It’s a safe bet most of my former students never typed on a word processor like this one. This Hermes 3000 is one of the finest typewriters ever manufactured. The Swiss engineers who designed this machine reached a level of perfection.
Category: Typewriters
A collection of typewriter posts
Robert Caro’s Smith Corona Electra 210 Typewriter
Robert Caro shows off his typewriter and also gives a succient explanation of his writing process and how to avoid “thinking with your fingers.” Watch as Caro himself explores some of the key objects in the exhibition. In this episode, he describes one of his trusty Smith Corona Electra 210 typewriters, a brand that he’s…
Typing a Long Poem
I’m typing a book-length poem on a roll of adding-machine paper. I’m using a manual typewriter, an Underwood. Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au
Swintec Typewriters Keep Clacking
The Wall Street Journal a few years ago ran an article about Swintec, one of the last surviving typewriter companies in the U.S. (Please see the WSJ article for more information.) Edward Michael, who started the company in 1985, is quoted in the article as saying, “We’re typewriters. This is our specialty. This is what…
Office Rearrangement
My desk and typewriter