Weapon of Choice: “The Blue Bomber” 1963 IBM Selectric I #4088598 Currently in the earholes:
Category: Typewriters In The Corral
My herd of fine writin’ irons.
Gator Soft Case for Medium Sized Portable Typewriters
Weapon of Choice: “Ghost Chocolate” 1957 Olympia SM3 #998587 Currently in the earholes:
Competition for Mothra: The Coxhead DSJ VariTyper?
1953 Coxhead DSJ cold typesetting machine. I’ve got the front end of the machine freed up and working, but that delicate, super-complex escapement needs some disassembly and deep cleaning. It’s froze solid as a brick! Fully stocked shuttle drawer, 16 shuttles with all needed point size linefeed gears. The DSJ will run 4 different monospaced […]
Bubbles Ahoy, or what gets typed when you’re working on a typewriter issue.
Weapon of Choice: “Bubbles” 1960 Smith Corona Galaxie #6T 292996X Weapon of Choice: 1971 Royal (Silver-Seiko) Sprite #NM 1113791 The Corona 4 and Zephyr Typewriter Repair Bible is now available! 341 Pages, Professionally printed and coil bound to lay flat on your work table. PDF Version. The Underwood 4-Bank Portables Typewriter Repair Bible is now […]
My First Olympia SM9
Weapon of Choice: “Doris Day” 1966 Olympia SM9 #3098142 Joe Van Cleave: Olympia SM3 & 9 Comparison The “Carriage Lock Discount” as found. I suppose it needed a little work cleaning that price tag & grease pencil “Needs Some Work” off of it, but it functioned perfectly then and still does. Oh hey, now final […]
What to bring to the Type-In? What Type-In? The 9th Phoenix Type-In! :D
Weapon of Choice: 1962 Triumph Perfekt #3061978 Currently in the earholes:
Finding the *right* ribbon for a machine
Weapon of Choice: 1959 Smith Corona Skyriter #3Y 210063 Weapon of Choice: “Einstein” 1956 Smith Corona Silent #5S 529594 When you have intact and still supple feet, but the bottoms are shiny and slippery, try sanding the shine off and enjoy fresh grippiness! The old glue on the typebar rest dried out, but that’s easily […]
A delightful Elite face Skyriter! :D
Weapon of Choice: 1959 Smith-Corona Skyriter #3Y210063 Actually, there is something(s) I need to do to this Skyriter, first, prepare for a BESTICKERING! (been savin’ up stickers for just this occasion) And clean that typeface out! Squirt, squirt, scrubby, scrubby… Mmmm, much better! Now we’re talkin”! :D Currently in the earholes:
Mail Call (finally!)
Weapon of Choice: “Little Jake” 1933 Monarch (Remington) Remie Scout Model #S73610 Currently in the earholes:
La Corona
Weapon of Choice: “Indy” 1959 Tower Chieftain III #3YT167056
ARTCIPHER NUMBER FOUR
Weapon of Choice: “Dr. Lizardo” 1973 IBM Selectric II #26 1220365 Beguiled by the beauty of the Calligraphy typeball, I neglected to switch into encryption mode for Number 4. Hopefully it will slip under the radar of Indifference, else the secret will be out… And let’s throw a little noise in there, to trick the […]
Easy Random Access Memory
Weapon of Choice: “Easy” 1964 Hermes 3000 #3246817
Mystery Service Manuals On The Way & Some Royal Delights
Weapon of Choice: 1941 Royal Companion #CD-226351 Whoops, the Margin Release linkage came out of the hole in the Center Stop paddle. Easy fix, though – turn the machine over, pull the paddle forward and re-insert the linkage. Royal’s ad in the 1940 National Typewriter and Office Machine Dealers Association “Souvenir Program”. The NT&OMDA dropped […]
Some Reasons Why I Have 50 Typewriters
Weapon of Choice: 1957 Tower Commander #5AT635929 Had to move the year’s Correspondence out of a binder and into a file drawer. This might last another few of months. Weapon of Choice: “Eugene” 1970 Webster XL-747 #L0944386 Boomer wants to rub on letters too!
Fun With Rub-On Letters & Mothra in The EDCN!
Weapon of Choice: “Mothra” 1972 IBM Selectric Composer #5016537 Typefaces of Choice: IBM Composer T-8-M Theme 8-Point Medium, Chart Pak Deca-Dry 24-Point Franklin Gothic Condensed, 3M 42-Point Mercator Bold.
The Best Security of All
Weapon of Choice: “Dr. Lizardo” 1973 IBM Selectric II #26 1220365
Times I Just Want CANDY and Times That I Want SOUL
Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 4” 1968 Montgomery Ward Signature 440T #C8899610 I chopped down a dozen more sheets from the ream of Wausau 70# Matte Coated Text paper I had saved back from the 90’s for the EDCN, and got curious as to whether I’d be able to find another ream when this one gets […]
Fifty Posts a Month Soon? :D
Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 2” 1968 Montgomery Ward Signature 440T #B8860433 Obligatory Desk Cat Boomer basks in the warmth of my old vertical monitor.
Stampin’ With Headstamps!
Weapon of Choice: “Tex” 1957 Underwood De Luxe #AG2859328
Thermal Typewriting Options for EDCN
Weapon of Choice: 1986 Canon Typestar 4 #Q12013213
Naki World G-PAK Carrying Case for Groma Kolibri Typewriter
Weapon of Choice: 1962 Groma Kolibri N #N43143
Parker Jotter refill OHTO PG-105NP Needlepoint Gel vs Sakura Pigma Micron in EDCN
Weapon of Choice: 1971 Royal (Silver-Seiko) Sprite #NM 1113791 Fisher Space Pen refill cartridge (.7mm with G2 Converter) vs OHTO PG-105NP Needlepoint Gell (.5mm) Typewriter Club Live 2023-01-15 Yeah, the Schmidt DSM 2006 doesn’t fit in either the plastic barrel Jotter or the full Stainless one, spring in or out. I’ve seen video reviews of […]
Correspondence: Episode 9 now available to Qualified Correspondents!
Weapon of Choice: “Jubal Harshaw” 1956 Olympia SM3 #785328 What’s a Correspondent?
Merry Christmas to you, and a Happy New Year!
Leoben likes the cut of Jubal’s Jib! Weapon of Choice: “Jubal Harshaw” 1956 Olympia SM3 #785328
Third Score of the 2022 Typewriter Hunting Season: 1956 Olympia SM3 (the perks of paying attention in TCL chat)
Weapon of Choice: “Jubal Harshaw” 1956 Olympia SM3 #785328 1956 Olympia SM3 #785328 (Hunter Teresa C’s collection) So the Typewriter Gods decided that a gifted Hot Rod Typewriter in swirly purple & silver wasn’t an amazing enough way to end out the 2022 Typewriter Hunting Season. I know, that’s pure crazy talk, but here’s the […]
Second Score of the 2022 Typewriter Hunting Season: 1960 Royal Diana (Hot Rod Typewriter customized)
Weapon of Choice: “Wonka” 1960 Royal Diana #DTP 117054 I have been a very good boy this year, and haven’t purchased a single typewriter – in keeping with my desire to slim the herd down to 50 or less. I’ve even set aside two of my collection to give away to other collectors that I […]
ALL HAIL THE SECRET SOCIETY OF MIXTAPERS!!!
I set aside a bit of a rainy Saturday to savor the “Guth’s Time in Texas” mixtape and write a Correspondence Episode reply to the sender. Weapon of Choice: “Richard The Deep Breather” 1925 Corona 4 #H506286 Guth said something about being rusty at mixtapin’, but it doesn’t show here in “Guth’s Time in Texas […]
Montgomery Ward Typewriters 1941-1985, Signatures, Forwards and Escorts and why certain rare Royal Typefaces can be found on Brother Typewriters!
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 […]
Workin’ on the Lettera 22…
Weapon of Choice: “Tony” 1960 Olivetti Lettera 22 #749402 Gerren’s Lettera 22 Video: UPDATE: Currently Gerren is re-editing his video to fix some technical issues – I’ll re-link to the new one when he’s finished. In the meantime, here’s some pics of that escapement adjustment: What you will be doing is loosening the locknut that […]
New Custom Rubber Stamps are IN! :D
Weapon of Choice: “Easy” 1964 Hermes 3000 #3246817 The green Bell Trimline? That’s going to S.K. to complete her Hermes 3000 Office. (:
29 Rubber Stamps for Fifteen Bucks! :D
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!
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 […]