It was in one of my last years of secondary school that I visited the national film and sound archive in Canberra, Australia. Amongst the movie posters and photos of musicians I saw something that I found utterly mesmerising. It was an Edison Phonograph with a shattered black cylinder attached to it. “This is what…
So here we all were, sitting around the typosphere after and Robert Messenger and Richard Polt took their typewriters travelling, thinking just one thing… Link to Junki-it Junction’s Blog. Check out Sue’s blog, and her stuff! My wonderful Kolibri. I took the Kolibri over to John’s place the day after it arrived, and we give…
I’m quite a fan of the scientific inquiry, and all the more if you can add artistry to it. Earlier today I was sifting through my usual pile of emails. Ms Jane, who is a voracious reader had sent me a handful of typewriter related articles that she had stumbled across while surfing the world’s…
Pardon the feint print, but I’m using the ribbon that came with the machine which still had a fairly good amount of printable ink in it. OH! OH! A BOX! Note the bashed corners. I don’t think I mentioned the stabilizing protective cardboard. Oh! It’s love at first sight. I absolutely adore the…
Welcome to my 100th post. Now, if you are the jealous type – I suggest you don’t read past this sentence. The finished product – The Royal Chrome gets the red velvet treatment. I have to say, all the work I have done to this machine has been worthwhile. I probably spent about 20…
It is really easy to think of people on the internet as just… text generators. You can’t hear their voice, see their face, know their smiles or look into their eyes as you talk to them. Often on the internet I have seen horrendous things said and done to other people, which I only came…
Many of you may remember this Olympia of mine from last year. It is a near pristine Olympia SM3 which I used for a special purpose during a prolonged difficult period at work. There’s a bit of a story behind this typewriter though, which I think is worth telling. Many of the typosphere…
Remember this typewriter? If not, you may need to check out this blog. Well, I can reveal that this machine is pretty much guaranteed to have had Italiano keyboard. I came to this conclusion about half an hour after talking to John on the phone. It was something painfully obvious that I had overlooked on the…
Round 2 – Scott v’s the Royal P. The Royal strikes back. For those that missed round 1, it can be found – here. Warning: This blog entry is rated MA – for mature audiences. *Occasional coarse language. Which has nominally been bleeped out for you protection. *Low level violence. *Frequent bad movie references.…
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…
The Filthy Platen 