So… I’m back in Brisbane. I’ve been back a few days, and while this isn’t a bad thing I’m feeling a little sad about it. Quite sad. But not too sad. There seems to have been a steady flow of little surprises of late. The Typewriters. Let’s get down to business. Firstly, I managed to…
I felt slightly jealous of some of the ultra-cheap typewriter finds that Ted and and a few other typewriter lovers recently posted about. Or at least until…. (pardon my sloppy english). The Adler…. It looks a little worn an beaten, but may prove to be an excellent typewriter yet. * * * Oh, but it…
A have a few more typecasts to post about my trip to Melbourne that I’m to get out of the way… oh, by the end of the year? Hope you’re still enjoying these. A view up one of Ballarat’s original gold-rush era streets, Lydiard street. *Correction: 1852, not 1952. Inside the Ansonia hotel on…
While I was in Melbourne, I set myself what I thought would be a simple task. I was to find a photograph of my my grandfather ‘Scottie’, who had been a typewriter mechanic for over 40 years. However in doing so I made a discovery that left me re-thinking much of my families history, and…
I’d loaded Ruby the Exxy (my car) up with a load of typewriters and headed south to Beaudesert. It was a nice day for a drive in the country, and John had suggested that I come out and have a bit of a typosphere hangout with him. On this occasion, I had the company of…
Why just write at home? Sometimes my projects can get a little beyond my skill and ability. I pride myself on my lateral thinking and problem solving capacity. But like everyone, I sometimes can get locked into an intellectual box that I just can’t find my way out of. In times like this, it is…
Walking into the Charleville museum I was confronted by what I thought was an odd collection of typewriters. There was almost no information on each item, and they seemed to be just thrown into place as though they were set up for some ad-hoc type-in for really, really thin people that didn’t need elbow…
Just as a side note: Although I couldn’t find one in a thrift shop, antique store or second-hand dealer, typewriters ended up being absolutely everywhere in Charleville. I’ve actually had my hands on a special one that Robert Messenger has mentioned in his blog in the past, while I came across others in some of…
Okay…. I had a bit of time last night and today, so I have decided to put this part into use, get a few photos, and tell you all about what it is and why I think it is special, before I went away to Charleville. We have the technology. We can rebuild him. About…
(Pardon the over use of the term: ‘Before long’ up there, I wasn’t quite paying attention as I typed). The Quiet-riter is perfect for small hands the love smashing keys as hard as possible. Pardon my dishevelled appearance, I’d not seen a comb in 12 hours, bed in 20 and a razor in 2 days.…
The Filthy Platen 