While working on the “Typewriter Typefaces Bible” project, I’ve collected over 50 typeface references together spanning from 1915 through 1993. This is probably still just a thin sample of what was produced over those years, but it is still extremely useful in figuring out what typefaces were available during what years and on what machines. […]
Month: February 2022
Rest In Peace, Number Six
Number Six, not yet sure she wants us to touch her, but still very curious about the turtle. The very first time she let me pet her, and we became fast friends. She spent lots of time snuggled in my lap while I was at my desk. She also popped up from time to time […]
June, 1981 – Portable Typewriter Distribution in the United States (and the end that was soon coming)
“Portable Typewriter Distribution in the United States.” June 1981 Report prepared for Ing. C. Olivetti SpA by market research firm “INPUT” Part 1: https://archive.org/download/portabletypewritunse/portabletypewritunse.pdf Part 2: https://archive.org/download/addendumportable0000unse/addendumportable0000unse.pdf I dug this report up on the Internet Archive awhile ago because it is a market report compiled for Olivetti in early 1981 detailing the current state of […]