“Ozzy Osbourne, born 1948. Died, whenever. He bit the head off a bat.”
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Although Mr. Osbourne styled himself as a menacing banshee, offstage he was a genial homebody. Devoted fans had known this at least since 1988, when the Penelope Spheeris documentary “The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years” featured a gregarious Mr. Osbourne making scrambled eggs while wearing a leopard-print kimono.
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the group embraced the logic that people paid to be scared at horror movies, and the young musicians renamed themselves Black Sabbath, inspired by a Boris Karloff film with that title.
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Whittle, Alasdair. Review of Memory, Myth and Long-Term Landscape Inhabitation, edited by Adrian M. Chadwick and Catriona D. Gibson. Archaeological Journal 172, no. 2 (July 3, 2015): 493–94. https://doi.org/10.1080/00665983.2015.1040685.
Mediocre viewpoint of the overall research, in part because claims are not logically proven.
I'll note that the reviewer is approaching things from a Western perspective and not that of an indigenous person whose culture relies heavily upon or(primary) orality.
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there is a noticeable trail in the text (p. 6) of ‘could have’ and ‘might have’,rather disconcertingly followed by ‘were thus’.
watch out for these logical trails in the text
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How to use a typewriter or whatever. by [[Lucas Dul]]
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Populaire Official US Release Trailer #1 (2013) - Bérénice Bejo Movie HD
The typing technique in this movie is DREADFUL! It's obviously more about the relationships.
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How to remove stuck-on felt?
Generally I've dusted the worst off into the trash and then used a mild soap and soft bristle brush to clean the remainder. You won't get 100%, but it's not visible and doesn't affect performance, so I don't worry about remaining residue. You could try light solvents that won't affect the paint too much or attempt some light sanding. Another alternate is to replace the old foam with new felt and you won't see anything.
I just pulled out my '57 FP that has foam with a black, molasses-like adhesive to hold it on. Goo Gone works incredibly well at removing that adhesive and any residual foam without damaging the paint. I put a small patch of Goo Gone soaked paper towel on top of the adhesive smudge to let it soak for a few minutes and then was able to relatively easily remove all of the adhesive without any issues. A pass or two removed it pretty quickly.
My later '61 FP has the somewhat more standard industrial felt which was in reasonable condition, so I've left it on and not tested that.
Honestly, unless it's really thick or cumbersome and you're replacing it with felt, simply gluing over the original is probably your bet course of action.
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Welcome to Wrexham star Arthur Massey dies aged 100 by [[James McCarthy]]
Reading about Arthur's passing right after watching his 100th Birthday celebration. A touching episode, but gutted to hear of his passing.
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Thanks, Chris! I gotta say some of your articles and the resources you compiled deserve a LOT of credit here.
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for assistance in restoring an Olympia SM4
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Bankers Box, Liberty® Check and Form Boxes, String & Button, 4.25in x 6in with closeable lid
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Vintage Typewriter Office by [[Przemo Bania]]
content farm intro to typewriters for decor and use in an office... very meh.
Read it because it linked to my website
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Let Yourself Be Partial by [[Chris Osmond]]
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Before I started working on a computer, writing a piece would be like making something up every day, taking the material and never quite knowing where you were going to go next with the material. With a computer it was less like painting and more like sculpture, where you start with a block of something and then start shaping it. . . . You get one paragraph partly right, and then you’ll go back and work on the other part. It’s a different thing.
https://www.millersbookreview.com/p/writerly-life-joan-didion
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Typewriters Still Find a Few Key Customers by [[Laura Kusisto]]
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Swintec thrived on this type of government business, but sales were declining by the late 1990s. Then the company stumbled on an idea: a clear typewriter for prisons. The company's owner, Dominic Vespia, says they were inspired by other transparent products designed to prevent smuggling of contraband, from televisions to toothpaste tubes.
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Though Swintec is profitable, it has slimmed down to about 10 employees from about 85 employees, Mr. Michael says. He says the company sold "thousands and thousands" of typewriters at the peak but declined to be specific. Swintec still sells about 3,000 to 5,000 typewriters a year, to customers including universities, senior centers and state and federal prisons.
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Brother International Corp., a Japan-based company with U.S. headquarters in Bridgewater, N.J., still sells typewriters, although unlike Swintec its business is diverse, including everything from printers to sewing machines.
Brother was still manufacturing typewriters in 2013.
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Swintec is one of the last surviving typewriter companies in the U.S., although these days its machines are made in Japan and Indonesia.
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Swintec started out in 1978 selling electronic calculators. By the mid-1980s, its typewriter sales were growing fast, even as the personal computer was cutting into sales at typewriter giants.
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And Swintec executives found a way to save their business a decade ago with a new client: prisons.
Swintec began their typewriters in prison business around 2003.
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California is finally adopting phonics, fulfilling a grandmother's dream - Opinion by [[Dan Walters]]
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The whole language approach assumes that reading is a naturally learned skill, much like speaking, and that exposing children to reading material will allow it to emerge.
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Phonics stresses fundamental instruction in the letters and letter combinations that make up sounds, thus allowing children to “sound out” words and later whole sentences and passages.
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Cognitive Bias Reference List by [[Greg McVerry]]
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Keeping Notebooks Could Change Your Life by [[John Dickerson]]
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How To Make "Typeys" by Underwood
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Mister Rogers arrives with a card showing the word "typewriter" on one side and a picture of a typewriter on the other. In the kitchen, he has a real typewriter set up which he demonstrates for viewers. Mister Rogers talks about mothers and fathers who use typewriters before he sings I'd like to Be Just Like Mom and Dad. As he sings, a short film is shown about mothers and fathers.
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https://www.acmetypemachines.com/restoration-process<br /> archive copy
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you can adjust the strike of individual typebars by either filing or peening the ring-stop tab, file to hit harder & peen to lighten it. for your situation, you will want to file the ring-stop down a bit; make sure to tilt the machine up(or on its side) so the debris created doesn’t fall down into the pivot segment, then blow the area out with compressed air. if you go to Hobby Lobby or an RC model shop, you should be able to get a cheap set of needle files which will do the job; follow up with 600-800 grit sandpaper to remove burrs
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roller pliers are for adjusting the height of individual letters(increasing the arc to lower & decreasing arc to raise, which in extreme case can then require adjustment of the slug to put it ‘square’ again relative to the platen) adjusting the strike for most models is done by either filing or peening the ring-stop tab near the base of the typebar(as is the case for OP’s smith corona)
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Small differences in typewriter cases for the Olympia SM3: - Older versions (circa 1954) were simply painted inside and didn't have the flocking - Older versions also had Bakelite handles rather than the flexible plastic strap - Older versions also didn't have the plastic curved feet molded into the (typewriter half of the) bottom of the case.
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“Multiple exclamation marks,' he went on, shaking his head, 'are a sure sign of a diseased mind.” ― Terry Pratchett, Eric
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Opinion: This Is Who’s Really Driving the Decline in Interest in Liberal Arts Education by [[Jennifer Frey]] 2025-07-17 in New York Times
Frey argues that it's college administrators who are killing off the idea of a liberal arts education. In her experience, students are thrilled to be in these programs and participate in them.
Me: Some of the pressure, also indicated here, is from toxic capitalism which is pressuring students to be only career-focused in their educational journeys. This pressure leaves much less space for the humanities.
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Where is the balance between trade schools and universities? Many colleges converting to trade school models are still having trouble maintaining their budgets.
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It’s telling that the first recorded useof the word ‘commonplacer’ in the Oxford English Dictionary isDonne’s.
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Some interesting history of notebooks in America.
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Watching this three days after it aired and reading headlines like ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Is Being Canceled by CBS, it would seem obvious why they're not continuing...
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Paramount’s Trump Settlement: A Big Fat Bribe - Jeffrey Epstein Never Dies - FIFA Trophy Row
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How to Stop A Bully So He Regrets It | Russian Mafia Advice
A clever video fronting for for a book advertisement.
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We R Memory Maker Typecast Typewriter Review! (Royal Classic, Royal Epoch) by [[Transcendental Airwaves]]
He's got a mention of where to adjust the on-feet/motion adjustment screws are on the carriage at the 6:20 timestamp.
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in olden timey days, they taught more or less like this: hyphenate between syllables, in general, more than half the word should be on the first line. If the bell has gone off, then generally don’t start a long word. After the bell, there is room for 7, or 6 plus a hyphen. If your word is longer than that, save it for the next line. Use the margin release sparingly. For example, you might need a comma after the last word. ,
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Rules for end-of-line hyphens? by u/Heavyduty35
Back in the heyday of typewriters in the office books like Dougherty's Instant Spelling Dictionary were kept on the desks of most typists and secretaries for looking up words for hyphenating. Standard dictionaries also provide this functionality, but obviously tend to be 10x the length and size and take longer to look up words, so for doing this at greater speed, these spelling books were common tools in the office.
See: https://archive.org/details/texts?tab=collection&query=instant+spelling+dictionary
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How can you tell when someone has real potential in pure mathematics?
question by u/OkGreen7335 at https://reddit.com/r/math/comments/1m0qe7f/how_can_you_tell_when_someone_has_real_potential/
The same way the music teacher in Liverpool who had half of The Beatles in his elementary school music class knew they had music potential—you can't possibly.
Potential is by definition the unknown part. The rest of it is interest, desire, enthusiasm, and time working at the thing itself over long periods which slowly unleashes that potential. You don't know until you try, so quit worrying about it and enjoy the area, even if it's just as a hobby you do on the side. There are garage bands that hustle on the side, why can't you be a garage mathematician?!?
Most of the smart, talented university professors in mathematics are there because they had the passion and (often had the luxury to) spend the time. Nurture your own passions and those of your students and encourage them to spend the time.
How many parents unabashedly encourage their kids to become international superstar musicians? I'll bet The Beatles' parents didn't. I'll also bet that number is close to the numbers of parents who encourage their kids to do the same thing in math.
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Paymaster Corp., est. 1917 by [[Made-in-Chicago Museum]]
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Modern bandits known as “penmen,” “scratchers,” or “check raisers” had figured out that America’s rapid move away from old-fashioned cash transactions had created a whole new method of weapons-free criminality. By fudging the numbers on a check with some skillful penmanship, a scratcher could rob a business of thousands of dollars in broad daylight, literally smiling all the way to the bank. Better still, if he got caught, the docile nature of the robbery often led to appealingly light sentences.
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Traditional mineral spirits are illegal in some states in the US including California. As an alternative odorless mineral spirits are low VOC, safer, and a solid alternative. Typewriter shops like Typewriter Justice in Keller, TX recommend it. Some who have access to cheaper mineral spirits still prefer the odorless version for the reduced residual smell.
Nashville Typewriter, another shop, recommends camping fuel (aka white gas) which is mostly naphtha. Zippo lighter fluid is primarily naphtha, but is much more expensive. In Germany, it goes under the names of Testbenzin or Reinigungsbenzin.
Jennifer Colombo, a repair person of Colombo Collection suggests linseed oil to clean and protect metal surfaces and create a barrier against rust and oxidation.
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The Molle! Disassembling, Cleaning, and Aligning a Rare 106 Year Old Molle No. 3 Typewriter by [[Dynamically Typed]]
Rust removal and polishing of some of the brights on a Molle typewriter.
Molle only lasted for a few years as a brand in the early 1900s, but as a typewriter repairman, he was interested in easy access for repair for the mechanic in the overall typewriter design.
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Epstein List: Full list of names revealed in unsealed court records by [[Alex Ross]], [[Io Dodds]], [[James Liddell]] on 2025-04-27
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poem Children Learn What They Live by Dorothy Nolte. There are variations of it, but the first line is essentially: If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
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Spurned U.S. Attorney Clings to Job by Being Appointed His Own Assistant by [[Santul Nerkar]], [[Jonah E. Bromwich]]
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San Diego, California.
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GK Mandigo
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Fulgentin is a Swedish polishing agent which can be used to polish up a typewriter.
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So I’m sitting here drinking my tea about to get dressed and go pick up my latest typewriter; already got the heads up she’s arrived. Savouring the moment a little. I paid five dollars for her, no one else bid. And she does loOk kind of rough; rust spots everywhere, perhaps a dent in the top cover, dirty and grimy and probably smells like an old basement. But you know; I felt a little sorry for her. Although not top of the line she is a reputable model, as far as british typewriters go anyway. And I was sort of impressed by her slightly more extravagant sister. Wondering how bad can it really be? Some elbow grease, isopropyl, and Fulgentin will sort her out, surely? Worrying about did she survive the journey, did they pack her properly, or will she turn out to be a mangled pile of rusty parts when I open the box? So many questions. And I am wondering is this maybe the best part? But no - the best part is opening the case for the first time and seeing her in the flesh; or steel, I suppose, for the first time. That is the a moment I cherish. Better get going. See you in a bit, little darling! <3
https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1m18qlk/anticipation/
A lovely little piece on the anticipation of a new typewriter by collector u/IrmaBecx.
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Digging by [[Seamus Heaney]]<br /> via Poetry Foundation
Dinah Lenny mentioned this poem at LAAC Writer's Club 2024-04-18
Seamus Heaney mentions how his father and grandfather worked the land to dig and grow potatoes, yet he chooses to do his "digging" with his pen.
See also and cross-date his other poem about digging potatoes: https://nationalfamineway.ie/seamus-heaneys-at-a-potato-digging/ "At a Potato Digging"
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jbird8550 0 points1 point2 points an hour ago (0 children)also, Idk where you are, I am quoting Southern California prices
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“Life is only a bedtime story before a long, long sleep.”
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“Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.”
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“Funny how we take it for granted that we know all there is to know about another person, just because we see them frequently or because of some strong emotional tie.” (Psycho)
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“I urge you with all sincerity to get to work, write a book, write two—three—four books, just as a matter of course. Don’t worry about ‘wasting’ an idea or ‘spoiling’ a plot by going too fast. If you are capable of turning out a masterpiece, you’ll get other and even better ideas in the future. Right now your job is to write, and to write books so that by so doing you’ll gain the experience to write still better books later on.” (Bloch in an August 27, 1947 letter to Ray Bradbury)
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“Comedy and horror are opposite sides of the same coin.”
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“Evil exists everywhere. Sometimes I think our limited senses are designed to protect us from awareness of its presence. We trust them to provide us with knowledge but it may be that they block out realization of horrors we cannot bear.” (Night of the Ripper)
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“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.”
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Good Enough Is Very Fine: Royal KMG Tabulator Issue by [[maryech]]
Carriage on a Royal KMG was grinding, so Mary disconnected the spring on the brake gear for the tabulator rack to fix the issue.
The brake gear on Royals isn't meant to be engaged during normal typing operation.
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China's Clean Energy Boom Could Win the Race to Power the Future by [[David Gelles]], [[Somini Sengupta]], [[Keith Bradsher]], [[Brad Plumer]], [[Harry Stevens]]
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If all the digital power that it takes to type up a book could be gathered into one blow, it would probably knock a hole through the Empire State Building
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It is Patricia Highsmith, she said it in her diaries/notebooks cahiers, she had been keeping them all her life since 17 years olds://myoldtypewriter.com/2025/06/16/good-enough-is-very-fine-royal-kmg-tabulator-issue/
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Meet the Man Keeping Antique Clocks Ticking | Before it’s Gone Episode 6
Generally two types of clocks:<br /> - spring wound<br /> - weight based
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Learning Typewriter Maintenance and Repair by [[Chris Aldrich]]
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Other than the traditional fabric-like dust covers, you might consider doing a thicker plastic/acrylic cover, particularly if you've got several machines and are using them for display purposes. I live in Los Angeles and there are half a dozen places that do this sort of custom work all the time for very reasonable rates. Searching for "plastic fabricator memoriabilia case" along with variations of plastics (acrylic, lucite, plexiglass) should get you what you want locally. (Here's a few examples I've used in Los Angeles before to give you an idea: https://solterplastics.com/, https://www.plasticfactoryinc.com/, https://www.customacrylicproducts.com/, https://plexidisplays.com/). Search for something similar in your area for easier communication and pick up/shipping.
If you search around for companies that make plastic displays, particularly for memorabilia (baseball bats, baseball cards, etc.), you can have them design and make a custom sized clear plastic box/enclosure that will keep the dust and dirt out, but still allow you to see the machine inside.
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How to display Typewriters properly?
You can certainly keep them out on shelves and rely on occasional dusting.
If they're in a dustier-than-typical room or you have compounding factors, like the presence of cats or dogs (like my German Shedder, I meant German Shepherd), and don't want to go the route of traditional fabric-like dust covers, you might consider doing a thicker plastic/acrylic cover which will give you a clear plastic layer of protection, but still show off your machines.
I live in Los Angeles and there are half a dozen places that do this sort of custom plastic work all the time for very reasonable rates. Searching for "plastic fabricator memorabilia case" along with variations of plastics (acrylic, lucite, plexiglass) should get you what you want locally. (Here's a few examples I've used in Los Angeles before to give you an idea: https://solterplastics.com/, https://www.plasticfactoryinc.com/, https://www.customacrylicproducts.com/, https://plexidisplays.com/). Search for something similar in your area for easier communication and cheaper pick up/shipping.
If you search around for companies that make plastic displays, particularly for memorabilia (baseball bats, baseball cards, etc.), you can have them design and make a custom sized clear plastic box/enclosure that will keep the dust and dirt out, but still allow you to see the machine inside. If done well it may actually make them appear more precious because you've taken the additional precaution.
Enclosed glass shelving is also a potential solution as well, but requires a larger investment and also requires more work to rotate machines out for regular use.
Most of my machines get daily use, so I'm not really using them for display or presentation purposes (except for one machine which sits on our library card catalog, but even then, it is frequently used as a standing desk, for occasional poetry by everyone in the family, or for guests who want to try their hand). I go through lots of index cards, so I'll usually temporarily protect against dust, dirt, and fur by slipping an index card on top of the hood or slightly into it to protect the segment.
But at the end of the day, as long as you haven't used WD-40 or some other lubricant on your segment and typebars (and what typewriter monster would do such barbaric things?), you should easily be able to go long periods between dustings and still have a highly functional machine. After all, who hasn't bought a machine full of dirt, dust, White Out, and eraser shavings/crumbs that still works like a dream?
It may bear brief mention for those who display their machines and forget, that you might also disengage the paper lock/paper release lever which will release the tension on your rubber rollers against the platen so that they don't go "flat" or become misshapen when not in use for long periods.
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The IKEA KALLAX and their FABRIKÖR make pretty nice typewriter display cabinets.
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reply to u/MarkC64 at https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lyq6o8/smith_premier_model_50_60_help_needed_plz/ on typewriter manuals
While it's nice to have the exact manual for your typewriter or even something close enough, there isn't a huge amount of variability in typewriter functionality by the time your machine was built, so pick almost any manual you like and you're probably good to go: https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-manuals.html
Because of the disparity in general knowledge as typewriters became more ubiquitous in society, manuals from the 1930s are going to have lots more detail in them than the manuals from the 1960s.
If you need more help on general usage and functionality try some of the films at: https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/06/typewriter-use-and-maintenance-for-beginning-to-intermediate-typists/
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Near the beginning of the new Superman movie, there's a scene in Lois Lane's apartment with a typewriter in a number of shots behind her. Couldn't make out the model or make in the theatre, anyone else?
https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lyed0l/lois_lanes_typewriter/
Lois Lane in Superman (2025) has a typewriter in her apartment.
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James Grooms use a brass wheel brush on his Dremel tool for cleaning his typeslugs.
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How to Use THE TYPEWRITER DATABASE by [[Joe Van Cleave]]
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the mark says AR for Albert Rodrian, one half of RaRo. If you ever see an R inside an octagon thats the mark for the other half, Alfred Ransmayer.
via Koponewt (aka Otto Koponen) https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kg83kz/olympia_typeface/
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Not exactly, no. Ro85 and Ro87 (Pica and Elite Cubic) are very close to OP's type sample but the W's have sloped sides and the numerals are different. It's not a copy of Sentorial either, the most apparent differences are the Capital Q and K. I could not find Ro83 in any of my catalogs either, it's a bit weird. I've seen RaRo slugs on Olympias before, it's possible this was something they only did for them. Ro87 Elite-Cubic: https://i.imgur.com/3seKddd.jpeg Olympia Senatorial: https://i.imgur.com/yuTlzQh.jpeg
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Reply to u/Charlea1776 at https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lx86q0/1950_smith_corona_sterling/ on how to mount a typewriter to a typing desk:
If you're a room or two away, the noise may not be too bad for sleeping children. Typing on a felted wool mat may also be helpful.
The specially made typing desks made of wood, often had holes drilled into them that allowed one to insert bolts from below that threaded into custom holes in the frame of the typewriter. Generally these only worked with standard machines which were manufactured to be used this way and it's reasonably obvious where the two holes were (usually about midway up the bottom of the frame). When not in use, the top of the desk flips over and hides the typewriter upside down near where one's legs would be positioned. When flipped in typing position, the top of the desk on which the typewriter sits is often lower (25-26" off the floor) than the rest of the desk top (28-29" off the floor).
I would suspect that your 1950 Sterling, being a portable machine, does not have the requisite mounting holes in the typewriter's chassis for allowing this to happen. Being a portable, these were designed to be put in the case and stowed into a closet or credenza when not in use.
If you have a later mid-century 20 gauge steel tanker desk, some of those were made with a cabinet section which had a springloaded metal platform which allowed the typewriter to swing up and out of the desk and into position. If this is the type you have, your typewriter might work with this sort of configuration, but these typically didn't have or require mounting hardware like the wooden versions.
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Not clean enough. There is only one solution, you take the body panels off and clean it. The keys here need cleaned with a 50/50 mix Simple Green and water. The comb area gets cleaned and blown out with mineral spirits. The basket gets cleaned, carefully, with lacquer thinner. If the insulation is really bad, you take it out and glue in new. I like EVA foam. But I will wash the insulation with SG and water and rinse it in the sink and then let dry and retest if it is in good condition otherwise. Case insides can tolerate some water if you don't like soak it. I use a pet spray, scrub it fast, rinse and get it dried off fast Then out in the sun or a fan blowing on it. Once it is dry, if it still smells, I take a few paper towels, spray Glade air freshener in them, set it in a tin foil pan and into the case. Then out in the sun closed up. That will kill most anything.
u/jbhusker's cleaning out a typewriter
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De-smelling a typewriter:<br /> - sunshine<br /> - airing it out<br /> - baking soda scrub<br /> - toothpaste on the shell, esp. with baking soda<br /> - ozone<br /> - replace felt/foam<br /> - clean case<br /> - car fresheners<br /> - vodka spray and then put in freezer?!?
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it probably needs new feet too. I snagged a rubber urethane jeweler's pad off Amazon for $9 and it's enough for 4+ machines. Better than the $35 I saw online. The feet are just 1x1x1/2 in blocks. I cut them a hair big with a utility knife and many passes and sanded them to fit. Kinda messy.
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Sottsass, Ettore, and Perry King. Valentine Portable Typewriter. 1968. Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) plastic, synthetic chloroprene rubber, metal, 2017.169a- typewriter: 3 7/8 × 12 3/4 × 13 1/2 in., 9.3 lb. (9.8 × 32.4 × 34.3 cm, 4.2 kg)2017.169b- cover: 4 3/8 × 13 1/2 × 13 7/8 in., 2.4 lb. (11.1 × 34.3 × 35.2 cm, 1.1 kg). https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/739409.
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Sottsass transcended the sameness of typewriter design to give it an endearing personality. He tuned into Pop art, citing the orange nipples and pink breasts in Tom Wesselman’s nudes as inspiration for the orange scroll caps.
Photo still from A Clockwork Orange (1971) combining a Valentine and a Wesselman
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The Valentine never reached mass audiences, despite the iconic advertising campaign he conceived.
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TOM SACHS: But seriously, with Wesselmann you’ve got this perfect pop-abstract representation of the female figure. You’ve got near perfect primary colors, almost like Matisse; there’s something really cartoon about Wesselmann. He also turned up, in a way, in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange (1971), which people are rediscovering now on DVD. There’s a lot of art in that movie—even a Wesselmann-type painting. I think that movie represents pop art better than anything.
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The Montpi typewriter in 1968 presaged the Olivetti Valentine.
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Which translation of “Les Misérables” do you recommend? by [[Marva Barnett]]
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Very sad to report that Jerry Wallace, my typewriter maintenance and repairman passed away last year. This news is new to me since I lost contact with him when he retired and moved to Northern California. What a loss to the typewriter community. I used to take my typewriters to Jerry to fix and polish up at his Salinas home repair shop.
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ACCO Brands Corporation’s roots stretch back to the founding of Wilson Jones in 1893, the American Clip Company (ACCO) in 1903 and the Swingline Company in 1925.
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Wilson Jones Co. was acquired by Swingline in 1959.
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In 1937, when the U.S. Securities Commission released a list of corporation salaries to the public, Kulp was the highest individual earner on the entire list. Admittedly, his reported salary of $65,090 doesn’t sound all that impressive, and even after inflation, it’s only a little over $1 million. But that’s probably more of a statement on just how out of whack executive payouts have become in the ensuing decades.
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Finally, in 1904, the more recognizable modern concept for the three-ring binder was patented in the United States . . . by the Irving-Pitt Manufacturing Company of Kansas City.
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Ralph Wilson (b. 1870 in Paolo, KS) was something of a notorious showman, prone to exaggeration and theatricality during his two decades as company president. These were traits he’d picked up in his youth, when he spent several years touring with the Ringling Brothers caravan show, serving as the big top’s “advance man,” or glorified publicist. The weird leap from the three-ring circus to three-ring binders, apparently, was merely a logical next step.
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That's an important question with several answers. Give it to someone as a gift. Give it to someone as a punishment. Store it in a safe place. Send it to a type pal. Give it to recycling. Rub yourself down with (mud? molasses? butter? beer? blood? snow?) and burn it in a bonfire. Throw it in the sea. Throw it in a volcano. Throw it in a hallway. Throw it in a drawer. Take a picture of it and submit it on one typed page. Type over it in another colour. Type over it in the same colour. Eat it. (The last should only be considered for very little amounts. Please use common sense.)
reply from u/andrebartels1977 to u/Electrical_Raise_345's question: "Hey what should I do with my type writing." at https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lru709/hey_what_should_i_do_with_my_type_writing/
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consumerist spirit in higher education (45:00)
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radical education as "going to the root"
in short, "let us entertain you" as consumerist education
"The job o education is never finished."
The hidden point of a University of Chicago education: Be an artist, be a scientist, be a statesman, be a teacher of artists, scientists, or statesmen.
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Do I imagine it. Or he did one day actually say in response 00:37:59 to an answer. That's so far off. It isn't even wrong
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Everyone at the University of Chicago during my time there was no neurotic, dysfunctional, weird. It was paradise!
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I get my education writing about things that until I actually do write about them I don't know that much about. I read. up I think through. I write out.
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Hayek had the Republican party down in 1944.
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"The Hermes 3000 Mk2 I picked up last Saturday had a purple Polish pencil (still sharp), a marble, a drawing pin, and a well-mouldy green Smartie."
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making my own RAINBOW TYPEWRITER RIBBON by [[Just My Typewriter]]
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I'm totally prejudiced as I work at a local typewriter repair shop in Bremerton, Washington. We also have a space where we sell them. In general if the local shop has a bunch of machines that you can put on a table to try out, that is good. If they don't want you futzing with the typewriters, I'm not sure the value. Do they have a warranty? If not, then stick to the internet and local antique shops and buy as low as you can. At least that way when you need repair you have a cost buffer.
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Hindsight - I wish I could have just gone to a typewriter shop and bought just two or three machines (desktop standard, portable, and ultraportable).
via u/brianlpowers who spent a lot of time buying and repairing/restoring typewriters. https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1awrqb3/whats_the_consensus_on_typewriter_stores/
I'm a bit curious about just how much "profit" he's made on them? What would his hourly wage be?
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We recommend people come to our shop and type. We charge $5 an hour or you can look into our rental programs. We have a lot of people come in just to hang out and type. No plans on actually owning one, and that's fine with us. Come in, play, leave without the 10-30 pounds of metal with you lol. We also sell and service machine. Prices vary some. But all our machine have a 60 day guarantee from date of purchase. We do ship machines as well if you find something on our website that you like. Assuming you aren't near the Dayton Ohio area.
u/Dangerous-Ratio6448 is a typewriter repair person at TB Writers Plus
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Trying an ULTRASONIC cleaner...? (EPIC FAIL) by [[Just My Typewriter]]
Sarah uses a very small and inexpensive ultrasonic cleaner for some small typewriter parts. Probably not the way to go. A bigger cleaner and better detergent is probably the way to go.
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We use three ultrasonic cleaners in the shop. The two smaller ones we bought on eBay. One is small for screws, springs and such. The slightly larger one is for small to medium size machines, carriages and other long stuff. The large cleaner is a commercial item used mostly for Selectrics.
Bremerton Typewriter uses three different ultrasonic cleaners in their shop.
via u/palump at https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1ad9hge/ultrasonic_cleaner_for_mid_size_portable/kk0npc2/
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Richard Polt's experience in cleaning a Royal Portable with an ultrasonic cleaning tank with Simple Green in a 1:20 ratio.
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Paul Lundy has a 12 week apprenticeship program for typewriter repair at Bremerton Typewriter.
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Yep, some times hard to tell from the listings. Look for the inside dimensions of the unit. We have a three gallon (screws and small bits), 13 gallon (carriages and dunking half a typewriter) and a gargantuan gallon for Selectric machines.
via u/palump at Bremerton Typewriter https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1jzels9/ultrasonic_cleaner_for_parts/
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We switched to Ultra 3 detergent after using Dawn detergent for years. A quantum leap in effectiveness. When we got the new Ultra 2100 cabinet ultrasonic unit it came with a gallon of detergent. We used it ONE TIME and the parts came out so much cleaner, almost brand new. The detergent is expensive, yet we've never gone back.
via u/palump at Bremerton Typewriter
Ultra 3 Detergent: https://shop.ultrasonicllc.com/collections/ultrasonic-cleaning-solutions/products/ultra-3-multi-purpose-ultrasonic-detergent
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Works at Bremerton Office Machine Co., 245 Fourth St, Suite 503, Bremerton, WA 98310
Given the screen name, it's likely Paul Lundy? Bremerton Typewriter
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We are often asked what ultrasonic cleaners we use in the shop. We have three. The large cabinet model that holds large typewriters such as Selectrics, a medium sized 12"X20", and a smaller cleaner 10"X12". The medium and smaller ones you can buy on eBay all day. The models change, and the sizes are all similar. The medium sized cleaner is used for small to medium sized typewriters and the small machine is mostly for nuts, screws and other tiny stuff.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C2u5EkVrnq3/
via Bremerton Typewriter<br /> - PS-100A Ultrasonic Cleaner<br /> - Ultra 2100 from Ultrasonic, LLC
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At our shop we know that we'll age out. Everyone does. To seed the typewriter field we have a 12 week apprentice training program. Hopefully a few get the repair mojo and open up their own shop. Or just become more adept at the hobby. I can only hope once the time comes we have someone willing.
via u/palump at https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1i1ydyz/nobody_in_boston_big_enough_to_fill_these_shoes/m7e497l/
Bremerton Typewriter has a 12 week apprentice training program as a means of helping to create the next generation of typewriter repair people.
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Reese Electronics on Westwood Blvd in Los Angeles. Helmut was a mechanical engineer for Olivetti.
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200 Billion for Homeland Security, ICE, and crazy pants?! I can only imagine if instead we invested in education instead.
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www.reddit.com www.reddit.com
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www.thedailybeast.com www.thedailybeast.com
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Young Men Who Elected Trump Just Realized They Screwed Up by [[Leigh Kimmins]], [[The Daily Beast Podcast]]
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www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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Jury in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial Reaches Verdict on All Counts but Racketeering Conspiracy by [[Julia Jacobs]], [[Ben Sisario]]
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