Typewriters
- Are articles allowed?www.abc.net.au Why the typewriter was a feminist liberation machine
The typewriter was born from a need to speed up bookkeeping, but its invention triggered a series of unexpected events.
Just came across this article from 2017, thought this community might appreciate it.
- IBM Model D Executive
I purchased this last week in Wellington, Colorado. The Model D Executive has an unusual feature for a typewriter: a proportionally-spaced font.
This typewriter still needs a lot of work, I plan to have it professionally serviced soon.
I look forward to using it for writing letters.
The typewriter is HEAVY. When you hit the carriage return and the platen snaps back, it shakes the whole desk.
- 1960s Olympia DeLuxe ultra-portablepixelfed.social nantucketebooks shared a post
This is an Olympia DeLuxe ultra-portable mechanical typewriter. Ultra-portables are shorter than portable typewriters, I think the idea was that they could fit under an airplane seat. This one uses a cursive typeface, quite unique for the time. Also, the keyboard has a dedicated '1' key. Many typewr...
This Olympia has a cursive font, which would make it well-suited for writing letters.
- IBM Correcting Selectric IIpixelfed.social nantucketebooks shared a post
I found this IBM Selectric typewriter at a thrift store the other day. Blew the dust out with a leaf blower and some compressed air, cleaned the case, the keys, and wiped down the inside as best I could. It seems to be working well. Not a bad find for $15 USD.
- Test to see if I can post…
Sorry if this is off topic — I’m a legit typewriter fellow… repair drawbands left and right…
But still figuring out Lemmy.
