Celebrity Typewriters
Celebrity Typewriters Came across this article on collections of typewriters previously owned by celebrities of the word and the stage.
Vintage & Antiques
Items from the past, sorted by Tags.
Why use a typewriter?
I found this cool article from the BBC on why to use a typewriter. My mother long ago discarded the antique portable that had belonged to my grandmother. Today I miss that old typewriter. While not as sturdy as my old Royal upright, it was lighter weight – sort of – and still provided that …
More on the Royal model 10
I found a cool site with some interesting info on the Royal typewriter model 10, which is what I have. Check out the Virtual Typewriter Museum for info on this and other makes of antique typewriters. While I love mine for sentimental reasons, using these oldies is a tough job; the keys are far apart (at …
My typewriter
I wrote my first full length book on my old Royal when I was nine or ten. My brother gave me this old girl; he knew I loved old things with lots of buttons to push (remember those old cash registers?), so he picked it up at an antique shop back in the very early …