- The 215 FESTIVAL is the East Coast’s liveliest literary gathering. They’ve invited us to have a Type-IN for the 2014 Edition.
- PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE!
- The new location is great–THE SHAMBLES — a covered series of arches in Headhouse Square,
- 2nd & Pine Sts, in historic downtown Philadelphia.
- FREE. Bring one typewriter to use, maybe another to swap. There will be a typing speed competition, with chintzy prizes TyperHaiku, and a ransom note slam, plus other surprises.
- The Type-IN starts at 3 p.m. , please be there by 2:30, as we have to set up on time! After our hour in the spotlight, we will retire to a nearby pub for more typing and a typewriter swap. YOU REALLY WANT TO ARRIVE ON FRIDAY OR SATURDAY AND CHECK OUT OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE 215 FEST. Find more info at www215festival.org
phillytyper 
Ha! this is just my way of getting the Type-IN date up at the top of the page…. since WordPress resists me like a borrowed mule, or at least what I imagine that might be like.
I’ll be there with 4 of my typewriters:
– Royal Portable Model P (1930)
– Adler Favorit (Thrust Action) (1936)
– Remington Bantam (colored keys) (1938)
– (For Sale/Trade) Royal Quiet De Luxe (1948)
Hey Y’all, I live in Center City Philadelphia and I am looking to purchase a typewriter to write letters to my friends and family. I have never owned one before and I don’t want to spend a bunch of money (I’m a broke college student). Can any of you point me in the direction of a place in Philly that sells typewriters?
– Nick
Greetings and sorry for missing yr message. 1) You can find used typewriters like crazy on craigslist and at Jinxed, etc. BUT 60% of them are not good buys… (damaged/super hard rollers/bad model of typewriter, etc.) MY ADVICE: spend a little more and go to PHILLY TYPEWRITER… on Passyunk Ave in S. Phllly and get a machine that is serviced, with a new ribbon and so on, with a warranty. Too many people say, I tried manual typewriting but it was horrible–then it turns out they were using a machine that didn’t work right, OR one they didn’t like. The cool thing about Philly Typewriter is you can try 4 or 8 machines in great shape… and compare and see which you like. My icons (to compare other typewriters against) are: compact: Olivetti Letter 32. Med: Olympia SM9. Large: Royal KMM or KHM or Olympia SG1. These are all real writer’s machines, that you could write books on! Other questions, email me at michaelmcgettigan@mac.com