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Lego Typewriter Coming In July 2021! Are you a fan of typewriters? How about Lego? Well then, you might be interested in getting the new Lego Typewriter that s hitting the stores in July of 2021. Priced at $199 U.S. an excellent bargain for something that will have some 2,079 parts that you can assemble. Typewriters are complicated in their design with lots of mechanical moving parts, lots of…
Mesa Typewriter Exchange Still Going Strong! Mesa Typewriter Exchange is still going strong. If you need repairs, have questions, or just want to see a great collection of typewriters, stop in and chat with Bill Wahl. The shop was started by Bill Wahl’s father and grandfather way back in 1949 and Bill has been there pretty much his whole life. So if you think the typewriter is a dead art, you re…
Making Some Disk Labels With a Typewriter! Typewriters can still be used for a lot of creative tasks one needs to do. Rather than loading up a computer and creating a sheet in your favorite text program, why not set up an old Brother Word Processor to do some of the mundane tasks for you. This little typewriter is a gem Nick found at a local thrift store for like 10 bucks. One great use for this…
Basic Introduction to Electronic Typewriters Manual typewriters are a breed of their own. So are electronic typewriters. In this video, Nick covers some general basics about electronic typewriters. These are as cool as their manual counter-parts as some are word processors, and others are basic electric typewriters. Some have abilities like connecting to a computer to be used as a printer, like…
All I Want For Christmas A Remington Quiet Riter? Perhaps not, but why not a typewriter for Christmas? It s the final few days before Christmas and perhaps you have that one individual left on your list that you just don t know what to get. Or you are still looking for that one different and inspired gift to get for that one special person. Head to your local thrift store or antique store and find…
Jerry Lewis Typewriter Routine One of the best typing comedy routines has to be that of Jerry Lewis in Who s Minding The Store . Jerry s routine is a perfect comedy timing with his great use of pantomime and music backing. Jerry s imaginary typewriter skit is to the sound of Leroy Anderson s Typewriter Song . The movie Who s Minding The Store is one of those top notch comedy shows that even…
Turn Your Typewriter Into a Computer Keyboard There s nothing like the resurgence of the typewriter to get ones mind gears a working. Creative ideas flow from the fingertips to the paper with each stroke of the keys. Great, right? But how to get that prose into the digital medium? Sure, you can scan it in, convert it, retype it on a computer, but why not just type to paper and to the computer at…
Typewriter Training Basic Typing US Navy Training Style 1944 Learning to type can be both fun and laborious. Proper typing techniques are a must when typing on a typewriter or computer keyboard. Typing on a typewriter is a way to strengthen and improve your typing skills that can improve your modern day computer skills. For a real treat, take a look at this old navy training video. Yes, there s…
A Typewriter Renaissance One might think that finding a typewriter repair store would a difficult task, but really, it s not as difficult to find someone who still services these fantastic bygone communication tools. When you find such a place, I hope you will find that they are as good as the Mesa Typewriter Exchange in Mesa Arizona, owned and operated by Bill Wahl. Old Bobs Old Typewriters would…
A brief history of typewriters The idea of a machine that could put down spoken words was always a goal of inventors from the beginning of human existence . It wasn t until about the 14th century that inventors got serious and began to toy with creating prototype models of early printing machines. Some of these early machines even received patents, made their way to the public and then eventually…