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It's A Jewell
I did not quite know how I wanted to start this post. If I had chosen it was a Jewell of a day or some similar title I was unsure what to write.Today is my third day in Pennsylvania and the fifth (not...
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I'm Still Here
While we were away this arrived. The longest masonry stone arch bridge in the world. The Rockville Bridge.I travelled under this bridge for nearly 20 years every day. I have several photos of...
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Christmas: 79 Years and Still Going
I knew the paper was at the end. Trying to stretch it did not quite work.I have quite a bit to write about Rich. He and Bob were my first mentors and they had quite an impact on my life. I've had...
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As 2013 Comes to an End
From my original post on the SM9I did receive a fantastic Underwood Standard. It is the best typewriter in the collection save for the hard platen that makes it noisy. Best of all was the...
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And 2014 Begins
I notice things too late. It is 300k and 500k miles, not kM or mm or inches or some easily attainable distance. My German cars all made it more than 500k miles.Sometimes the best things in life are...
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Burke & James Press Camera
My press camera likes sitting on my leather desk chair as much as I do.The view finder on top and the focus finder on the side. The top view finder is nice to quickly frame a shot, but it requires...
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Mamiya Super 23 Press Camera
Super 23 with 100mm flat field lens. This lens is required to tilt the back.150mm lens, Super 23, sheet film back with ground glass, 100mm lens and 50mm lens.6 x 9 and 6 x 7 back. Note 120 or 220 film...
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On The Third Day of I.T.A.M.
Today's typecast was typed 100% on a sheet of the above paper.Sorry for the yellowish rendering of the paper. It is not yellow or buff, but white. My scanner would not scan the ink in the correct...
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Olympia Carina 2
Sent from my Olympia Carina 2 SN 48116741Left alignment screws.Right alignment screws.This is just a macro of the screws. Top most is for UPPER and bottom most is for lower case.Before a Zep...
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Itam Five. How Do You Store Your Typewriters?
Sorry for the typos. I just noticed some mis-spelled words and such.Since the photo was taken there are 3 more on the top shelf and the Montana and Baby are on the shelf with 5 Skyriters, (yes 5. One...
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Itam 6, Typeweriter Repairs and a Mystery
Before alignmentLeft alignment adjusting hardwareRight alignment adjusting hardwareHold the screw while making adjustments. A Grace G2 Gunsmith Screwdriver fits it great.Use an open end ignition...
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Character = Royal HH Typewriter
Ribbon Color Selector on the 1953 Royal HHPRibbon Color Selector on the 1956 Royal HHE. Character. A previous owner repainted the positions.
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Something in a Plain Brown Wrapper Arrived in the U.S. Mail Today
This is the pad on my Hi-Lo typing tableRichard Polt's post on the typing pad.
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Typing Table
Typecast typed 100% on this brand typing paperUsing this Brother Acord 10 from 1981, making it the newest (by age) in my collectionSorry for the blurry Escort. I realized I uploaded the wrong photo...
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