I usually type up a short introduction card for the handful of typewriters sitting around the house so that visitors will have an idea of what they’re appreciating. It’s almost like having a museum card on a work of art, but usually mine have a call to type on them. Naturally there are either index cards or paper close at hand to encourage both touching and typing.
Above is the brief introduction to the 1955 Royal HH I finished repairing, cleaning out, and re-assembling today.
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.