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Friday, November 30, 2012

Archaeology of the Type Writer





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-- UDQT no. 3 --


The treasure trove of documents that came with UDQT no. 3


The back of the unpacking instructions reveals the first typing done with UDQT no. 3


Inspector's IBM punch card


9 comments :

  1. An impressive haul of paraphernalia! I have never run across a dated page of first typing by a new owner like that.

    One of these brown beauties just came up on our local craigslist, and since I already have one, I am trying to tempt a colleague who also has a typewriter weakness into snagging it.

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  2. PS: Comments on your site are very hard to read -- they show up against a background of Oliver sales text. Maybe you can fiddle with this and improve legibility.

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    1. O.K., will do. I try to have the oliver ad as a background, imitating, of course, your own site!

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    2. Your background is excellent, but some intervening white color between comments and background would be nice. This is present on the replies but not with the comments.

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  3. "differently platen-knobbed" - excellent, excellent. beautiful machine, too.

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  4. Congratulations on your wonderful find. I've had one of these on my wish list for many months, but I have sworn off buying any more machines until 2013.

    I really like the Underwood typeface. It is great to get some of the first typing done with the machine and all of the other things are great to have too.

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    1. At some point I'll Tlog with UDQT no. 2 and you'll be able to see what the cursive script looks like. You'll appreciate the current type face even more!

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  5. Very nice, and I also thoroughly enjoy finding a trove of ephemera in the case.

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