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The new ETCetera Magazine is out, and among the very interesting and neat things contained therein, I found also the sad news that one of the first Typewriter Hunters to contribute machine galleries to the TWDB has passed away. Cuyler "Ned" Brooks, sorry to see you go, friend - you'll be missed. ):

The new ETCetera Magazine is out, and among the very interesting and neat things contained therein, I found also the sad news that one of the first Typewriter Hunters to contribute machine galleries to the TWDB has passed away. Cuyler “Ned” Brooks, sorry to see you go, friend – you’ll be missed. ):

This is the very first issue of ETCetera Magazine, from 1987

This is the very first issue of ETCetera Magazine, from 1987

And this is issue #100. With recent updates to the etconline.org website, every single issue from #1 to #100, inclusive is now available for free download. That's right ONE HUNDRED issues of ETCetera, come and get 'em!

And this is issue #100. With recent updates to the etconline.org website, every single issue from #1 to #100, inclusive is now available for free download. That’s right ONE HUNDRED issues of ETCetera, come and get ’em!

With the release of Issue #110, the Board of Directors and Editor of the Early Typewriter Collectors Association has made good on a promise to offer every issue older than 2 years from publication for free download on the etconline.org website. This presents you with the opportunity to read up on an awful lot of interesting typewriter history and see what the Association is all about. I’m betting that you’ll find that the ETCA is right up your alley. If you like what you see, why don’t you join up? We welcome typewriter enthusiasts of all stripes, and your membership gives you the opportunity to actually contribute new original articles to the magazine. Become one of the Few, the Proud, the ETCA. Get delicious, meaty typewriter history and current events served straight to your door, four times a year!

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Updated: November 16, 2015 — 1:29 pm