Month: May 2015
TWDB Secret Mission – Operation: SCM Datecode!
I’ve been emailing with Jay Respler back and forth the past few weeks regarding a couple of serial numbers on some very unusual Smith-Corona Galaxies and Classic 12’s. During the course of this conversation, he pointed me to a Yahoo thread where he discusses the “SCM Datecode” that is found on many SCM typewriters from […]
Photos from the 6th Phoenix Type-In
And the hits just keep on coming! 1972 Selectric 6251 Composer
My Hummingbird has finally landed!
More fun ephemera from MTE!
So I was at MTE today, wheelin’ & deelin’ for a hummingbird that has caught my fancy, when I noticed a pile of *very dusty* books on a back shelf that I hadn’t pawed through before. Therefore, it’s time for another edition of Ephemera from the Collection of Bill Wahl! This one I snagged for […]
UJTU: The Futura of Typing, and New Mission for Cougar Six-Y
The experiment maybe pays off.
Rhymin’ & Stealin’ 4 Olympia Serial Number Verification
Wow, it’s been awhile since I posted – work’s been whippin’ me like a slave driver and I’ve got typecasts lined up that may never get posted. Today however, I did some crimes for your edification, and I must confess. I went thriftin’ and saw a few typewriters – a 70’s Adler Universal 200 standard […]