Woodstock No. 5 Typewriter
My flagship typewriter: a Woodstock No. 5 from 1916. This WWI-era machine still works perfectly over a hundred years later. Amazing! A photo of this …
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A collection of typewriter posts
100-Year-Old Woodstock Typewriter
My flagship typewriter: a Woodstock No. 5 from 1916. This WWI-era machine still works perfectly over a hundred years later. Amazing!
Thrift Store Find: Royal De Luxe Portable
As I sauntered into the musty thrift store, I didn’t expect to lay eyes on something so magnificent – a typewriter. Not just any typewriter, …
The Arean Wall
Here’s the printed proof of my sci-if novel, THE AREAN WALL, along with a favorite writing machine. The book will publish toward the end …
My IBM Selectric III
This is a photo of Frank Sensenbrenner, an American politician who represented Wisconsin’s 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 …
My Hermes 3000 Typewriter
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 …
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 …
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 …