Weapon of Choice: “Indy” 1959 Tower Chieftain III #3YT167056 Zipper pull tabs from one of the Sunset Library Type-Ins. Indy’s already pretty full of stickers on the case. :D Discount code I used at Rubberstamps.com: “THANKYOU15” for 15% off your order!
Category: Typewriters In The Corral
My herd of fine writin’ irons.
Carbons, The Long-Lived Neo, A Silhouette Mint, and other Crafty Things!
Weapon of Choice: “Dr. Lizardo” 1973 IBM Selectric II #26 1220365 Carter’s Blue Pencil Carbons found at a thrift for a couple bucks for a full box of 50. And so now I have reason to fire up the Neo again, just to check the battery, which is still at 100% after months since I […]
This Typecast Brought to You by the Letters: CN-6-B & CN-6-M
Weapon of Choice: “Mothra”, 1972 IBM Selectric Composer #5016537 One of the delightful things about having a Selectric Composer is that it can type using 6-Point typeballs. Not 6-Pitch, mind you – that’s very large – but 6-POINT, which is very, very tiny. This is handy if I want to type very small notes, and […]
Thriftin’ Report 2022-10-03
Weapon of Choice: “Dr. Lizardo” 1973 IBM Selectric II #26 1220365 Correspondence: Episode 7 – The X Files. Nobody’s got this far yet, but I’m getting the feeling that Episode 7 will be the last for awhile. I feel it’s important to put an endpoint to things once you feel like you have completed the […]
Saying Goodbye to Gandalf the Grey or Too Many 721s
Weapon of Choice: “Gandalf the Grey” 1970 IBM Selectric I [721] #5846248 Heh, this was the 7th typewriter gallery uploaded to TWDB! :D This Dymo label with the model number, serial number and pitch value was on the machine when I picked it up at the yard sale in 2013. Not sure why, doesn’t look […]
Planes, Trains & Automobiles – to the Sept 11 2022 ABQwerty Typewriter Society Type-In!
Weapon of Choice: “Roosevelt” 1960 Aztec (Erika) 700 #1930178 The Back Alley Man and the Keeper of the Lost Bible A musical excursion into Flagstaff street life, making friends with dogs and the drunken keeper of a lost Bible. Unfortunately, I seem to have hit the record button too late to catch that whole conversation. […]
New Halda/Facit Age List numbers on TWDB!
Weapon of Choice: “Starbuck” 1964 Hermes Rocket #60279151974 Facit 1620 #910029Time to make the donuts! er, or update the Halda/Facit Age List, anyway.
Correspondence Two: Extreme Edition, and This Week’s Thriftin’ Report
Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 3” 1966 Montgomery Ward Signature 440T #D6216161 This correspondence Response is gonna be a doozy! A lack was expressed, and so I responded by time traveling back to the best years of Windows XP and the tech and happenings of the 00’s to craft a one-of-a-kind EXPERIENCE, with hand-selected and emotionally […]
First Power Outage of The Summer & More Correspondence Binders and Organizers!
Weapon of Choice: 1962 Groma Kolibri N #N43143 Hit the “Play” button below for the last couple of exciting minutes before the power came back on. Listen while reading, please. (: Radio Shack #20-527 fer Nine Bucks? Yep! :D While this is not the big Avery binder mentioned below, it is also an Avery. It’s […]
Olympia SG’s a year younger than we think? Sheridan suggests so…
Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 4” 1968 Montgomery Ward Signature 440T #C8899610
The Incognito Life
Weapon Of Choice: “Thunderbird 2” 1968 Montgomery Ward Signature 440T #B8860433 I found this nice leather satchel during a thrift run the other day, $5. Finally something to replace the nasty plastic case these awesome 440T’s come in. :D.
Automatical Justified Typin’ from an NTS WP-10c
Weapon of Choice: 1990 NTS WP-10c SlabTop Word Processor Weapon of Choice: 198x Royal (Nakajima) Alpha 2015 #42320862 ProTip: Peel off that WP-10 sticker and it uncovers the Citizen 10WP that’s actually silkscreened onto the shell. Weapon of Choice: 198x Olivetti 900X #85330822198x Surprise! Looks like the WP-2 also has the option 32k SRAM installed, […]
A Lil’ Rain, a Lil’ Typin’ and Plants Playing Music…
Weapon of Choice: “Eugene”, 1970 Webster XL-747 #L0944386 Hit the “Play” button below for a nice evening typing session mix. I’ve been listening to a lot of Biogenerative Ambient lately, and decided that music played on modular by a Mint plant via a biofeedback sensor would be just the thing for today’s background. Enjoy the […]
Thoughts on Typewriter Parts Supplies and Trading
Weapon of Choice: 1946 Royal Quiet De Luxe #A-1218244 Goodies from The Type Space! :D A Quiet De Luxe differs from an Aristocrat mainly by the amount of sound padding panels it has. For some reason, this QDL had lost all of it’s panels, so I’ll replace them with fun red felt. Weapon of Choice: […]
First Catch of the 2022 Typewriter Hunting Season: 1960 Aztec 700
Weapon of Choice: 1960 Aztec (Erika) 700 #1930178Unboxed at Typewriter Club LIVE: 2022-01-30 Erika 10, Optima Super & Aztec 700 User Manual Joe Van Cleave’s Optima Super, which is actually an Optima, rather than a relabeled Erika 10, like my Aztec 700. There are quite distinctly different machines, mechanically. In 1960 Optima began re-labeling Erika […]
Adjusting Ring & Cylinder on a Brother JP-1
Weapon of Choice: 1978 Brother Charger 11 #K83712885 Typewriter Club LIVE: 2022-01-23 Time to make some notes in your JP-1 Repair Bible. You make notes in your Bible, right? The following pages are from the Silver-Seiko 700 Series Repair Bible, and they have a clearer explanation of the process of Ring & Cylinder/Platen Parallel and […]
On Typecaster’s Margins…
Weapon of Choice: “Cadwallader” 1963 Olympia SM7 #2335640 Weapon of Choice: “Adwoa” 1961 Swissa Junior #6102535 Weapon of Choice: 1971 Royal (Silver-Seiko) Sprite #NM 1113791 Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 4” 1968 Montgomery Ward Signature 440T #C8899610 Weapon of Choice: 1925 Underwood Portable 3 Bank #147487
Smith-Corona Electric 5TE Typewriter Serial Numbers Updated!
Weapon of Choice: 1957 Tower Commander #5AT635929 The Previous 5TE Serial List: See: News timeline (mostly by: John Coleman, Peter Weil) https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/permalink/10158187046324678/ New York Times, Atlanta Constitution – October 10, 1956 (announcement) October 21-28, 1956 (stores begin offering limited inventory) January 27, 1957 Brazeal Typewriter Co in Springfield, MO (has one at least for display) […]
UJTU: Postcards and bustin’ out the timelapse setup
Weapon of Choice: “Joanie”: 1964 Hermes 3000 #3246554. Currently working on postcards I already owe peeps…. Finally sourced a gallon of Econ 80, so time to make more typewriter feet! This stuff has been tough to get ahold of lately thanks to supply chain issues. Typin’ up my TRS-80 T-200 Timelapse program by hand again, […]
The Path of Least Resistance…
Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 3” 1966 Montgomery Ward Signature 440T #D6216161 Dishonorable Discharge: “Bubbles” 1960 Smith Corona Galaxie #6T 292996X Dusted off the old Tiki Lava Lamp and the 2009 Levenger David McCullough Royal KMM, liven up my Zoom backdrop :D
Fresh Feets for My 1940’s Royal Portables!
Weapon of Choice: “Moneypenny” 1948 Royal Quiet De Luxe #A-1551567 The old ones were so squished that it was hard to get the machine out of its case – the feet would get stuck in the lid detatchment mechanism. Weapon of Choice: 1940 Royal Aristocrat #B-957437 Gettin’ good use out of the tool we made […]
An OCR-A Typeface Adler and Let’s Make Our Own Royal Portable Foot Screwdriver!
Weapon of Choice: “Moroni” 1975 Adler Universal 200 #9668314 Another identical LDS-owned OCR-A Adler U200 is in the TWDB, 18,818 serials off from mine – apparently the Mormons bought a bunch of these data entry typers in 1975. 1975 Adler Universal 200 #9649496 My original purpose for going to MTE was to borrow Bill’s Royal […]
Thank you, most sincerely…
Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 3” 1966 Montgomery Ward Signature 440T #D6216161 Background Typer (with newly started letter in it): “Thunderbird 4” 1968 Montgomery Ward Signature 440T #C8899610 Yes, I’m still in love with my 440Ts :D New feet for Hermes HP2-58 and HP2-66, part of an order destined for a typewriter shop in Colorado. Doin’ […]
Adjusting Ribbon Lift on Hermes Rocket & Baby & Empire Aristocrat
Weapon of Choice: “Monster Scouts Field Typewriter Mark 1” 1956 Empire Aristocrat #S2/268670 Typewriter Club LIVE – Sep 26, 2021 The Hermes Baby and Rocket Typewriter Repair Bible [Printed, Coil-Bound Book] [PDF] The Service Manual covers the Left-Hand lift Bichrome mechanism, but my Aristocrat is a Right-hand single-color lift mechanism. Arrows point to the relevant […]
Asked Joe Van Cleave!
Weapon of Choice: 1962 Groma Kolibri N #N43143 Ask Joe Van Cleave 2021-09-19:
Electra Bearcat III Scanner user manual
Weapon of Choice: “Eugene”, 1970 Webster XL-747 #L0944386 I was typing a letter to Gregory during TCL this week, but he’s not getting it, at least not the physical manifestation thereof, ’till I see his next volley. Instead it does double-duty as an OTP submission… TCL – Sep 12, 2021: My 1979 Ace Scout (2b) […]
The Prism of the Mind
Weapon of Choice: “Mothra”, 1972 IBM Selectric Composer #5016537 Remember, it’s “PRISM” not “PRISON”! :D
An Unboxing That Became A Frankenstein Fix-It (Canon InnovaBook CD360 Hinge Repair)
Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 3”, 1966 Montgomery Ward Signature 440T #D6216161 Using the P-Touch that Joe sent me to Label my Laptop Collection, and also the power bricks belonging to each. When you have a dozen or so, they can get mixed up. *CRACK!* *SHATTER!* *SNAP!* Yuh, a stiff hinge + 25-Year-Old PVC = CRUMBLE. […]
Monster Scouts Field Typewriter Mark 1 With Tripod
Weapon of Choice: “Nick Charles” 1956 Empire Aristocrat #S2/268670 Redubbed: “Monster Scouts Field Typewriter Mark 1 With Tripod” Previously known as the Empire Aristocrat Tripod Field Typewriter. Tripod Mount project Part 1 – Part 2 Be sure to tape off the buttons! (: Cleaning the machine with white gas (Coleman Fuel), then blow it out, […]
This Typecast Brought to You by the Letters: P-8-M
Weapon of Choice: “Mothra” 1972 IBM Selectric Composer #5016537 I’m currently writing a reply to Thom Cholowski over at Rebel Typewriter in Saskatoon, in reply to this *handmade* Airmail Telegram. Museum-quality fabrication and aging, which is no surprise, as I believe that this one of the things Thom does professionally, other than fixing typewriters. I […]
This Typecast Brought to You by the Letters: J-8-M
Weapon of Choice: “Mothra” 1972 IBM Selectric Composer #5016537
Hookey with a Typewriter on International Typewriter Day!
Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 3” 1966 Montgomery Ward Signature 440T #D6216161 Installing the silencer spring (thanks Typewriter Minutes!) – this is the “twisty” spring, and it goes pointy end down into the bottom ratchet wheel groove, so its travel back and forth is limited in the cutout below the loose dog. This is the disengaged […]
UJTU: Three Typewriters Improved In One Evening!
Weapon of Choice: “Starbuck” 1964 Hermes Rocket #6027915 Mmmmmmm, the fresh-baked smell of new typewriter feets! Installation Instructions: Hermes HD2-64 Feets. The original feet? Hard as rocks, crumbly and downright crispy, and still had to be pried off with a screwdriver. Oh, glorious, fresh grippy feets! Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 2” 1968 Montgomery Ward Signature […]
A Silenced 747, New Boots for the Paymaster & Mr. Whittles’ typewriter.
Weapon of Choice: 1978 Brother Charger 11 #K83712885 Weapon of Choice: 1970 Webster XL-747 #L0944386 Don’t forget to replace the bumper pads for the space bar and autospacer keys! 1963 Royal Century #RTP 5440198 The original feet were riveted in, so I drilled those out, then realized I had no fasteners suitable for the feet. […]
Brothers, Books, Administrators and Feets!
Weapon of Choice: 1978 Brother Charger 11 #K83712885 Some other books I picked up cheap this month. I really like the looks of the Administrator – all sorts of beveled edges like a diamond. Fascinating mechanical design as well. Almost all of the important bits are built into the bottom of the carriage *in between […]