Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 2” 1968 Montgomery Ward Signature 440T #B8860433 It’s been a bit since I’ve browsed through Muse Technical’s Department store catalog archive, but the other night someone asked about an 80’s-era Penncrest machine on the FB – and that set me to looking at the archive again. What I’ve found is that […]
Category: Typewriter Typestyles/Fonts
The Story of Vertical Script (AKA: “Script 46 Ra”, “Oxford Script”)
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. […]
Soldering Typeface to Typebar & Use of Type Gauge S-221
The More You Know: Using typeface alignment tool and repairing or replacing typeface slugs. From: The Royal FP, MC Empress, 440 & 470 Typewriter Repair Shop Manual – 426 Pages.
New PDF downloads in the Typewriter Database File Library for Typewriter Hunters!
New PDF downloads in the Typewriter Database File Library for Typewriter Hunters! Buncha new NOMDA Blue Books and some Olympia, Underwood and SCM dealer literature. Enjoy! File area is here, after you’ve logged in with a Typewriter Hunter account:
Typewriter Typeface Font Search By Models made more obvious on TWDB
A couple people have asked me recently if I could add the ability to display typefaces by particular typewriter model, and this confused me because I thought you already could. I built the TWDB to be a Database, IE: you can query it using simple variables to filter results, and these queries are written into […]
1968 – Smith-Corona SCM Typewriter Typestyles and Keyboards
1968 – Smith-Corona SCM Typewriter Typestyles and Keyboards
Double-Strike Typewriter Bolding Tests, Part 1
Weapon of Choice: 1972 Royal Mercury – Excellent double-striker! Weapon of Choice: 1970 Royal Sprite – Excellent double-striker! Weapon of Choice: 1978 Brother Charger 11 – Bad double-striker. Weapon of Choice: 1940 Royal Aristocrat – Decent double-striker. Weapon of Choice: 1961 Swissa Junior – Decent double-striker. Weapon of Choice: 1963 Olympia SM-7 – Bad double-striker. […]
Would you like a Typewriter Repair Bible? (:
Okie doke, I’ve got three of ’em done, one more almost in the can and one out for proof copy. Here’s the three that are done, and ready for you to purchase and enjoy. The Manual Typewriter Repair Bible478 Pages, Professionally printed and coil bound to lay flat on your work table! Includes: Basic Mechanical […]
TMTRB: Update!
Hey, look what the mailman brought today! The first proofing copy, hot off the press. I estimate another two weeks or so for edits and mailing time for the final proof – then RELEASE! You’ll be able to get your own copy by mid February, I think. The TMTRB, Yes, that’s the Book for me! […]
IBM Selectric MT/SR Type Ball – an odd duck!
New Spring in Mothra’s Step, the arrival of Monster Zero, and DIY Composer Ribbons
Classified News (Composer ball CN-x-x) and a Large Elite 72
Where Have All The Typefaces Gone?
That touch of Silk…
While my original impression was that the two fractional characters when typed together (similar to the smiley face on GP “Sunshine Script” elements) made a logo that looked like the Union 76 oil company logo, the Professor remarked that it looks more like a logo that was commonly used during the USA Bicentennial celebrations of […]
My Selectric Element Collection
Well, someone asked, so here’s all of the typeballs in my little plastic font box:
27 High-res Typesamples from ProfessorC’s extensive collection of Selectric Type Elements
Fellow collector and Selectric enthusiast ProfessorC volunteered to type out samples of a number of GP and IBM type elements on his carbon-ribbon Selectrics and scan them in at high-resolution. Many of these are not shown with type samples in the GP/DSC catalogs, so now we know what these fonts look like. The versions I’m […]
GP Hendrix Gothic Selectric Type Element (red cap, 10/12 pitch)
Oh, I actually looked it up in the DSG Catalog, and that particular characterset is French Canadian.
DSG IBM Selectric Type Element Catalog – Type Styles
I would guess that DSG is what GP turned into later in it’s history, as this is an updated catalog, newer than the one I just posted. This comes from the collection of Bill Wahl at MTE. Note that I have now collected all of the Typewriter Typestyles posts into one category: Typewriter Typestyles/Fonts
GP IBM Selectric Typeball Catalog – Font Styles
I can’t remember where I got this – probably from the Golfball Typewriter Yahoo group, which is a great resource for finding out about the rich and interesting world of Selectrics. Note that my GP “Calligraphy” ball is listed in this catalog, and there’s a few others I’ll be looking for now too: Headline, Contempo, […]
The IBM Electric Typewriter Catalog (1960)
Another one from the file cabinet of Bill Wahl at Mesa Typewriter Exchange. The IBM Electric Typewriter Catalog of 1960! This one covers the various options and typefaces available on the Model C and Executive Electrics of 1960. If you’re a fan of these early IBM typebar electrics, you should be aware that Bill has […]
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: IBM Font Styles
It is perhaps fitting that I post the last of my typestyle scans on the day that Tom Furrier writes his celebration of the IBM Selectric. I myself refuse to include electric typewriters in my own corral, but if I were to own one, it would be a Selectric. Actually, it would have to be […]
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: Remington Font Styles
And now we take a look at the Remington typewriter font styles:
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: Royal Font Styles
And now we take a look at the Royal typewriter typefaces:
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: Olivetti Font Styles
And now we take a look at Olivetti typestyles:
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: Hermes Font Styles
And now, the Hermes Typewriter font faces offered to customers in 1964:
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: Smith-Corona (SCM) Font Styles
And now we take a look at the Smith-Corona (SCM) typewriter typefaces:
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: Olympia Font Styles
And now we take a look at the Olympia typewriter font styles:
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: R.C. Allen VisOmatic Font Styles
And now we take a look at the R.C. Allen typestyles:
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: Facit Font Styles
And now, the typestyle offerings of Facit in 1964:
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: Adler Typewriter Font Styles
One of the things I scanned from Bill Wahl’s 1964 National Office Machine Dealer’s Association Blue Book was the large section detailing the typestyles available to customers ordering a typewriter from a dealer. It’s surprising how many different typestyles were offered by each manufacturer, and a great many of these styles are ones I’ve never […]