacoma Typewriter - but my favorite has been shown before so I will post the image here to get off to a good start.  This is off the late-1920's-ish Royal Portable:


5 comments:

  1. That's an excellent one, and unlike some other labels, does not detract from the looks of the machine. Sadly, that option was not available on non-glass-key machines. |:

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  2. Like... a Windows key on your keyboard? :-)

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  3. Haven't seen anything like it!

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  4. Wow. This is better even than my 'Pueblo Typewriter Exchange' shift key insert on my KMG. Yours has so many words crammed into that little thing.

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  5. That really is unique and fantastic.

    (word verif = "gampl". I'd gampl you'll not find another one like that, ever.)

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