I love the smell of mineral spirits in the morning.
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Chris Aldrich
I'm a biomedical and electrical engineer with interests in information theory, complexity, evolution, genetics, signal processing, IndieWeb, theoretical mathematics, and big history. I'm also a talent manager-producer-publisher in the entertainment industry with expertise in representation, distribution, finance, production, content delivery, and new media. View all posts by Chris Aldrich
That’s awesome. I used to have mine displayed on shelves.
I want to do a basic version that clips onto the front of the shelf. I will type the card out using the typewriter, and put its years, make, model and font name at a minimum.
I don’t display mine so much as there just happens to be one one set up and ready to type in most every room… but yes, I do encourage visitors to try them out! 🙂
I am going to do this for my daily driver. I know it’s history, and it would be both a way to honor the past owners, as well as a friend that died some years ago.
I even have some nice looking older card stock to type it on.
Thank you for this idea.
The typebars and slugs are mint and perfectly aligned
Apart from famous figures who were known to use the same model, I also include fun facts/trivias aligned with each typewriter’s year of manufacture…idk it just makes it easier for non-enthusiasts to gauge the historical essence of the machines.
For instance, I own a Corona Folding typewriter. My favourite thing to tell guests is that this piece was manufactured the same year the Titanic sank. Helps them wrap their head around the age and have some reverence for it
That card is fantastic
I don’t display my typewriters, but when conversation comes to them, I encourage people to try them, too.