phillytyper

January 15, 2016 · 10:17 am

First Mini-Bummer of 2016…

OK …better borrow the car and snag this one– ” …A little dirty but works. (Non Crashable word processor, right??) These were the workhorse of every office for sure. $30 OBO. Would just hate to throw this thing away…. “ Contact seller and…..

OK, let’s see–ah, a reply…. “ I just found out my dad got rid of it. He actually just threw it away. ” 2.5 thoughts: What the hey –the ad was just a week old. Why dost thou torment me, typewriter gods? Oh, and man, your dad must be one really strong dude if he can throw a Selectric II !

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Filed under IBM SELECTRIC, public typewriting

December 29, 2015 · 9:18 pm

Season One, episode 10

… Of Once Upon a Time … woman confronts hunky guy about the mysterious box he totes around on the back of his motorcycle. He shows her —

“I’m a… Writer…” He adds, a bit pretentiously; oh, that clears up everything — not really…of course the logo has been removed — any ideas on the make and model? (confirmed as a REMINGTON ALL-NEW, ca. 1949 — Thanks Piotr & Don! — and of course, thanks to http://www.typewriterdatabase.com ) Wonder how the ad copy kids handled that model name, though? “Introducing the New, Remington All-New… it’s all new for you…” Um… Then they could bring back the Remington CLASSIC, like Coke did in that major marketing stumble.

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December 2, 2015 · 9:54 am

Weight on My Shoulder

Typewriter Power leads to a tuff writer

This vintage comic pic of a guy getting clocked by a desk top–OW–led to a clear-eyed, cutting essay by author Claire Vaye Watkins about the writing world shaped mostly by white men, and its effects on a woman navigating it.

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Filed under manual typewriter, Olympia SG-1, private typing, public typewriting, Typewriters in the media

Tagged as Manual Typewriters, manual typewriting, public typewriting

November 21, 2015 · 10:19 pm

No Keychoppers for Xmas!

It’s that gifty time of year when you have to remind friends and family — yes I do dig complete typewriters–hacked-off pieces of them, made into bracelets and cufflinks– not so much! “I know you love animals, so how about a chopped-off rabbit’s foot?”– is a good conversation-starter, ha!