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  48. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/04/03/game-name-that-naked-typewriter/"><img title="naked Royal FP typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/wp-17437131175257626569211262122885.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A typewriter with the hood and body panels removed making it appear &quot;naked&quot;." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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  50. To be clear, I know what this is. (It&#8217;s a typewriter I&#8217;m most of the way through cleaning and restoring.) Just for fun for the regulars and the collectors, let&#8217;s see who can come closest to a make, model and year for this lovely machine I recently acquired for restoration. Please, no more than two &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/04/03/game-name-that-naked-typewriter/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Game: Name that naked typewriter</span></a>]]></description>
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  55. <p>To be clear, I know what this is. (It&#8217;s a typewriter I&#8217;m most of the way through cleaning and restoring.)</p>
  56. <p>Just for fun for the regulars and the collectors, let&#8217;s see who can come closest to a make, model and year for this lovely machine I recently acquired for restoration. Please, no more than two guesses per player.</p>
  57. <p>Answer to be posted Saturday.</p>
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  85. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/04/02/atl-vs-lad-2025-03-31-scorecard/"><img title="ATL v LAD typed scorecard 2025-03-31" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/wp-17436147852318467990724481904005.jpg?fit=590%2C750&ssl=1" alt="A typed baseball scorecard for the Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game from 2025-03-31 which the Dodgers won 6-1" width="590" height="750" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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  87. My first baseball scorecard in ages, but also my first typed scorecard with format courtesy of Lou Spirito of Thirty81 Press. Besides a few examples by Lou himself and one I saw from Tom Hanks on March 29th, I may be the third person doing this?! It pulls together two spectacular pastimes and creates a &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/04/02/atl-vs-lad-2025-03-31-scorecard/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
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  93. <p>My first baseball scorecard in ages, but also my first typed scorecard with format courtesy of Lou Spirito of <a href="https://thirty81press.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thirty81 Press</a>. Besides a few examples by Lou himself and one I saw from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DHzRTBpSi8i/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Hanks on March 29th</a>, I may be the third person doing this?! It pulls together two spectacular pastimes and creates a lot of fun!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  102. <title>First Time Typewriter Purchases with Specific Recommendations for Writers</title>
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  122. I regularly see writers (or their friends or significant others considering buying them presents) interested in purchasing their first typewriter as a (distraction-free) writing tool. Naturally, unless they grew up with them or have other direct experience, the primary questions are: how much are they?, which ones are the better professional tools?, and where can &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/29/first-time-typewriter-purchases-with-specific-recommendations-for-writers/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">First Time Typewriter Purchases with Specific Recommendations for Writers</span></a>]]></description>
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  125. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/29/first-time-typewriter-purchases-with-specific-recommendations-for-writers/"><img title="Olympia SM3 hero shot in my home office" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17255585667296859377571431917910.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Green Olympia SM3 on a desk in front of a Steelcase card index, a Macey Co. Card index, a barrister bookcase, and a small side table with a brown Royal HHE typewriter" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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  127. <p>I regularly see writers (or their friends or significant others considering buying them presents) interested in purchasing their first typewriter as a (distraction-free) writing tool. Naturally, unless they grew up with them or have other direct experience, the primary questions are: how much are they?, which ones are the better professional tools?, and where can they get them?</p>
  128. <p>Having written up some suggestions in the past as well as a bit about the state of the current typewriter market, I thought I&#8217;d put the two together for future queries as the broad advice doesn&#8217;t change very much. This article might also be generally useful for anyone considering their first typewriter, or even getting into typewriter collecting in general. </p>
  129. <p>This won&#8217;t cover any of the electric typebar typewriters or the later wedge typewriters, thermal typewriters, or electronic word processors which are similar, but potentially different beasts and markets.</p>
  130. <h2>In the Typewriter Market Condition is King</h2>
  131. <p>When it comes to manual typewriters, condition is king and a big determinant of the overall price. Sadly this fact is wholly unknown by the vast majority of people selling the typewriter they found in grandma&#8217;s attic. Knowing this fact will arm you for a much better purchasing experience as well as when it comes down to actually using them.</p>
  132. <p>Sure there are a small handful of very popular portable typewriters like the Hermes 3000 or the Olympia SM3 which can go for a few hundred dollars even in bad condition, but for the most part a reasonably solid typewriter can be had for $10-75.</p>
  133. <p>Too many people will also use the useless word &#8220;rare&#8221; to describe their typewriter for sale. This really only applies to some of the earliest typewriters from before 1920 which broadly aren&#8217;t as available now. Almost everything made from the 1930s on was mass produced in the hundreds of thousands or even millions, so applying the word rare is silly. Some colors or typefaces may be uncommon, but they are not rare and it usually doesn&#8217;t take too long to find multiple versions of the same thing for sale. None of the recommendations suggested here would ever be considered rare or even uncommon by any standard.</p>
  134. <h2>Balance of Budget, Time, and Facility with Cleaning machines</h2>
  135. <p>Your first typewriter is sure to be the balance of several variables including your particular budget, the amount of time you want to invest finding and then potentially fixing up your machine, and the facility you may have (or not) for cleaning and potentially repairing your typewriter yourself. Self-repair is certainly doable and there are significant resources for helping out the novice, but it does take some time, patience, and a few tools.</p>
  136. <h3>Budget Range</h3>
  137. <p>I&#8217;ll split the typewriter space up into the budget ranges based on what the buyer may have for potentially spending on a typewriter. This is NOT a split of historical budget ranges indicating the quality of the typewriters themselves. For example, in its day, an Olympia SG3 would have been at the higher end of the typewriter market while the highly mass produced Brother JP-1 typewriters would have been considered budget models by comparison. Today, with careful shopping, you could foreseeably purchase both in equivalent condition for the same $25, though to the user, the Olympia SG3 will obviously be more performant particularly for longer typing sessions.</p>
  138. <p>Low budget  is $10-75. For this range, one can get a typewriter that is generally functional, but which assuredly needs to be cleaned, properly lubricated, and possibly adjusted. (Remember: lesser condition usually means lower price.) To stay within this range, you&#8217;re going to need to be both willing and able to do some basic cleaning and potentially minor repairs yourself. </p>
  139. <p>This isn&#8217;t to say that you wouldn&#8217;t stumble across a near mint Olympia SM3 that you can pick up at a yard sale for $15 and it needs no work at all, but it won&#8217;t be an every day occurrence. You&#8217;ll likely need to invest some reasonable time in searching for such a thing.</p>
  140. <p>Medium budget might be $76-349. In this range you should be able to acquire a reasonable machine which you might then take to a local repair shop to get a reasonable servicing and repair or adjust any issues your &#8220;new-to-you&#8221; typewriter may have. This range should cover the cost of the machine as well as the servicing in most cases. Most repair shops charge in the $40-75/hour range and can do some miracles in just a few hours.</p>
  141. <p>High budget is generally in the $350-600 range and for this amount you should be receiving a vintage machine in good to excellent cosmetic condition which has been thoroughly cleaned, oiled, and adjusted. It should function as well as it possibly can for regular daily use.</p>
  142. <p>It&#8217;s quite likely that you&#8217;ll currently find some solid value in this range as some repair shops will be selling machines like the Hermes 3000 in excellent shape while online auctions for them in dreadful shape are almost as expensive.</p>
  143. <p>Beyond the high range, you&#8217;re going to be looking at more exotic machines which are much less common, which have had higher levels of restoration work (usually all the rubber replaced and the platens recovered), or which have less common typefaces (script, Vogue, Techno, Gothic, etc.). As this tends to be more rarified space of collectors or those with very specific tastes, I won&#8217;t delve deeper here.</p>
  144. <h2>Typewriter Recommendations</h2>
  145. <p>In another article, I&#8217;ve gone <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/21/standard-typewriters-versus-portable-typewriters-and-ultraportable-typewriters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deeper into the difference between standard typewriters, portable typewriters, and ultraportable typewriters</a>. In this section, I&#8217;ll focus primarily on recommendations for writers who are looking for one (or maybe two) high quality typewriters for regular (daily or weekly) and heavy (several hours a day) use. This means these machines will tend toward the higher end of quality and manufacturing in the middle of the 20th century at the peak of typewriter engineering and manufacturing from the 1930s into the 1970s.</p>
  146. <p>While some of these recommendations may be useful to collectors, there is such a much wider space of collectible typewriters and reasons for collecting them, that such an analysis is a much bigger topic. For those just dipping their feet into the world of collecting, I&#8217;ll recommend Richard Polt&#8217;s excellent book <a href="https://amzn.to/4juPJrZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Typewriter Revolution</em></a> (Countryman Press, 2015).</p>
  147. <h3>Standard Typewriters</h3>
  148. <p>If you&#8217;re a serious writer, you&#8217;re sure to find a smoother and better experience with a <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/21/standard-typewriters-versus-portable-typewriters-and-ultraportable-typewriters/">standard typewriter</a>, but they&#8217;re slightly larger and heavier (~30 pounds vs. ~15-22 pounds) than the portables. The benefit is that they almost always have the broadest range of features that a writer will ever need. These are usually the ones I recommend if you&#8217;re typing for several hours on end and have a dedicated space for your writing. Standards aren&#8217;t as popular with most collectors, so they also tend to be less expensive as a general rule.</p>
  149. <p>I personally really love my fully restored Royal KMG, Royal HH, and Royal FP, as well as my Olympia SG3, my Remington Standard, Remington Super-Riter, and Remington 17 which are all rock solid writing machines. I&#8217;m still on the hunt for an Olympia SG1, which many collectors consider to be one of the best typewriters ever manufactured.</p>
  150. <p>Here are some of the other more common standards for serious writers to consider by a knowledgeable restorer:</p>
  151. <div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Tested 100s of heavy desk typewriters, Here is the top 5 revealed." width="660" height="371" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3r3533cSZ38?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
  152. <h3>Portable Typewriters</h3>
  153. <p>I&#8217;d generally endorse most of the advice on the lighter, portable models you&#8217;ll find in the following resources. They are geared specifically toward writers, and all three have lots experience and reasonable bona fides to make such recommendations.</p>
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  155. <li value="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9dXflhDed0">
  156. <li value="2"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKMt-aCHZZk">
  157. <li value="3"><a href="https://typewriterreview.com/2020/01/10/top-10-writerly-typewriters/">
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  159. <p>In this space, you may want to take some care for the particular models you consider as not all of them will have features like a tabulator (tab stops) to make indenting text easier, especially if you&#8217;re a screenwriter or playwright who needs this sort of functionality every few lines. (A tab button on the keyboard is a solid enough indicator that a machine has this functionality.)</p>
  160. <p>Among the most commonly recommended portable typewriters are the Olympia SM2, SM3, and SM4 (all very similar, but slightly different in their tabulator functionality or lack thereof in the case of the SM2), Hermes 3000, Olympia SM7, Olympia SM9, the Smith-Corona Super and Smith-Corona Silent Super (5 Series machines), the Adler Tippa and Tippa S, the Royal Quiet De Luxe, and the Remington Quiet-Riter.</p>
  161. <h3>Ultraportable typewriters</h3>
  162. <p>While these can be interesting and pretty as well as easy to carry, most serious writers are not going to love typing on them for extended periods. They might be a nice secondary machine for traveling around and getting something done, but I wouldn&#8217;t recommend one as a first or second machine for most writers.</p>
  163. <h2>Where to buy a typewriter?</h2>
  164. <h3>Repair shops</h3>
  165. <p>Your very best bet for a first typewriter (and even subsequent ones) is to go to a repair shop that also sells machines. Doing this will give you the chance to put your hands on them, try them out, ask lots of questions, then buy your favorite from a variety of machines. Your shopping time is worth money and productivity, so buy something you like out of the gate and you&#8217;ll save a lot in the long run. You&#8217;ll probably be happier and better off in the long run with something in the $200-600 range serviced from a repair shop. It will also give you something you can start using right away to get work done rather than faffing about with cleaning or potential small repairs, which can take up valuable time for the new and uninitiated.</p>
  166. <p>Here, Richard Polt has done some excellent work at aggregating a huge number of r<a href="https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-repair.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">epair shops arranged by country and location</a>. </p>
  167. <h3>Online Shops</h3>
  168. <p>There are a variety of online shops, many associated with repair shops, as well as individual sellers and antique stores that sell typewriters on independent websites. These can be particularly good as they&#8217;ll often have a level of expertise and experience in cleaning, repairing, restoring, and shipping typewriters. </p>
  169. <p>I personally don&#8217;t have direct experience with any that I would specifically recommend, but they&#8217;re definitely out there and are usually marked by providing an abundance of photos and useful information about their wares.</p>
  170. <h3>Online Auctions and Sales Sites</h3>
  171. <p>An important caveat: The <em>vast majority of sellers</em> in the typewriter market with machines in the $40-300 range have exactly as much knowledge about them as you probably do (which for the non-collector/non-repair shop audience is to say little to none), so be incredibly wary of accepting claims that &#8220;it works&#8221; without video and photographic proof. Most are pricing their less-than-stellar typewriters based on the higher prices repair shops are selling their best serviced machines for. Don&#8217;t fall victim to this ubiquitous ruse because the seller doesn&#8217;t know better.</p>
  172. <p>In this segment of the market you&#8217;ll find a huge range of potential sellers from some incredibly professional typewriter repair and restoration specialists who deal primarily online to clearing house thrift stores all the way down to typewriter flippers (those who buy a dusty, half-functioning typewriter at a yard sale for $5 and then list it on Etsy for a 1000% markup without doing any additional work) who use AI to write flashy, nostalgic descriptions of typewriters that bear no resemblance of the particular machine they&#8217;re selling and then to your neighborhood gadfly trying to sell grandma&#8217;s vintage 1950&#8217;s Smith-Corona Silent as a $3,000 antique because he &#8220;knows what he&#8217;s got&#8221; yet somehow misstates the date of manufacture as well as the model. (And if you happen to be reading this Marvin, no typewriter on the planet has the serial number H123456L, that&#8217;s the setting indicator for the touch control functionality.)</p>
  173. <p>This means you might spend some time checking out how specialized the particular seller is in typewriters by looking at their past sales. Do they only sell typewriters, do they sell lots of things, or are they new accounts with only one item?  The best ones will have lots of good photos of machines and cases from a variety of angles including close ups of the typeslugs, typesamples of the machine&#8217;s output, and even video of the machine in use. Serious typewriter sales people will list the serial numbers and the dates of manufacture, though many less serious sellers and &#8220;typewriter flippers&#8221; will have posted their machines to an online forum to crowdsource this information which they wouldn&#8217;t otherwise have.</p>
  174. <p>This segment most deserves the warning: <strong>caveat emptor</strong> (buyer beware). If someone is selling a $500 machine that &#8220;works&#8221; without any proof and who says it &#8220;just needs new ribbon&#8221; (a simple purchase of $10 or less) hopefully shouldn&#8217;t be fooling anyone but themselves, yet I know it happens.</p>
  175. <p>Facebook Marketplace is almost always local individuals, but can also include some pro shops from time to time. Prices can often be 2-3x what they ought to be, but you can visit machines in person, try them out, and negotiate things down based on the actual condition.</p>
  176. <p>Craigslist.com is a reasonable space and often very much like Facebook Marketplace with a poorer UI.</p>
  177. <p>eBay is an online auction space where some very professional repair people auction off their work along with thrift stores, antique stores, and the general public. It requires a bit of due diligence to suss out what&#8217;s being offered and the condition, but usually doesn&#8217;t allow the ability to actually test out the machine and see the exact condition first hand. There is a bit of protection if the shipped product doesn&#8217;t live up to the hype. Be careful of inexpensive &#8220;buy now&#8221; listings with exorbitant shipping prices in the $100+ range.</p>
  178. <p>Etsy can have some excellent listings from a range of sellers, but it also tends toward the more expensive pricing end of the spectrum for what you end up receiving. Again, you can&#8217;t try before you buy here.</p>
  179. <p>Offerup is a broad platform similar to Marketplace and Craigslist with some reasonable listings. Sadly some of the listings can be old and out of date or the seller is no longer paying attention to their account.</p>
  180. <p>ShopGoodwill.com is a platform run by Goodwill that usually has a wide variety of dozens of machines every day from across the country. In addition to not being able to try before you buy, it can be very hit or miss to attempt to judge a machine&#8217;s condition solely on just a few photos. The level of expertise on typewriters is generally abysmally low here, so the level of detail about the machines for the non-expert is equally low and the packaging and shipment can be a problem in 10-20% of orders. This being said, one can get some excellent deals on standards on a regular basis in the $10-30 range and portables in the $30-60 range, particularly if you purchase from a local Goodwill that will allow the arrangement of an in-person pick up. This gets around $20-50 shipping fees and the potentiality of damage in shipping. Some of the higher end portables like the Olympia SM3 will go for $120 in unknown condition while the Hermes 3000 can go for $250 or more. At these rates, you&#8217;re far more likely to get better value by buying at a local repair shop.</p>
  181. <p>Surely there are many other online options not listed here. I&#8217;m sure people will mention a few with caveats and reviews in the comments.</p>
  182. <h3>Yard Sales &amp; Estate Sales</h3>
  183. <p>You can find some really great machines at yard sales and estate sales, but the trade off is the time and effort you need to invest in searching for them, particularly if you have an idea of something specific you&#8217;re looking for. Here you&#8217;re trading the cheapness of a working $10-20 machine for a lot of searching time. Naturally this option probably isn&#8217;t the best one to take if you&#8217;re getting a typewriter as a gift for someone&#8217;s birthday this weekend. You&#8217;ll want to plan ahead and give yourself several weeks or months to hunt around for the right thing.</p>
  184. <p>Sometimes sellers will think their machines are more valuable, but usually the $50-100+ machines can be negotiated down to a more reasonable $5-25 range. Usually if it&#8217;s out, it&#8217;s something they want to sell or get rid of.</p>
  185. <p>With this route you can also directly put your hands on machines and at least test things out pretty thoroughly before committing to buying. If something is dirty or broken, you&#8217;ll see that pretty quickly compared to attempting to buy something poorly listed online. Be sure to bring your own paper and maybe even ribbon for testing if this is what you&#8217;re shopping for.</p>
  186. <h3>Thrift Stores and Antique Stores</h3>
  187. <p>These can be a great source for inexpensive and functional machines. Depending on the outlet, Antique stores will have a somewhat larger markup and won&#8217;t negotiate down as much as they ought to. </p>
  188. <h3>Type-ins</h3>
  189. <p>While in person <a href="https://type-in.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">type-ins</a> aren&#8217;t terribly frequent, they can be great places to meet other typewriter afficionados and get the chance to try out others&#8217; machines to see what sort of typewriter feels best to you. It&#8217;s not uncommon for participants to buy, sell, and trade typewriters at these events.</p>
  190. <h2>Typewriter Service</h2>
  191. <p>Beyond the <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/10/24/learning-typewriter-maintenance-and-repair/#United%20States%20Navy%20Training%20Films" target="_blank" rel="noopener">basic regular maintenance</a> of keeping dust out of your machine and occasionally changing your ribbon, you may require the <a href="https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-repair.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">service of a professional shop</a> for your initial purchase. This can be a relatively quick and inexpensive way to bring a machine up to fighting shape after decades of dusty disuse. It also does a lot more to support the broader art and craft of repair and the typewriter community.</p>
  192. <p>If you&#8217;re handy and have even a bit of a mechanical bent, you can take advantage of a wide variety of online repair manuals <sup>[<a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/manuals.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1</a>][<a href="https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-manuals.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2</a>]</sup> and <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/08/09/on-colloquial-advice-for-degreasing-cleaning-and-oiling-manual-typewriters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cleaning advice</a>, <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/10/24/learning-typewriter-maintenance-and-repair/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">repair resources</a> and <a href="https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advice</a> including a huge number of <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/10/24/learning-typewriter-maintenance-and-repair/#Videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube tutorials</a> for almost every typewriter out there. Doing this can be incredibly cost effective, but it always helps to have a relationship with your local shop for potential repair parts or maybe even a loaner if you need one.</p>
  193. <p></p>
  194. <h2>Other Inspiration and Information</h2>
  195. <p>If you&#8217;ve got a favorite 20th century author of which you&#8217;re enamored and can&#8217;t make up your mind about a particular machine, perhaps you might consider a similar typewriter make and model to the one that person wrote with? Richard Polt keeps a <a href="https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/typers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">long list of writers, authors, and poets along with the typewriters they were historically known to have used</a> along with photographs. </p>
  196. <p>If nothing else, it can also be inspiring as writer (or if you&#8217;re giving it as a gift) for the new typewriter&#8217;s owner to have an idea of other writers who have used that machine in the past. </p>
  197. <p>As an example, I find it inspiring that the <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/Royal.KMG.72.bmys" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Royal KMG</a> I use regularly was manufactured from 1949-1952, and was known to have also been used by writers including Saul Bellow, Edward Abbey, Joan Didion, Elia Kazan, Arthur Miller, Mister Rogers, Rod Sterling, Carl Reiner, Grace Metalious, Wallace Stenger, John Ashbery, and George Sheehan. </p>
  198. <p>Most typewriters aren&#8217;t sold with their original manuals, and if this is your case, then you might try checking out <a href="https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-manuals.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Polt&#8217;s site to see if yours is available</a>. </p>
  199. <p>Beyond this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJtHauPh529XYHI5QNj5w9PUdi89pOXsS" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" class="broken_link">Just My Typewriter has a few short videos that&#8217;ll give you a crash course on Typewriter 101</a>. This includes some short videos on buying them (what to check for), using them, and even cleaning them.</p>
  200. <h3>A Note about Shipping Typewriters</h3>
  201. <p>For the first time buyer, particularly with time constraints, it may seem like shipping a great looking machine is an excellent idea for the pittance of $20-40. Poor packaging of typewriters by untrained or ill-educated online shops is one of the leading deaths of typewriters. Even reasonably well packed machines can be dramatically damaged in shipment, so unless you&#8217;re purchasing from a shop that has lots of experience in shipping typewriters, save the money and hassle and buy something locally that you can pick up.</p>
  202. <p>If you want to go deeper into the world of typewriters, collecting, using, repairing or even talking about them, I keep a <a href="https://boffosocko.com/research/typewriter-collection/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">list of useful typewriter resources</a>.</p>
  203. <h2>Questions?</h2>
  204. <p>Hopefully this has been a reasonably thorough precis of all the things I wish I had known before buying my first typewriter and encapsulates a lot of basic typewriter knowledge I&#8217;ve accumulated throughout the first fifty machines spanning my typewriter collection. If you have additional questions, feel free to ask below.</p>
  205. <p>In the meanwhile, just jump in and start looking around. Good luck and happy hunting!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  218. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  219. <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 03:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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  231. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/27/1951-remington-super-riter-standard-typewriter/"><img title="Frontal view of a 1951 Remington Super-Riter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-17431094763461731630768745761424.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Frontal view down onto a 1951 Remington Super-Riter typewriter in brown crinkle paint. It is absolutely covered in dirt and dust from what seems like decades sitting in a barn." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  232. </div>
  233. Dirty as all get out, but seems to function nearly flawlessly. A full clean, oil, and adjust is mandatory as will be new ribbon, but in surprisingly solid condition for all the accumulated filth. Not all bad for a thrift purchase of $11.00.]]></description>
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  237. <span class="kind-display-text">Acquired</span> <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/1951-remington-superriter.25210.typewriter" class="p-name u-url">1951 Remington Super-Riter Standard Typewriter</a> by <span class="h-card p-author">Remington Rand, Inc.</span></header>
  238. <blockquote class="e-summary">S/N: J2013204<br>
  239. Remington Pica 534, 10 pitch typeface; 6 lines/inch</blockquote></section>
  240.  
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  243. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/27/1951-remington-super-riter-standard-typewriter/"><img title="Frontal view of a 1951 Remington Super-Riter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-17431094763461731630768745761424.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Frontal view down onto a 1951 Remington Super-Riter typewriter in brown crinkle paint. It is absolutely covered in dirt and dust from what seems like decades sitting in a barn." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  244. </div>
  245. <p>Dirty as all get out, but seems to function nearly flawlessly. A full clean, oil, and adjust is mandatory as will be new ribbon, but in surprisingly solid condition for all the accumulated filth. Not all bad for a thrift purchase of $11.00.</p>
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  261. <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 23:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
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  272. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/27/industrial-typewriter-cleaning/"><img title="Removing the musty smell from a typewriter." src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-1743109377009260615656178397926.jpg?fit=563%2C750&ssl=1" alt="A 1950s Smith Corona portable in a case sitting on a wooden floor in front of a large green box fan/Hydroxyl Generator" width="563" height="750" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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  274. Industrial typewriter cleaning Following the Eaton Fire catastrophe, our house is finally being cleaned. While the duct cleaners were here, I thought I&#8217;d break out a dirty Olympia SG3 and use the 175psi air compressor and industrial 300 pound air filtration to &#8220;dust&#8221; my machine. I now want one of these for the typewriter workshop! &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/27/industrial-typewriter-cleaning/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
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  277. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/27/industrial-typewriter-cleaning/"><img title="Removing the musty smell from a typewriter." src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-1743109377009260615656178397926.jpg?fit=563%2C750&ssl=1" alt="A 1950s Smith Corona portable in a case sitting on a wooden floor in front of a large green box fan/Hydroxyl Generator" width="563" height="750" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  278. </div>
  279. <h2>Industrial typewriter cleaning</h2>
  280. <p>Following the Eaton Fire catastrophe, our house is finally being cleaned. While the duct cleaners were here, I thought I&#8217;d break out a dirty Olympia SG3 and use the 175psi air compressor and industrial 300 pound air filtration to &#8220;dust&#8221; my machine. I now want one of these for the typewriter workshop!</p>
  281. <p></p>
  282. <p>People have previously asked about getting rid of the musty smell that some portable typewriters and their cases can have. Some have asked about ozone treatment, but since there&#8217;s a hydroxyl generator in the house for the next week, I thought I&#8217;d run a test on my mustiest and smelliest typewriter. Follow up details to come next week. </p>
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  296. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  297. <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 05:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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  307. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/26/shipping-typewriters-in-packing-peanuts/"><img title="typewriter in packing peanuts" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-17430513056012126062003608768455.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="An Olympia SG3 typewriter packed in a box full of packing peanuts." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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  309. One of the reasons one doesn&#8217;t ship typewriters in packing peanuts without completely first wrapping the typewriter with something first is that the typewriter will be full of packing peanuts by the time it arrives at its destination. Thirty minutes to clean peanuts out of every part of the machine is annoying.]]></description>
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  312. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/26/shipping-typewriters-in-packing-peanuts/"><img title="typewriter in packing peanuts" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-17430513056012126062003608768455.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="An Olympia SG3 typewriter packed in a box full of packing peanuts." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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  314. <p>One of the reasons one doesn&#8217;t ship typewriters in packing peanuts without completely first wrapping the typewriter with something first is that the typewriter will be <strong>full</strong> of packing peanuts by the time it arrives at its destination. Thirty minutes to clean peanuts out of every part of the machine is annoying.</p>
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  328. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  329. <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
  330. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
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  333. <category><![CDATA[Olympia SG3]]></category>
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  339. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/26/acquisition-1977-olympia-sg3-standard-typewriter/"><img title="1977 Olympia SG3 Typewriter hero" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-17430300350101746146404391892146.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Dark gray bodied Olympia SG3 typewriter with white hood sitting on a library card catalog. It&#039;s got an orange Olympia logo in the front right corner." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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  341. In generally solid shape out of the box. Some paint worn off body along the corners and a bit dusty with some white out to clean up. It&#8217;ll need some tweaks to the a few minor spots, but it should clean up to almost new pretty quickly. The one glaring issue is a needed tweak &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/26/acquisition-1977-olympia-sg3-standard-typewriter/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
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  345. <span class="kind-display-text">Acquired</span> <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/see.25201.typewriter" class="p-name u-url">1977 Olympia SG3 Standard Typewriter</a> by <span class="h-card p-author">Olympia Werke AG, Wilhelmshaven, Germany</span></header>
  346. <blockquote class="e-summary">Serial Number: 7-3855889<br/>
  347. Elite, 12 pitch, 6 lines/inch</blockquote></section>
  348.  
  349.  
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  351. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/26/acquisition-1977-olympia-sg3-standard-typewriter/"><img title="1977 Olympia SG3 Typewriter hero" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-17430300350101746146404391892146.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Dark gray bodied Olympia SG3 typewriter with white hood sitting on a library card catalog. It&#039;s got an orange Olympia logo in the front right corner." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  352. </div>
  353. <p>In generally solid shape out of the box. Some paint worn off body along the corners and a bit dusty with some white out to clean up. It&#8217;ll need some tweaks to the a few minor spots, but it should clean up to almost new pretty quickly.</p>
  354. <p>The one glaring issue is a needed tweak to the spacebar to trip the escapement properly. The platen is pretty solid, needs new ribbon, screws on carriage tightened, a ring and cylinder adjustment, right carriage release is sticky, and tabs need some minor attention. Beyond this it is pure butter. What a lovely experience to type on. Who&#8217;d have thought such a thing possible in 1977?</p>
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  369. <title>You&#8217;re invited to a Southern California Type-In!</title>
  370. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/25/youre-invited-to-a-southern-california-type-in/</link>
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  373. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  374. <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
  375. <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
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  377. <category><![CDATA[Pasadena]]></category>
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  384. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/25/youre-invited-to-a-southern-california-type-in/"><img title="Vroman&#039;s Bookstore entrance" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-17429242581744677944416170346698.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="View of the front street entrance of Vroman&#039;s Bookstore. An elegant purple lettered sign hangs over the door. In the foreground is an artistic and quirky plastic red &quot;chair&quot; in front of a Little Free Library box. On the adjacent wall is the window for Tepito Coffee with a yellow lettered sign. Beside this is a painted wall mural featuring a typewriter painted in red with a page coming out of it that reads: I will forever be in love with you. And that&#039;s not fiction." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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  386. Date Saturday, May 10, 2025 Time 1:00 PM onwards Location Vroman&#8217;s Bookstore 695 E Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101 2 blocks West of Lake Avenue, which has both East and Westbound exits off of the 210 Freeway. We&#8217;ll be meeting upstairs on the second floor.  Parking available behind the bookstore as well as on surrounding &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/25/youre-invited-to-a-southern-california-type-in/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">You&#8217;re invited to a Southern California Type-In!</span></a>]]></description>
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  389. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/25/youre-invited-to-a-southern-california-type-in/"><img title="Vroman&#039;s Bookstore entrance" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-17429242581744677944416170346698.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="View of the front street entrance of Vroman&#039;s Bookstore. An elegant purple lettered sign hangs over the door. In the foreground is an artistic and quirky plastic red &quot;chair&quot; in front of a Little Free Library box. On the adjacent wall is the window for Tepito Coffee with a yellow lettered sign. Beside this is a painted wall mural featuring a typewriter painted in red with a page coming out of it that reads: I will forever be in love with you. And that&#039;s not fiction." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  390. </div>
  391. <p><strong>Date</strong><br />
  392. Saturday, May 10, 2025</p>
  393. <p><strong>Time</strong><br />
  394. 1:00 PM onwards</p>
  395. <p><strong>Location</strong><br />
  396. <a href="https://vromansbookstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vroman&#8217;s Bookstore</a><br />
  397. <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/qQDFhMWuBazXKXU46" target="_blank" rel="noopener">695 E Colorado Blvd.</a><br />
  398. Pasadena, CA 91101</p>
  399. <p>2 blocks West of Lake Avenue, which has both East and Westbound exits off of the 210 Freeway.<br />
  400. We&#8217;ll be meeting upstairs on the second floor.  Parking available behind the bookstore as well as on surrounding streets. There is a handicapped accessible ramp (from the parking lot in rear) and entrance(s) with an elevator to the second floor as well.</p>
  401. <p><iframe loading="lazy" style="border: 0;" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3302.0103509918035!2d-118.1360919!3d34.146077299999995!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x80c2c3680468043b%3A0x9085cc0a2f1ed3d1!2sVroman's%20Bookstore!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1742925567909!5m2!1sen!2sus" width="600" height="450" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>
  402. <h2>What is a Type-in?</h2>
  403. <p><a href="https://type-in.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Type-ins</a> are community-based, family friendly events at which typewriter enthusiasts share their love for the analog art of putting ink onto paper with mechanical marvels of the late 19th through 20th centuries. To do this they bring one or more manual typewriters and their knowledge and love of the machines to share with the community. New friends share stories, history, repair tips, working methods, and other typewriterly ephemera. Typists of all ages and levels of ability are welcome.</p>
  404. <p><strong>Typewriters optional</strong><br />
  405. We definitely encourage those without their own machines to attend. With some luck and the kindness of new friends, you should be able to try out a variety of machines which are present in an effort to decide what styles and feel you might consider for purchasing one of your own one day. (Please kindly ask the owners&#8217; permission before trying a machine out.) If you&#8217;ve got multiple typewriters, feel free to bring an extra for a friend.</p>
  406. <blockquote><p>“Like a jam session for people who like typewriters. You had unions do sit-ins and hippies do be-ins, so I thought, ‘We’ll do a type-in.’”<br />
  407. —Michael McGettigan, 56, bike shop owner who coined the phrase</p></blockquote>
  408. <h2>Activities during the afternoon</h2>
  409. <ul>
  410. <li>Basic typewriter demonstrations covering: use, maintenance, and repair; how to find/buy typewriters, how to date the year of manufacture of your machine, etc.</li>
  411. <li>Type up a message about how much your Mother means to you (May 11th is Mother&#8217;s Day)</li>
  412. <li>Speed typing contest</li>
  413. <li>Writing! (naturally)
  414. <ul>
  415. <li>poetry competition</li>
  416. <li>letter and postcard writing;  bring some stationery/envelopes/stamps to write letters to friends &amp; loved ones</li>
  417. <li>Typing prompts for those who need inspiration for writing</li>
  418. </ul>
  419. </li>
  420. <li>Typewriter Art &#8211; composing visual pictures using ink on paper</li>
  421. <li>Cadavre Exquis &#8211; a dedicated typewriter with paper is set up for participants to compose and write a group story, each taking turns throughout the event at writing one sentence at a time.</li>
  422. <li>Impromptu lightning talks of 3-5 minutes on topics like &#8220;how to buy a typewriter&#8221;, &#8220;how to get into home typewriter repair&#8221;, &#8220;how to work a typewriter into your daily writing routine&#8221;, &#8220;how to join the Typosphere&#8221; etc.</li>
  423. <li>Participants are encouraged to type up their experiences of the event for posting to their personal websites (aka the Typosphere).</li>
  424. <li>Meet new pen pals to start exchanging letters via typewriter and post</li>
  425. <li>Selfies with the typewriter mural on the front of the bookstore.</li>
  426. <li>Typewriter repair advice: Have a broken machine and not sure what&#8217;s wrong? Get some advice from the community.</li>
  427. <li>Bring and share your own ideas&#8230; What do you use your typewriter for?</li>
  428. </ul>
  429. <h2>Vroman&#8217;s Bookstore</h2>
  430. <p>Vroman&#8217;s Bookstore is a Pasadena institution and SoCal&#8217;s oldest indie bookstore since 1894 (almost as old as the invention of the typewriter itself!) While you&#8217;re visiting, be sure to check out not only their book selection, but their gifts and cards; the wide array of notebooks, stationery items and their fantastic fountain pen counter; and their children&#8217;s section. Downstairs stop by their and their excellent <a href="https://vromans1894.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wine bar</a> or <a href="https://www.tepitocoffee.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tepito Coffee Shop</a> which will be open for snacks and beverages throughout the day.</p>
  431. <p>Looking for Typewriter-related books while you&#8217;re there? Ask for some of the following:</p>
  432. <ul>
  433. <li>The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist&#8217;s Companion for the 21st Century by Richard Polt (Countryman Press, 2015)</li>
  434. <li>Uncommon Type: Some Stories by Tom Hanks (Knopf, 2017)</li>
  435. <li>Typewriter Beach: A Novel by Meg Waite Clayton (Harper, July 2025)</li>
  436. <li>Yankees, Typewriters, Scandals, and Cooperstown: A Baseball Memoir by Bill Madden (Triumph, April 2025)</li>
  437. <li>Olivetti by Allie Millington (Feiwel &amp; Friends, 2024)</li>
  438. <li>Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin (Simon &amp; Schuster, 2003) as well as other follow up books in the series</li>
  439. </ul>
  440. <figure id="attachment_55822975" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-55822975" style="width: 660px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-55822975" class="wp-caption-text">Who&#8217;s ready for a type-in?!?</figcaption></figure>
  441. <h2>RSVP &amp; Questions</h2>
  442. <p>Our meeting space, which is frequently used for author talks and book signings, should be adequate, but please RSVP (with your expected number of typewriters) so we can plan for the appropriate amount of tables and chairs.</p>
  443. <p>Questions? Media queries? Contact: ChrisAldrich@jhu.edu</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  452. <title>Standard Typewriters versus Portable Typewriters and Ultraportable Typewriters</title>
  453. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/21/standard-typewriters-versus-portable-typewriters-and-ultraportable-typewriters/</link>
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  456. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  457. <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
  458. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  459. <category><![CDATA[portable typewriters]]></category>
  460. <category><![CDATA[standard typewriters]]></category>
  461. <category><![CDATA[typewriter collecting]]></category>
  462. <category><![CDATA[typewriter features]]></category>
  463. <category><![CDATA[typewriter manufacturing]]></category>
  464. <category><![CDATA[typewriter repair]]></category>
  465. <category><![CDATA[ultraportable typewriters]]></category>
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  469. <div>
  470. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/21/standard-typewriters-versus-portable-typewriters-and-ultraportable-typewriters/"><img title="The Royal KMG and the Quiet De Luxe" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17300608268008946648238272439230.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A hulking gray 1950 Royal KMG standard typewriter next to it&#039;s much smaller relative, the 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe as they sit on an oak library card catalog." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  471. </div>
  472. Within the typewriter space there are three broad categories of typewriters primarily based on size: Standard (or office or desktop) typewriters were designed and meant for use in a stationary location, most often an office where they would be used for 8 hours a day (or more), every day of the work week. These typewriters, &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/21/standard-typewriters-versus-portable-typewriters-and-ultraportable-typewriters/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Standard Typewriters versus Portable Typewriters and Ultraportable Typewriters</span></a>]]></description>
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  474. <div>
  475. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/21/standard-typewriters-versus-portable-typewriters-and-ultraportable-typewriters/"><img title="The Royal KMG and the Quiet De Luxe" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17300608268008946648238272439230.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A hulking gray 1950 Royal KMG standard typewriter next to it&#039;s much smaller relative, the 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe as they sit on an oak library card catalog." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  476. </div>
  477. <p>Within the typewriter space there are three broad categories of typewriters primarily based on size:</p>
  478. <p><strong>Standard (or office or desktop) typewriters</strong> were designed and meant for use in a stationary location, most often an office where they would be used for 8 hours a day (or more), every day of the work week. These typewriters, often tipping the scales at 25-40 pounds each, were made to take the heavy abuse of a daily typing and could be &#8220;pounded out&#8221; for 3-4 years before they were often given overhauls or remanufactured.</p>
  479. <p><strong>Portable typewriters</strong> were designed for greater portability and began appearing in the 1920s and in much greater numbers into the 1970s and early 1980s. Their sales were geared toward people who needed greater portability or who didn&#8217;t need a machine out on a daily basis the way in which businesses did. They were most often sold in small rectangular cases to aid in their portability as well as storability in cars, trains, airplanes, or even one&#8217;s closet when they weren&#8217;t in use. They often ranged from 15-25 pounds including their case. Most of these machines were sold to individual users for occasional rather than daily typing, and they often had a broader range of styling and colors throughout the years to appeal to the individual buyers.</p>
  480. <p><strong>Ultraportable typewriters</strong> were designed for the typist or writer constantly on the go. They typically had a low profile, were lightweight (under 15 pounds with their cases), and obviously easy to carry around on a regular basis. These machines generally didn&#8217;t have all of the frills or features of their larger counterparts but obviously got the job done well enough. Traveling journalists were originally one of the primary audiences here.</p>
  481. <h2>Which is better?</h2>
  482. <p>The &#8220;best&#8221; typewriter is going to be a <em>highly</em> personal choice. It will be based in part on a wide variety of factors and variables including:</p>
  483. <ul>
  484. <li> the condition (does it function? how does it function? how clean is it? have parts been replaced, repaired, or restored? is it serviced? is it well adjusted?);</li>
  485. <li>what your preference is in terms of functionality (do you need tabs? bichrome ribbon? card fingers? typeface? other?);</li>
  486. <li>your personal touch preference (how it feels to you when you type on it, how you enjoy and appreciate it);</li>
  487. <li>the price;</li>
  488. <li>your personal aesthetic (do you like older machines, newer machines, something with a pop of color versus industrial office drab, crinkle paint versus flat, metal versus plastic, and a slew of other design sensibilities, etc.)</li>
  489. <li>how are you using your typewriters? Are you actively using them to write, collecting them, displaying them, or a combination of all of these?</li>
  490. </ul>
  491. <p>Beyond these variables the three broad categories of typewriters will differentiate themselves along the lines of size, portability, and design, and manufacturing quality, functionality, and durability.</p>
  492. <h2>Size, Portability, and Design</h2>
  493. <p>Obviously the smaller and lighter a machine is, the easier it is to carry. The ultraportables and portables will win out here. They&#8217;re designed to be moved around easily: pop it out, write, put it away when you&#8217;re done. Collectors love them because you can store or display them easily on shelves or stack them up in closets or other storage spaces. You can keep several dozen machines on a shelving unit or tuck them away under a bed or behind a couch.</p>
  494. <p>Standard machines are moveable, but require some additional reasonable effort. It&#8217;s more bothersome to pick up a Royal HH, especially with a wide carriage, and move it across the house from your office to your living room or out onto the porch. It&#8217;s equally as bothersome to swap one standard from a display shelf with another so you can use it. This doesn&#8217;t mean that it can&#8217;t be done, but you&#8217;re not as likely to want to do it every day. With standards you plan to actively use on a regular basis, you&#8217;re going to want a permanent desk or typewriter stand to keep it on. If you&#8217;re storing or displaying standards, they require dusting maintenance or covers and take up much more space as they aren&#8217;t easily stackable. Standards tend to be deeper and require a larger shelf if you&#8217;re going to display them that way. (Be sure to measure as most standard bookshelves aren&#8217;t deep enough for most typewriters if that&#8217;s how you intend to display them.)</p>
  495. <p>If you&#8217;re a day-to-day typist with only one or two typewriters, these problems aren&#8217;t terribly bad. If you&#8217;re a collector with 5-10 machines these considerations start to become more bothersome. Once you&#8217;ve got more than 25 machines in your collection, you&#8217;re going to want to start making different choices and plans about storage and display versus use.</p>
  496. <p>When it comes to design, there are a lot more choices of body styles, colors, materials, and variety in the portable and ultraportable space. Even if the internals of a portable were relatively stable, the body styles and shapes changed every year or two. By comparison, the standard typewriters meant for office use tended to have more limited color palates (if you could call industrial blacks, grays, and browns a palate) and body stylings.</p>
  497. <p>As an example, in the Royal line of standard typewriters, almost nothing changed functionality-wise from the Royal Ten through the H (and related KH, KHM, and KHT variants), KMM, KMG, HH, FP, Empress, and 440. This covers from about 1912 to 1968 with the same internal mechanics. It was just small changes in the body styles which moved very slowly and were generally only offered in one or two colors until the more colorful options on the Royal FP were introduced in the very late 1950s.</p>
  498. <h2>Manufacturing, Quality, Functionality, and Durability</h2>
  499. <p>The level of manufacturing and quality when it comes to typewriter categories is a much more subtle subject as it&#8217;s not as immediately seen as the size and portability factors.</p>
  500. <p>Because of their use cases, standard machines were built with more solid materials using higher manufacturing tolerances and usually better quality steel (or other materials). They were designed to be pounded on every day for 8 or more hours a day for years at a time. While some portables may have been used this way, most weren&#8217;t and surely almost no ultraportables were. Most of the serious abuse that smaller and lighter machines took was generally to their cases in being moved around as well as to the various body panels from being put into and out of their cases. (Smith-Corona portables are notorious for scratches on the rear panels from the rear metal cleat in their cases and some of the Remingtons&#8217; front &#8220;chins&#8221; from the late 40s case designs.)</p>
  501. <p>Standards use in business also meant that the alignments and visual outputs were held to higher standards than their lighter counterparts which were more often used for personal correspondence or draft quality work. This required better tolerances to allow for the abuse versus the expected type quality and alignment. The quality differences are less apparent on some of the 1950 American made Smith-Corona 5 series or the incredibly well engineered German Olympias and Swiss Hermes portables of the 1950s and 1960s.</p>
  502. <p>The quality issue becomes rapidly more apparent into the 1970s and 1980s when cheaper materials and plastic were being used in portable typewriter manufacture as machines were being mass produced by only a few companies and primarily only out of Japan. These quality issues are now at their zenith in the new millennium with cheap typewriters made by the Shanghai Weilv Mechanism Company in China. Their new typewriter offerings under a variety of brand names including Rover, Royal Epoch, We R Memory Keepers, Royal Classic, and The Oliver Typewriter Company are widely known in the typewriter community for their dreadful quality control, cheap plastic, and both poor and unserviceable type alignment issues.</p>
  503. <p>Because they had additional interior space and engineering capacity, standards also have better adjustment points for accommodating a variety of touch needs for the end user. At the time, most standards were generally serviced in-house by travelling repair people who had the ability to help typists adjust the machines to their particular touch needs. I&#8217;ve yet to run across a portable Smith-Corona whose primary touch control actually effectuated any difference at all, though they do have a variety of other more subtle/hidden touch controls which require advanced knowledge of the machines.</p>
  504. <p>From a functionality perspective also differentiated across their use cases, most standard typewriters came with the full component of features offered in typewriters of their respective times. As an example, standards almost always came with tabulators and easier exchangeability of platens. Portable models often used tabulators as an additional mark up feature that cost more if you wanted them and platens were not easily swapped except on the highest end models and generally not until later into the 1950s. Here the range of subtle feature differences seen on the Smith-Corona 5 series portables is illustrative with the Clipper at the low end followed by the Sterling, the Silent, and the Silent Super at the highest end with the most features. On the German Olympias, the primary differentiating feature between the SM2, SM3, and SM4 is tabulator functionality and how easy it is to use if it&#8217;s available. Other features like bichrome ribbon, sturdier paper bales, paper table alignment features were considered optional on some portables and wholly missing on ultraportables which may have left them out completely. If you&#8217;re looking for a machine that has everything, usually a standard typewriter is your go-to choice. One of the few options on standard machines was a decimal tabulator for aligning accounting-based work.</p>
  505. <p>While it may not have been as obvious in the midcentury, there are very subtle functionalities that standard typewriters offer to modern users who are looking for distraction-free writing affordances. While all typewriters have a greater level of distraction-free affordances in comparison to computers, standards offer two additional ones which may be wholly overlooked. As they&#8217;re less portable, they usually require a dedicated space for use which tends to call out to (or alternately guilt) the writer to sit down and concentrate on writing. The other is that the standard&#8217;s significantly larger size takes up a larger amount of area in your field of view while sitting at it. This tends to cut down on other visual distractions to the writer while sitting at the machine and working. Less distraction helps the concentration and, ideally, your ultimate output.</p>
  506. <p>Finally, it bears a moment to look at typewriter serviceability. This is especially important now as the once ubiquitous typewriter repair shop doesn&#8217;t exist and aficionados and hobbyists do a lot of home repair. Since standard office machines saw near-constant use, their size made them much easier to get into and service, particularly by traveling repair technicians. Portables and ultraportables are much smaller and far more compact which requires more work and effort to open up and service when things go wrong or need repair. This size difference also means requiring a lot more patience and care as well as possibly smaller and/or different tools when doing service work on portables and ultraportables.</p>
  507. <p>Hopefully this covers most of the finer points in choosing between the three broad types of typewriters for both the novice typist as well as the more practiced hands. If you&#8217;ve got questions or have noticed other subtleties in the differences between the three, I&#8217;d love to hear them.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  516. <title>Save the Date: A Southern California Type-In on May 10, 2025</title>
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  520. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  521. <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
  522. <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
  523. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  524. <category><![CDATA[Pasadena]]></category>
  525. <category><![CDATA[save the date]]></category>
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  531. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/20/save-the-date-a-southern-california-type-in-on-may-10-2025/"><img title="Typewriter collection set up for a type-in" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-1715623153974668920892920990135.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Two rows of four typewriters each lined up on opposite sides of a table." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  532. </div>
  533. I&#8217;ve been in conversation with a local bookstore in Pasadena to help host a type-in in Southern California. We&#8217;re making plans for Saturday afternoon on May 10th from 1:00 PM onward.  So mark your calendars, limber your fingers, and start tuning up your favorite typewriter(s)! More details and specifics to come shortly.  If you&#8217;re nearby &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/20/save-the-date-a-southern-california-type-in-on-may-10-2025/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Save the Date: A Southern California Type-In on May 10, 2025</span></a>]]></description>
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  536. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/20/save-the-date-a-southern-california-type-in-on-may-10-2025/"><img title="Typewriter collection set up for a type-in" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-1715623153974668920892920990135.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Two rows of four typewriters each lined up on opposite sides of a table." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  537. </div>
  538. <p>I&#8217;ve been in conversation with a local bookstore in Pasadena to help host a <a href="https://type-in.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">type-in</a> in Southern California. We&#8217;re making plans for Saturday afternoon on May 10th from 1:00 PM onward. </p>
  539. <p>So mark your calendars, limber your fingers, and start tuning up your favorite typewriter(s)! More details and specifics to come shortly. </p>
  540. <p>If you&#8217;re nearby and can spare some time to help volunteer, drop me a line. </p>]]></content:encoded>
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  554. <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
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  561. <description><![CDATA[Great! Another evacuation warning. This time instead of for catastrophic fire, it&#8217;s for rain and potential mudslides from the burn scar. Fortunately (?) I&#8217;m still evacuated from January 7th about 6 miles south.]]></description>
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  565. <span class="kind-display-text">Read</span> <a href="https://protect.genasys.com/zones/US-CA-XLA-ALD-MIDLOTHIAN?z=13.779650633153715&latlon=2.842170943040401e-14%2C-118.10532360000002" class="p-name u-url">ALD-Midlothian Evacuation Warning</a> <em>(<span class="p-publication">Genasys Protect</span>)</em></header>
  566. <blockquote class="e-summary">03/11/25 11:54am: Deputies are in the field notifying residents of local mud/debris flow risk from EATON FIRE burn scar. The areas near the San Gabriel Foothills in Altadena are under EVACUATION WARNING until at least 3/13/25 6pm due to risk of losing access. PREPARE NOW. More info at alertla.org.</blockquote></section>
  567.  
  568. <p>Great! Another evacuation warning. This time instead of for catastrophic fire, it&#8217;s for rain and potential mudslides from the burn scar.</p>
  569. <p>Fortunately (?) I&#8217;m still evacuated from January 7th about 6 miles south.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  582. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  583. <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 06:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
  584. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
  585. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  586. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  587. <category><![CDATA[Corona 4]]></category>
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  594. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/10/1929-corona-4-portable-typewriter/"><img title="table level frontal view of 1929 Corona 4 Portable Typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-17416688264842595255127481670061.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Table level view of the front of a 1929 Corona 4 Portable Typewriter" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  595. </div>
  596. Received on Saturday 03-08, but didn&#8217;t open it up until this morning. The case is fairly worn and has the fabric peeled off in several spots, but the leather handle is in tact and in reasonably good shape. The machine has seen better days certainly and needs a thorough cleaning. The paint has some significant &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/10/1929-corona-4-portable-typewriter/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
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  600. <span class="kind-display-text">Acquired</span> <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/1929-corona-4.25052.typewriter" class="p-name u-url">1929 Corona 4 Portable Typewriter</a> <em>(<span class="p-brand">L.C. Smith Bros. & Corona Typewriters, Inc.</span>)</em></header>
  601. <blockquote class="e-summary">Serial number: D3P08521<br/>
  602. </blockquote></section>
  603.  
  604.  
  605. <div>
  606. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/10/1929-corona-4-portable-typewriter/"><img title="table level frontal view of 1929 Corona 4 Portable Typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-17416688264842595255127481670061.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Table level view of the front of a 1929 Corona 4 Portable Typewriter" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  607. </div>
  608. <p>Received on Saturday 03-08, but didn&#8217;t open it up until this morning. The case is fairly worn and has the fabric peeled off in several spots, but the leather handle is in tact and in reasonably good shape. The machine has seen better days certainly and needs a thorough cleaning. The paint has some significant chipping in many of the common spots, including the ribbon covers, but I think it&#8217;ll polish up nicely and the resultant used patina will add to the machine&#8217;s charm. Some one has removed the ribbon vibrator, so that&#8217;s going to need some serious attention and possibly some additional replacement parts. The carriage doesn&#8217;t move smoothly and I suspect it&#8217;s because the drawstring has been replaced at some point by some inadequate cotton string which is now caught on something under the carriage. The rubber feet are totally shot and have a few chips. It&#8217;s definitely one of the rougher machines I&#8217;ve ever picked up, but I think it&#8217;s imminently restorable.</p>
  609. <p>While I wouldn&#8217;t call these rare, I don&#8217;t see them pop up very frequently, and even less frequently do I see them in the non-traditional black enamel. I&#8217;m definitely thrilled to have one with the DuPont DUCO light maroon with the contrasting panels in crackle finish rose gold. I&#8217;m hoping it&#8217;ll be a stunning workable machine when I&#8217;m done with the cleaning and restoration work.</p>
  610. <p>Preparation of a typeface sample is going to require some repair work.</p>
  611. <p></p>
  612. <p></p>
  613. <p></p>
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  627. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  628. <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 06:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
  629. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
  630. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
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  632. <category><![CDATA[Corona 3]]></category>
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  639. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/10/1920-corona-3-ultra-portable-typewriter/"><img title="1920 Corona 3 folding typewriter front" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-17416288719317138230649166940018.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="1920 Corona 3 folding typewriter viewed from table level" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  640. </div>
  641. Received on Saturday 03-10 and unpacked this morning. This is now the oldest machine in my collection and the first true antique as it&#8217;s now 105 years old. The first thing I&#8217;m struck by is the tiny size and scant weight of the entire machine and the case. I&#8217;m curious to compare the weight to &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/10/1920-corona-3-ultra-portable-typewriter/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
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  645. <span class="kind-display-text">Acquired</span> <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/1920-corona-3.25051.typewriter" class="p-name u-url">1920 Corona 3 Ultra-portable Typewriter</a> <em>(<span class="p-brand">Corona Typewriter Company</span>)</em></header>
  646. <blockquote class="e-summary">Serial number: 335207<br/>
  647. A 3 bank typewriter that folds in half for portability.</blockquote></section>
  648.  
  649.  
  650. <div>
  651. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/10/1920-corona-3-ultra-portable-typewriter/"><img title="1920 Corona 3 folding typewriter front" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-17416288719317138230649166940018.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="1920 Corona 3 folding typewriter viewed from table level" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  652. </div>
  653. <p>Received on Saturday 03-10 and unpacked this morning. This is now the oldest machine in my collection and the first true antique as it&#8217;s now 105 years old. The first thing I&#8217;m struck by is the tiny size and scant weight of the entire machine and the case. I&#8217;m curious to compare the weight to that of my Zephyr and Skyriter.</p>
  654. <p>The case is in reasonably good shape considering its age, but some of the fabric is coming off and a previous owner has chosen to tape portions of it together. I&#8217;ll likely do some serious restoration work to the case at some point.</p>
  655. <p></p>
  656. <h2>Condition</h2>
  657. <p>The machine itself is in pretty solid shape considering the age. Someone kept the slugs clean. Things are a bit sluggish, so it&#8217;s going to need a solid cleaning which I&#8217;m hoping will bring most of the functionality back to snuff. The ribbon vibrator seems a tad slow, particularly for keys struck on the left side of the keyboard. The platen and carriage area are going to need a good scrub as there&#8217;s some dirt and grime stuck in it. I suspect that I won&#8217;t be using the manual&#8217;s suggestion of gasoline to clean things out however.</p>
  658. <h2>Accessories</h2>
  659. <p>The machine came with a cleaning brush and an original instruction manual, which is somewhat useful as some of the mechanisms aren&#8217;t as straightforward as on later models as well as things unique to this particular folding machine.</p>
  660. <p></p>
  661. <h2>Functionality</h2>
  662. <p>This has an even smaller return/line advance mechanism than my Orga Privat 5 and is bordering on almost not existing. It&#8217;s just the tiniest little nub actuated with the forefinger and thumb to advance the line while pushing the carriage to the right. There really isn&#8217;t a carriage return lever to speak of, but the mechanism is quite clever.</p>
  663. <p>This is my first machine with a &#8220;figure&#8221; key, which allows for the use of the third row of characters on the slugs. It&#8217;ll take some getting used to for using it, particularly as the keyboard seems shifted over with respect to the home row of keys which means that there isn&#8217;t a key for one&#8217;s pinky to rest on or use. As a result it&#8217;s going to be difficult doing traditional touch typing at speed.</p>
  664. <p></p>
  665. <p>The machine only came with a monochrome ribbon though it does have bichrome capability using a switch on the ribbon vibrator assembly which is found on the left side in an odd configuration.</p>
  666. <p>I was able to eke out a typesample without too much trouble, but I&#8217;ll wait until the machine is cleaned up and back in proper order before attempting to use it for more than a minute or two. I suspect it&#8217;ll need some tensioning on the miniscule mainspring assembly.</p>
  667. <p></p>
  668. <p>Overall, it&#8217;s compact and clever in so many interesting ways.</p>
  669. <p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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  682. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  683. <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 06:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
  684. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  685. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  686. <category><![CDATA[IBM typewriters]]></category>
  687. <category><![CDATA[liquid lunches]]></category>
  688. <category><![CDATA[nutrition]]></category>
  689. <category><![CDATA[olives]]></category>
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  694. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/08/passes-at-ibm-machines/"><img title="making passes at IBM machines" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-17414829003238844303391705858630.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Typed white index card sticking out of the carriage of a typewriter with the quote: &quot;Gladys also tell you I drink my lunch? She forgets I eat the olives. That&#039;s where the nourishment is. Gladys talks too much. I ought to get rid of her, but she has it on me ever since I got juiced up at that Christmas party and made a couple passes at her IBM machine.&quot; --Henry Rufus portrayed by Henry Jones in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (20th Century Fox, 1957)" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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  699. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/08/passes-at-ibm-machines/"><img title="making passes at IBM machines" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-17414829003238844303391705858630.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Typed white index card sticking out of the carriage of a typewriter with the quote: &quot;Gladys also tell you I drink my lunch? She forgets I eat the olives. That&#039;s where the nourishment is. Gladys talks too much. I ought to get rid of her, but she has it on me ever since I got juiced up at that Christmas party and made a couple passes at her IBM machine.&quot; --Henry Rufus portrayed by Henry Jones in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (20th Century Fox, 1957)" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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  714. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  715. <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 07:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
  716. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
  717. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  718. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  719. <category><![CDATA[Royal FP]]></category>
  720. <category><![CDATA[Royal typewriters]]></category>
  721. <category><![CDATA[typewriter collection]]></category>
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  726. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/05/1957-royal-fp-standard-typewriter/"><img title="1957 Royal FP standard typewriter hero" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-17412171468413449965578941724183.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A pearl gray 1957 Royal FP standard typewriter stands atop an oak library card catalog" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  727. </div>
  728. Received in generally workable shape, though without ribbon; definitely dirty; internal foam disintegrating; brights are going to need a load of polish; temporary photos to provide some idea of condition until I get the chance to clean it up. My wide carriage 1958 FPE was so nice I thought I&#8217;d try out the larger face &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/05/1957-royal-fp-standard-typewriter/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
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  732. <span class="kind-display-text">Acquired</span> <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/1957-royal-fp.25004.typewriter" class="p-name u-url">1957 Royal FP Standard Typewriter </a> <em>(<span class="p-brand">Royal-McBee Corporation</span>)</em></header>
  733. <blockquote class="e-summary">Serial number: FPP-6164099<br/>
  734. Standard platen, pica typeface, in Royaltone or Pearl Light Gray smooth</blockquote></section>
  735.  
  736.  
  737. <div>
  738. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/05/1957-royal-fp-standard-typewriter/"><img title="1957 Royal FP standard typewriter hero" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-17412171468413449965578941724183.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A pearl gray 1957 Royal FP standard typewriter stands atop an oak library card catalog" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  739. </div>
  740. <p>Received in generally workable shape, though without ribbon; definitely dirty; internal foam disintegrating; brights are going to need a load of polish; temporary photos to provide some idea of condition until I get the chance to clean it up.</p>
  741. <p>My <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/02/11/1958-royal-fp-standard-typewriter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wide carriage 1958 FPE</a> was so nice I thought I&#8217;d try out the larger face in a more traditional carriage.</p>
  742. <p></p>
  743. <p></p>
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  761. <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
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  769. <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve finally broken a small barrier and am now ranked as typewriter hunter #115 on the Typewriter Database. I have a few machines that should arrive soon which in combination with doing some repairs and uploading some data should help me finally break into the top 100.]]></description>
  770. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve finally broken a small barrier and am now ranked as <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/twdb.0.members" target="_blank" rel="noopener">typewriter hunter</a> <a rel="tag" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://boffosocko.com/tag/115/">#115</a> on the <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Typewriter Database</a>. I have a few machines that should arrive soon which in combination with doing some repairs and uploading some data should help me finally break into the top 100.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  783. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  784. <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
  785. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  786. <category><![CDATA[Olympia SM9]]></category>
  787. <category><![CDATA[Olympia typewriters]]></category>
  788. <category><![CDATA[typewriter collection]]></category>
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  792. <div>
  793. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/03/acquisition-1964-olympia-sm9-portable-typewriter/"><img title="1964 Olympia SM9 typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-1741025100128233108776590362947.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Frontal view of a 1964 Olympia SM9 typewriter sitting on an oak library card catalog." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  794. </div>
  795. In what I may call the Academy 97 typewriter because I received it on the day of the 97th Annual Academy Awards on March 2nd, I&#8217;ve acquired my first SM9. It&#8217;s a solid looking machine aside from some small damage to the rivets at the back of the case, some paint wear on the hood &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/03/acquisition-1964-olympia-sm9-portable-typewriter/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
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  799. <span class="kind-display-text">Acquired</span> <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/1964-olympia-sm9.24989.typewriter" class="p-name u-url">1964 Olympia SM9 Portable Typewriter</a> by <span class="h-card p-author">Olympia Werke AG, Wilhelmshaven, Germany</span></header>
  800. <blockquote class="e-summary">Serial number: 2613754<br/>
  801. Congress Elite No. 84 typeface, 11 CPI (2.3 m/m)</blockquote></section>
  802.  
  803.  
  804. <div>
  805. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/03/acquisition-1964-olympia-sm9-portable-typewriter/"><img title="1964 Olympia SM9 typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wp-1741025100128233108776590362947.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Frontal view of a 1964 Olympia SM9 typewriter sitting on an oak library card catalog." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  806. </div>
  807. <p>In what I may call the Academy 97 typewriter because I received it on the day of the 97th Annual Academy Awards on March 2nd, I&#8217;ve acquired my first SM9.</p>
  808. <p>It&#8217;s a solid looking machine aside from some small damage to the rivets at the back of the case, some paint wear on the hood from a too-low carriage return arm, and some dried out and cracked rubber feet. Even the ribbon seems usable. It&#8217;s hiding a Congress Elite No. 84 font at 11 CPI (2.3 m/m). Someone both used and loved this machine and even put it away last with clean slugs. This should be imminently restorable to it&#8217;s former glory.</p>
  809. <p>Given how sought after these are as one of the best portables ever made and the generally excellent condition, I can&#8217;t bring myself to tell the pittance I found it for, particularly when I see ones in mediocre or unknown shape going for over $100 on many of the auction sites lately. Given how 2025 has been going so far, I&#8217;ll gratefully take the win. Naturally it&#8217;ll be a minute before I can clean it up properly, but I can already tell this will be a fun little machine. I can&#8217;t wait to do a direct comparison with it&#8217;s carriage shifted SM3 &#8220;little brother&#8221;.</p>
  810. <p>I&#8217;ve uploaded some preliminary photos of it in its received condition including one of the bottom to show the &#8220;furriness&#8221; of the pre-serviced condition.</p>
  811. <p></p>
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  828. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  829. <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
  830. <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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  837. <category><![CDATA[Peter Elbow]]></category>
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  842. <description><![CDATA[For those interested in writing methods, Peter Elbow&#8217;s work can be seen as an interesting shift in pedagogy from the 1970s. Interestingly it relies on pieces of practices pre-dating him which inform commonplace book and related zettelkasten methods.  For my own files, from the obituary, it looks like he was using an IBM Selectric I &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/02/28/peter-elbow-professor-who-transformed-freshman-comp-dies-at-89/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
  843. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
  844. <section class="response u-read-of u-bookmark-of h-cite">
  845. <header>
  846. <span class="kind-display-text">Read</span> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/education/peter-elbow-dead.html" class="p-name u-url">Peter Elbow, Professor Who Transformed Freshman Comp, Dies at 89</a> by <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/michael-s-rosenwald" class="h-card p-author"><img decoding="async" class="u-photo" src="https://www.nytimes.com/by/michael-s-rosenwald" alt="Michael S. Rosenwald" width=  32 height=   32 />Michael S. Rosenwald</a> <em>(<span class="p-publication">New York Times</span>)</em></header>
  847. <blockquote class="e-summary">His struggles with writer’s block led him to create a process that favored an expressive, personal approach over rigid academic conventions that often stifled students.</blockquote></section>
  848.  
  849. <p>For those interested in writing methods, Peter Elbow&#8217;s work can be seen as an interesting shift in pedagogy from the 1970s. Interestingly it relies on pieces of practices pre-dating him which inform commonplace book and related zettelkasten methods. </p>
  850. <p>For my own files, from the obituary, it looks like he was using an IBM Selectric I in some of his early work.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  860. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2025/02/24/1945-remington-17-standard-typewriter/</link>
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  863. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  864. <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 06:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
  865. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
  866. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  867. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  868. <category><![CDATA[Remington 17]]></category>
  869. <category><![CDATA[Remington typewriters]]></category>
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  873. <description><![CDATA[
  874. <div>
  875. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/02/24/1945-remington-17-standard-typewriter/"><img title="1945 Remington 17 typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wp-17404601422883894634631991645720.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Hero image of a 1945 black Remington 17 Standard typewriter on a wooden dining room table" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  876. </div>
  877. When I was interested in getting my first standard typewriter last year, Ruben Flores immediately recommended I get a Remington 17. While I&#8217;ve picked up a handful of other standards in the meanwhile, I&#8217;ve kept my eyes peeled. I just couldn&#8217;t let this $21 beauty slip by. If my 1956 Remington Standard is any indication, &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/02/24/1945-remington-17-standard-typewriter/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
  878. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
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  880. <header>
  881. <span class="kind-display-text">Acquired</span> <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/1945-remington-17.24955.typewriter" class="p-name u-url">1945 Remington 17 Standard Typewriter</a> <em>(<span class="p-brand">Remington Rand, Inc.</span>)</em></header>
  882. <blockquote class="e-summary">Serial Number: J732492 from October 1945<br>
  883. Pica typeface </blockquote></section>
  884.  
  885.  
  886. <div>
  887. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/02/24/1945-remington-17-standard-typewriter/"><img title="1945 Remington 17 typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wp-17404601422883894634631991645720.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Hero image of a 1945 black Remington 17 Standard typewriter on a wooden dining room table" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  888. </div>
  889. <p>When I was interested in getting my first standard typewriter last year, Ruben Flores immediately recommended I get a Remington 17. While I&#8217;ve picked up a handful of other standards in the meanwhile, I&#8217;ve kept my eyes peeled. I just couldn&#8217;t let this $21 beauty slip by. If my 1956 Remington Standard is any indication, this should be a fun machine to play with.</p>
  890. <p>This got delivered on the 21st, but I hadn&#8217;t had a chance to take a look at it until today. It&#8217;s not in terrible cosmetic shape, but has definitely been collecting dust and cob webs for a few decades. It seems to be in reasonable mechanical shape. There is a sticky key or two that will need either some cleaning and/or forming. The carriage is going to need some serious cleaning and possible adjustment to slide cleanly. The mainspring probably needs some tightening, but I won&#8217;t be able to tell properly until the machine is cleaned up. Some of the internal felt portions will also need some re-gluing. Beyond this, this 80 year old typewriter should come roaring back to life sometime soon. (The recent Eaton Fire means it may take a bit longer to address the underlying issues as my tools and &#8220;shop&#8221; are quarantined / uninhabitable.)</p>
  891. <p>I&#8217;ve uploaded a few &#8220;before&#8221; photos for general identification, but will update in the near future with some better ones post-cleaning and adjustment.</p>
  892. <p></p>
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  905. <title>Typewriter Market: It may be better if you didn&#8217;t get an Olympia SM3 typewriter today</title>
  906. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2025/02/17/typewriter-market-it-may-be-better-if-you-didnt-get-an-olympia-sm3-typewriter-today/</link>
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  909. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  910. <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 04:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
  911. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  912. <category><![CDATA[Olympia SM3]]></category>
  913. <category><![CDATA[script typefaces]]></category>
  914. <category><![CDATA[typefaces]]></category>
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  919. <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not out to shame people for their purchases, just to caution uninitiated typewriter purchasers and budding collectors who aren&#8217;t carefully watching the market. Olympia SM3s are well-touted and excellent typewriters. They&#8217;ve recently been selling on ShopGoodwill in unknown condition for $120-150 based only on photos. Earlier today, an Olympia SM3 sold for $334! So &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/02/17/typewriter-market-it-may-be-better-if-you-didnt-get-an-olympia-sm3-typewriter-today/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Typewriter Market: It may be better if you didn&#8217;t get an Olympia SM3 typewriter today</span></a>]]></description>
  920. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not out to shame people for their purchases, just to caution uninitiated typewriter purchasers and budding collectors who aren&#8217;t carefully watching the market.</p>
  921. <p>Olympia SM3s are well-touted and excellent typewriters. They&#8217;ve recently been selling on ShopGoodwill in unknown condition for $120-150 based only on photos.</p>
  922. <p>Earlier today, an <a href="https://shopgoodwill.com/item/222706300" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olympia SM3 sold for $334</a>! So what gives? Why did this go for over twice as much as the average? To the uninitiated, the seasoned collector can look at this machine carefully and realize that even without seeing a type sample or a close up photo of the slugs that this machine is quietly hiding a script typeface of some kind. This means that two bidders would have paid an almost $200 premium for a script typeface, and one of them managed to snipe it for $1 with minutes left. Generally I see script machines going for $100-150 over similar machines without script.</p>
  923. <p>Sadly, the high price on this machine earlier in the day may have suckered others into thinking these machines are significantly more valuable as it seems two other Olympia SM3s right after it both went for:</p>
  924. <ul>
  925. <li>$202.03
  926. <li>$202.03
  927. </ul>
  928. <p>And they were bid over 200 by the same two people while the &#8220;smarter&#8221; money stopped with bids at $137 on both.</p>
  929. <p>Of course, neither of these later two machines have a script face, but at least two bidders were potentially reeled in by the much higher sales price of the script machine earlier in the day. This means that they&#8217;ve overpaid at least $50 above market for each, possibly thinking that they may have gotten a great deal. Sadly they didn&#8217;t, they just overpaid the market average. The person who was sniped on both managed to save themselves $100+ today because I imagine they&#8217;ll be able to get equivalent machines in the coming month for closer to under $150.</p>
  930. <p>Incidentally another later Olympia portable (usually in the $75-120 range) earlier in the day <a href="https://shopgoodwill.com/item/222546740" target="_blank" rel="noopener">went for a more reasonable $232</a> with a stated/photographed cursive typeface. This one was a stronger deal in the current market as they only paid about $110 above average for that machine to get the script typeface. The tough part is that because the description stated &#8220;cursive&#8221;, they didn&#8217;t have the benefit of possibly picking up a script machine with less competition.</p>
  931. <p>While this is an interesting microcosm example of the current (overheated?) typewriter market (at least in the US), I hope all the buyers of these machines enjoy their purchases. If they&#8217;re your first Olympias, and they need some work to get back to fighting shape, <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/07/14/aggregated-resources-and-playlist-for-a-crash-course-on-the-olympia-sm3-portable-typewriter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">I&#8217;ve put together a guide</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  944. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  945. <pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 04:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
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  955. <description><![CDATA[
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  957. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/02/14/four-roses-for-valentines/"><img title="Four Roses and Royal FP" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wp-17395947340486739827482772318713.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A bottle of Four Roses Select bourbon next to a 1958 Royal FP typewriter in pearl gray." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  958. </div>
  959. My partner got me some roses for Valentines Day. &#x1f60d;]]></description>
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  962. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/02/14/four-roses-for-valentines/"><img title="Four Roses and Royal FP" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wp-17395947340486739827482772318713.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A bottle of Four Roses Select bourbon next to a 1958 Royal FP typewriter in pearl gray." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  963. </div>
  964. <p>My partner got me some roses for Valentines Day. &#x1f60d;</p>
  965. <p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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  978. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  979. <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
  980. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
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  989. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/02/11/1958-royal-fp-standard-typewriter/"><img title="1958 Royal FP typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wp-17392552450053051677565328723992.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A standard-sized Royal FP typewriter in light pearl/gray paint with a red Royal badge on the front. The platen is a honking 16 inches wide. The machine sits on a wooden dining room table almost as if is ready to taxi the runway and fly off." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  990. </div>
  991. I&#8217;ve been wanting to score an FP for a long time. Well shipped and in generally functional shape. My first typewriter of 2025 and the first since the Eaton Fire.  &#160;]]></description>
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  995. <span class="kind-display-text">Acquired</span> <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/1958-royal-fp.24834.typewriter" class="p-name u-url">1958 Royal FP typewriter</a></header>
  996. <blockquote class="e-summary">Serial Number: FPE-16-66444461<br/>
  997. 16" platen, elite typeface, in Royaltone or Pearl Light Gray smooth</blockquote></section>
  998.  
  999.  
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  1001. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/02/11/1958-royal-fp-standard-typewriter/"><img title="1958 Royal FP typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wp-17392552450053051677565328723992.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A standard-sized Royal FP typewriter in light pearl/gray paint with a red Royal badge on the front. The platen is a honking 16 inches wide. The machine sits on a wooden dining room table almost as if is ready to taxi the runway and fly off." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1002. </div>
  1003. <p>I&#8217;ve been wanting to score an FP for a long time. Well shipped and in generally functional shape. My first typewriter of 2025 and the first since the Eaton Fire. </p>
  1004. <p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1017. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1018. <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 01:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
  1019. <category><![CDATA[Photo]]></category>
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  1029. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/02/03/55827714/"><img title="Eaton Canyon fire closure" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wp-17386287782044592907689610776477.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Entrance sign at Eaton Canyon. Behind it is a partially burned tree next to a fence with a variety of red signs indicating the area is closed." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1030. </div>
  1031. I&#8217;m not sure if it was a general sale or a geofenced one, but I was able to replace many of my Darn Tough socks today. I should have my warm, winter hiking socks well before Eaton Canyon reopens. #AltadenaTough]]></description>
  1032. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
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  1034. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/02/03/55827714/"><img title="Eaton Canyon fire closure" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wp-17386287782044592907689610776477.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Entrance sign at Eaton Canyon. Behind it is a partially burned tree next to a fence with a variety of red signs indicating the area is closed." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1035. </div>
  1036. <p>I&#8217;m not sure if it was a general sale or a geofenced one, but I was able to replace many of my <a href="https://darntough.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Darn Tough</a> socks today. I should have my warm, winter hiking socks well before <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/angeles/alerts-notices/?aid=93079" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" class="broken_link">Eaton Canyon</a> reopens. <a rel="tag" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://boffosocko.com/tag/altadenatough/">#AltadenaTough</a></p>
  1037. <p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1050. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1051. <pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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  1055. <category><![CDATA[dystopias]]></category>
  1056. <category><![CDATA[Eaton Fire]]></category>
  1057. <category><![CDATA[Octavia Butler]]></category>
  1058. <category><![CDATA[The Parable of the Sower]]></category>
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  1061. <description><![CDATA[
  1062. <div>
  1063. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/02/01/we-had-a-fire-today-octavia-butler/"><img title="Eaton Fire 2025-01-31 232522" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Eaton-Fire-2025-01-31-232522.jpg?fit=750%2C337&ssl=1" alt="Map of the burn area of the Eaton Fire in Altadena, CA in January 2025" width="750" height="337" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1064. </div>
  1065. As a 50 year old with a 13 year old daughter living in Octavia Butler&#8217;s neighborhood of Altadena, CA, it was eerie when I re-read The Parable of the Sower last summer. Today following the devastating Eaton Fire, the opening of chapter four just doubles down on the dystopia in which we&#8217;re living.]]></description>
  1066. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
  1067. <section class="h-cite response p-quotation-of ">
  1068. <header>
  1069. <span class="kind-display-text">Quoted</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/40IKRaC" class="p-name u-url">The Parable of the Sower</a> by <a href="https://www.octaviabutler.com/" class="h-card p-author"><img decoding="async" class="u-photo" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af9a86fc3c16a3922fe3d13/1633709567752-YTANLX708KW0LXMZGU0Q/OEBHR-21070462_0084B_RBJ.jpeg?format=1000w" alt="Octavia Butler" width=  32 height=   32 />Octavia Butler</a></header>
  1070. <blockquote class="e-summary">Saturday, February 1, 2025<br/><br/>
  1071. WE HAD A FIRE TODAY.</blockquote></section>
  1072.  
  1073.  
  1074. <div>
  1075. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/02/01/we-had-a-fire-today-octavia-butler/"><img title="Eaton Fire 2025-01-31 232522" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Eaton-Fire-2025-01-31-232522.jpg?fit=750%2C337&ssl=1" alt="Map of the burn area of the Eaton Fire in Altadena, CA in January 2025" width="750" height="337" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1076. </div>
  1077. <p>As a 50 year old with a 13 year old daughter living in Octavia Butler&#8217;s neighborhood of Altadena, CA, it was eerie when I <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/07/20/parable-of-the-sower-day-2024-07-20/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">re-read <em>The Parable of the Sower</em> last summer</a>. Today following the devastating Eaton Fire, the opening of chapter four just doubles down on the dystopia in which we&#8217;re living.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1087. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/26/a-drive-down-altadena-drive/</link>
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  1090. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1091. <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 04:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
  1092. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  1093. <category><![CDATA[Altadena]]></category>
  1094. <category><![CDATA[Eaton Fire]]></category>
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  1096.  
  1097. <description><![CDATA[Tonight, for the first time since January 7th, I made the depressing choice to drive from a friend&#8217;s on Lincoln across town on Altadena Drive. The utter devastation of the Eaton Fire is truly ghastly. So much of my town just doesn&#8217;t exist anymore. As I got to Altadena Drive and Washington, it began to &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/26/a-drive-down-altadena-drive/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
  1098. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tonight, for the first time since January 7th, I made the depressing choice to drive from a friend&#8217;s on Lincoln across town on Altadena Drive. The utter devastation of the Eaton Fire is truly ghastly. So much of my town just doesn&#8217;t exist anymore. As I got to Altadena Drive and Washington, it began to rain&#8230;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1111. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1112. <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 02:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
  1113. <category><![CDATA[Photo]]></category>
  1114. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  1115. <category><![CDATA[Christmas Tree]]></category>
  1116. <category><![CDATA[Eaton Fire]]></category>
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  1118.  
  1119. <description><![CDATA[
  1120. <div>
  1121. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/26/a-late-january-christmas/"><img title="wp-17379453814118545184409422861939" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wp-17379453814118545184409422861939.jpg?fit=563%2C750&ssl=1" alt="A positively dry and brittle Christmas Tree in late January deddfiad by simple lights." width="563" height="750" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1122. </div>
  1123. This is officially the latest I&#8217;ve ever taken down a Christmas tree in my life.]]></description>
  1124. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
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  1126. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/26/a-late-january-christmas/"><img title="wp-17379453814118545184409422861939" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wp-17379453814118545184409422861939.jpg?fit=563%2C750&ssl=1" alt="A positively dry and brittle Christmas Tree in late January deddfiad by simple lights." width="563" height="750" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1127. </div>
  1128. <p>This is officially the latest I&#8217;ve ever taken down a Christmas tree in my life.</p>
  1129. <p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1142. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1143. <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
  1144. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  1145. <category><![CDATA[clowns]]></category>
  1146. <category><![CDATA[proverbs]]></category>
  1147. <category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
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  1149.  
  1150. <description><![CDATA[When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn&#8217;t become a king; the palace becomes a circus. —Turkish proverb &#160; &#160;]]></description>
  1151. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>
  1152. When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn&#8217;t become a king; the palace becomes a circus.<br />
  1153. —Turkish proverb
  1154. </p></blockquote>
  1155. <p>&nbsp;</p>
  1156. <p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1166. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/20/the-last-thing-i-typed-on-january-7th-before-the-eaton-fire/</link>
  1167. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/20/the-last-thing-i-typed-on-january-7th-before-the-eaton-fire/#comments</comments>
  1169. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1170. <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 01:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
  1171. <category><![CDATA[Photo]]></category>
  1172. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  1173. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  1174. <category><![CDATA[Eaton Fire]]></category>
  1175. <category><![CDATA[Remington Standard]]></category>
  1176. <category><![CDATA[Santa Anas]]></category>
  1177. <category><![CDATA[typecasts]]></category>
  1178. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://boffosocko.com/?p=55827469</guid>
  1179.  
  1180. <description><![CDATA[
  1181. <div>
  1182. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/20/the-last-thing-i-typed-on-january-7th-before-the-eaton-fire/"><img title="pre Eaton Fire Santa Ana winds" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wp-17374210960031709638562013308900.jpg?fit=750%2C498&ssl=1" alt="Typed index card that reads: 2025-01-07 Crazy winds kicked up this morning around 5:30AM and woke up both Sonia and I early. I went out briefly around 6:00 A to batten down the hatches and move the car out from under the tree. Evie was already up and working on her math homework. I&#039;m really proud of her for this as well as going to bed at a reasonable time last night. The trip to school wasn&#039;t too bad this morning, though I did have to navigate around a Christmas thee that had blown into the middle of the street. Winds are supposed to be bad all day long. I&#039;m sort of worried about going to class tonight at UCLA, but I suspect that winds there probably aren&#039;t as bad based on what Sonia has said about her drive into the office earlier" width="750" height="498" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1183. </div>
  1184. We were allowed back into our neighborhood over the weekend and were excited to find our poor wind battered and smoke damaged house still standing. Naturally I brought back a daily typewriter, but it was eerie to see what I&#8217;d last typed on it two weeks ago just before we had to evacuate.]]></description>
  1185. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
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  1187. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/20/the-last-thing-i-typed-on-january-7th-before-the-eaton-fire/"><img title="pre Eaton Fire Santa Ana winds" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wp-17374210960031709638562013308900.jpg?fit=750%2C498&ssl=1" alt="Typed index card that reads: 2025-01-07 Crazy winds kicked up this morning around 5:30AM and woke up both Sonia and I early. I went out briefly around 6:00 A to batten down the hatches and move the car out from under the tree. Evie was already up and working on her math homework. I&#039;m really proud of her for this as well as going to bed at a reasonable time last night. The trip to school wasn&#039;t too bad this morning, though I did have to navigate around a Christmas thee that had blown into the middle of the street. Winds are supposed to be bad all day long. I&#039;m sort of worried about going to class tonight at UCLA, but I suspect that winds there probably aren&#039;t as bad based on what Sonia has said about her drive into the office earlier" width="750" height="498" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1188. </div>
  1189. <p>We were allowed back into our neighborhood over the weekend and were excited to find our poor wind battered and smoke damaged house still standing.</p>
  1190. <p>Naturally I brought back a daily typewriter, but it was eerie to see what I&#8217;d last typed on it two weeks ago just before we had to evacuate.</p>
  1191. <p></p>
  1192. <p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1205. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1206. <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 01:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
  1207. <category><![CDATA[Photo]]></category>
  1208. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  1209. <category><![CDATA[Eaton Fire]]></category>
  1210. <category><![CDATA[Harding]]></category>
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  1212.  
  1213. <description><![CDATA[
  1214. <div>
  1215. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/17/55827419/"><img title="wp-17371651306162191011858798464952" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wp-17371651306162191011858798464952.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A small ranch home on the waning light of the day." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1216. </div>
  1217. Against all odds the house is still standing!!!]]></description>
  1218. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
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  1220. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/17/55827419/"><img title="wp-17371651306162191011858798464952" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wp-17371651306162191011858798464952.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A small ranch home on the waning light of the day." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1221. </div>
  1222. <p>Against all odds the house is still standing!!! </p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1235. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1236. <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 05:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
  1237. <category><![CDATA[Drink]]></category>
  1238. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  1239. <category><![CDATA[dry January]]></category>
  1240. <category><![CDATA[Eaton Fire]]></category>
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  1242.  
  1243. <description><![CDATA[
  1244. <div>
  1245. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/15/55827406/"><img title="Bulleit Bourbon" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wp-17370052823348523412560139485584.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Crystal glass with bourbon on the rocks in front of a bowl full of oranges on a dining room table." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1246. </div>
  1247. Circumstances have totally dictated that I chose the wrong year to try &#8220;Dry January.&#8221; In fact, it was the dry Southern California January that got us into this mess&#8230;]]></description>
  1248. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
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  1250. <header>
  1251. <span class="kind-display-text">Drank</span> <a href="https://www.bulleit.com/whiskeys/bulleit-bourbon" class="p-name u-url">Bulleit Bourbon Whiskey, 90 proof, rocks</a><em> (<span class="p-publication">bulleit.com</span>)</em></header>
  1252. </section>
  1253.  
  1254.  
  1255. <div>
  1256. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/15/55827406/"><img title="Bulleit Bourbon" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wp-17370052823348523412560139485584.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Crystal glass with bourbon on the rocks in front of a bowl full of oranges on a dining room table." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1257. </div>
  1258. <p>Circumstances have totally dictated that I chose the wrong year to try &#8220;Dry January.&#8221; In fact, it was the dry Southern California January that got us into this mess&#8230;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1268. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/07/things-in-typewriters/</link>
  1269. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/07/things-in-typewriters/#comments</comments>
  1271. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1272. <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
  1273. <category><![CDATA[Annotation]]></category>
  1274. <category><![CDATA[Read]]></category>
  1275. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  1276. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  1277. <category><![CDATA[things in typewriters]]></category>
  1278. <category><![CDATA[typewriter collecting]]></category>
  1279. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/07/55827248/</guid>
  1280.  
  1281. <description><![CDATA[I often find things inside typewriters&#8230; LEGO (multiple), a chicken leg from a Calico Critters playset, a tiny 70s photo of a child, the stub of a pencil, glitter, a pocket knife, a mini clothespin&#8230; And naturally lots and lots of eraser bits, loose screws, loose springs, dust rhinoceroses, dried white out, dirt, cobwebs, even &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/07/things-in-typewriters/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
  1282. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
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  1284. <header>
  1285. <span class="kind-display-text">Read</span> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/02/wed-be-stuck-alarm-as-uks-last-braille-typewriter-repairer-ponders-retirement" class="p-name u-url">‘We’d be stuck’: alarm as UK’s last braille typewriter repairer ponders retirement</a> by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/matthewweaver" class="h-card p-author"><img decoding="async" class="u-photo" src="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2023/04/26/Mattew_Weaver_V3.png?width=140&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none" alt="Matthew Weaver" width=  32 height=   32 />Matthew Weaver</a> <em>(<span class="p-publication">the Guardian</span>)</em></header>
  1286. <blockquote class="e-summary">Thorpe is often amused by the objects he finds in the machines. “I’ve found pens, memory sticks, house keys, Lego bricks, little rubber toys, all sorts inside,” he says.</blockquote></section>
  1287.  
  1288. <p>I often find things inside typewriters&#8230;</p>
  1289. <p>LEGO (multiple), a chicken leg from a Calico Critters playset, a tiny 70s photo of a child, the stub of a pencil, glitter, a pocket knife, a mini clothespin&#8230;</p>
  1290. <p>And naturally lots and lots of eraser bits, loose screws, loose springs, dust rhinoceroses, dried white out, dirt, cobwebs, even dead spiders, and even love. </p>
  1291. <p>What&#8217;s the oddest thing you&#8217;ve found in a typewriter? </p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1301. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/07/1954-smith-corona-silent-typewriter/</link>
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  1304. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1305. <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
  1306. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
  1307. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  1308. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  1309. <category><![CDATA[Smith-Corona Silent]]></category>
  1310. <category><![CDATA[typewriter collection]]></category>
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  1313. <description><![CDATA[
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  1315. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/07/1954-smith-corona-silent-typewriter/"><img title="1954 Smith-Corona portable typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wp-17362744672468058367432332330183.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="1954 Smith-Corona Silent typewriter in brown with green keys and a gray spacebar sitting on a wooden table next to a green coffee mug and a small winter skating scene built of LEGO." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1316. </div>
  1317. Fifteen minutes of tinkering and this machine is imminently usable. It&#8217;ll take about a half day to clean up properly, but this is well on its way to its former glory. I should be able to turn this $25 find into a proper $350 work-a-day typewriter.]]></description>
  1318. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
  1319. <section class="response h-product h-cite">
  1320. <header>
  1321. <span class="kind-display-text">Acquired</span> <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/07/55827241/" class="p-name u-url">1954 Smith-Corona Silent Typewriter</a> by <span class="h-card p-author">Smith Corona, Inc.</span> <em>(<span class="p-brand">Goodwill</span>)</em></header>
  1322. <blockquote class="e-summary">Serial Number: 5A 458864<br/>
  1323. Pica No. 1 typeface; 6 lines/vertical inch<br/>
  1324. American No. 20A keyboard</blockquote></section>
  1325.  
  1326.  
  1327. <div>
  1328. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/07/1954-smith-corona-silent-typewriter/"><img title="1954 Smith-Corona portable typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wp-17362744672468058367432332330183.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="1954 Smith-Corona Silent typewriter in brown with green keys and a gray spacebar sitting on a wooden table next to a green coffee mug and a small winter skating scene built of LEGO." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1329. </div>
  1330. <p>Fifteen minutes of tinkering and this machine is imminently usable. It&#8217;ll take about a half day to clean up properly, but this is well on its way to its former glory. I should be able to turn this $25 find into a proper $350 work-a-day typewriter.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1339. <title></title>
  1340. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/03/remington-deluxe-model-5-typewriter-acquisition/</link>
  1341. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/03/remington-deluxe-model-5-typewriter-acquisition/#comments</comments>
  1343. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1344. <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
  1345. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
  1346. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  1347. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  1348. <category><![CDATA[Remington Deluxe Model 5]]></category>
  1349. <category><![CDATA[typewriter collection]]></category>
  1350. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://boffosocko.com/?p=55827165</guid>
  1351.  
  1352. <description><![CDATA[
  1353. <div>
  1354. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/03/remington-deluxe-model-5-typewriter-acquisition/"><img title="Remington Deluxe Model 5 typewriter hero shot" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wp-17359318176229136560815462606927.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A black crinkle painted Remington Rand Deluxe Model 5 typewriter sitting on a black wood cabinet. Four shimmery gold mini decorative Christmas trees sit on the table behind it." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1355. </div>
  1356. A belated Christmas present arrived today!]]></description>
  1357. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
  1358. <section class="response h-product h-cite">
  1359. <header>
  1360. <span class="kind-display-text">Acquired</span> <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/1946-remington-deluxe-model-5.24527.typewriter" class="p-name u-url">1946 Remington Deluxe Model 5 Typewriter </a> by <span class="h-card p-author">Remington Rand, Inc. </span></header>
  1361. </section>
  1362.  
  1363.  
  1364. <div>
  1365. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/03/remington-deluxe-model-5-typewriter-acquisition/"><img title="Remington Deluxe Model 5 typewriter hero shot" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wp-17359318176229136560815462606927.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A black crinkle painted Remington Rand Deluxe Model 5 typewriter sitting on a black wood cabinet. Four shimmery gold mini decorative Christmas trees sit on the table behind it." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1366. </div>
  1367. <p>A belated Christmas present arrived today!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1375. <item>
  1376. <title></title>
  1377. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/01/solari-typewriter-accessory/</link>
  1378. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/01/solari-typewriter-accessory/#comments</comments>
  1380. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1381. <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
  1382. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
  1383. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  1384. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  1385. <category><![CDATA[eraser shields]]></category>
  1386. <category><![CDATA[Solari eraser shield]]></category>
  1387. <category><![CDATA[typewriter accessories]]></category>
  1388. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://boffosocko.com/?p=55827149</guid>
  1389.  
  1390. <description><![CDATA[
  1391. <div>
  1392. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/01/solari-typewriter-accessory/"><img title="Solari erasing shield and line counter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wp-17357753738502710320381825523838.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A Solari erasing shield sitting vertically on a typed index card to count the number of typed lines of text on it. Each numbered mark on the side of the ruler counts the corresponding number of lines of text on the page." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1393. </div>
  1394. Amidst all the typewriter paraphernalia I come across, the curved typing shield doesn&#8217;t get enough of its due. While it has some useful measurement functions, its primary functionality is as an eraser shield for erasing errors in carbon copy packs. You would move the carriage to the far right or left (to keep eraser crumbs &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/01/solari-typewriter-accessory/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
  1395. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
  1396. <section class="response h-product h-cite">
  1397. <header>
  1398. <span class="kind-display-text">Acquired</span> <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/01/solari-typewriter-accessory/" class="p-name u-url">Solari #606 elite typewriter erasing shield, letter counter, line counter, 8 inch ruler</a> by <span class="h-card p-author">Solari Manufacturing Co., Los Angeles, California</span></header>
  1399. <blockquote class="e-summary">A curved metal typing ruler for a variety of purposes including: <br/>
  1400. * curved erasing shield (especially useful for carbon copy packs to prevent carbon transfer)<br/>
  1401. * elite spacing letter counter<br/>
  1402. * line counter <br/>
  1403. * 8 inch ruler<br/></blockquote></section>
  1404.  
  1405.  
  1406. <div>
  1407. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2025/01/01/solari-typewriter-accessory/"><img title="Solari erasing shield and line counter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wp-17357753738502710320381825523838.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A Solari erasing shield sitting vertically on a typed index card to count the number of typed lines of text on it. Each numbered mark on the side of the ruler counts the corresponding number of lines of text on the page." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1408. </div>
  1409. <p>Amidst all the typewriter paraphernalia I come across, the curved typing shield doesn&#8217;t get enough of its due. While it has some useful measurement functions, its primary functionality is as an eraser shield for erasing errors in carbon copy packs. You would move the carriage to the far right or left (to keep eraser crumbs out of your segment and machine), place the shield behind the first page and then behind each subsequent page to erase the errors from each one at a time. The smooth, curved aluminum would allow you to erase without causing the carbon papers to transfer smudges to the pages behind the shield. </p>
  1410. <p>The curved ruler comes with a convenient tab (here labeled &#8220;Elite&#8221;) for grabbing with one&#8217;s thumb and forefinger for placement into as well as removal from a carbon pack. They obviously came in both Pica and Elite versions to cover various typewriter typefaces. </p>
  1411. <p>Our friend Joe Van Cleave <a href="https://youtu.be/tFbZrcYSboc?si=1lVAB4HP8Pdda2GD&amp;t=600" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cleverly uses one to cleanly tear off paper</a> from his <a href="https://www.npr.org/2007/07/05/11709924/jack-kerouacs-famous-scroll-on-the-road-again" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kerouac-like rolls</a> of typing paper. </p>
  1412. <p></p>
  1413. <p></p>
  1414. <p></p>
  1415. <p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1424. <title></title>
  1425. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/28/restoration-work-on-my-1941-corona-standard/</link>
  1426. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/28/restoration-work-on-my-1941-corona-standard/#comments</comments>
  1428. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1429. <pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 23:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
  1430. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  1431. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  1432. <category><![CDATA[Smith-Corona Standard]]></category>
  1433. <category><![CDATA[typewriters]]></category>
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  1435.  
  1436. <description><![CDATA[
  1437. <div>
  1438. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/28/restoration-work-on-my-1941-corona-standard/"><img title="Naked 1941 Corona Standard" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17354267913058366204091046142777.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A 1941 Corona Standard typewriter with the body panels, platen, paper tray, rollers, and paper table removed." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1439. </div>
  1440. The restoration work on my 1941 Corona Standard is coming along nicely so far.]]></description>
  1441. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
  1442. <div>
  1443. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/28/restoration-work-on-my-1941-corona-standard/"><img title="Naked 1941 Corona Standard" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17354267913058366204091046142777.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A 1941 Corona Standard typewriter with the body panels, platen, paper tray, rollers, and paper table removed." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1444. </div>
  1445. <p>The restoration work on my <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/11/1941-smith-corona-standard-typewriter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1941 Corona Standard</a> is coming along nicely so far.</p>
  1446. <p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1456. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/20/55826944/</link>
  1457. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/20/55826944/#comments</comments>
  1459. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1460. <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
  1461. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  1462. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  1463. <category><![CDATA[Hackday.io]]></category>
  1464. <category><![CDATA[typecasts]]></category>
  1465. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://boffosocko.com/?p=55826944</guid>
  1466.  
  1467. <description><![CDATA[
  1468. <div>
  1469. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/20/55826944/"><img title="hackday.io typewriter projects" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-1734713176908346138819853583760.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Grey typewriter carriage with a typed index card that reads: Hackday.io Typewriter Projects | Folks are often asking about doing curious hacks on typewriters (along the lines of the USB typewriter https://www.usbtypewriter.com/), so I thought I&#039;d pass along this index of some prior projects and attempts to do interesting hacks using them: https://hackday.io/search?term=typewriter" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1470. </div>
  1471. ]]></description>
  1472. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
  1473. <div>
  1474. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/20/55826944/"><img title="hackday.io typewriter projects" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-1734713176908346138819853583760.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Grey typewriter carriage with a typed index card that reads: Hackday.io Typewriter Projects | Folks are often asking about doing curious hacks on typewriters (along the lines of the USB typewriter https://www.usbtypewriter.com/), so I thought I&#039;d pass along this index of some prior projects and attempts to do interesting hacks using them: https://hackday.io/search?term=typewriter" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1475. </div>
  1476. <p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1485. <title></title>
  1486. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/15/55826811/</link>
  1487. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/15/55826811/#respond</comments>
  1489. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1490. <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 03:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
  1491. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  1492. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  1493. <category><![CDATA[gift ideas]]></category>
  1494. <category><![CDATA[Smith-Corona Standard]]></category>
  1495. <category><![CDATA[typewriter restoration]]></category>
  1496. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://boffosocko.com/?p=55826811</guid>
  1497.  
  1498. <description><![CDATA[
  1499. <div>
  1500. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/15/55826811/"><img title="1941 Smith-Corona Standard case" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17343185119372347116039405705021.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Black wooden typewriter case covered in black material. It&#039;s split into two parts and sitting on a wooden table in front of a 1941 Corona Standard &quot;Flat top&quot; in the background." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1501. </div>
  1502. Spent an hour today cleaning up the case of my Corona Standard and removing some rust from the metal fittings. Some of the material is peeling away from the case and I&#8217;m debating whether or not I ought to recover the entire thing—a restoration project I&#8217;ve not yet done on any of my machines. Took &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/15/55826811/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
  1503. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
  1504. <div>
  1505. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/15/55826811/"><img title="1941 Smith-Corona Standard case" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17343185119372347116039405705021.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Black wooden typewriter case covered in black material. It&#039;s split into two parts and sitting on a wooden table in front of a 1941 Corona Standard &quot;Flat top&quot; in the background." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1506. </div>
  1507. <p>Spent an hour today cleaning up the case of my <a class="u-in-reply-to" href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/11/1941-smith-corona-standard-typewriter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Corona Standard</a> and removing some rust from the metal fittings. Some of the material is peeling away from the case and I&#8217;m debating whether or not I ought to recover the entire thing—a restoration project I&#8217;ve not yet done on any of my machines.</p>
  1508. <p>Took it with me to the car wash to blow out all the cobwebs using their air guns. (I&#8217;m really hoping for that new air compressor for Christmas.)</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1517. <title></title>
  1518. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/14/substack-and-wrapping-fish/</link>
  1519. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/14/substack-and-wrapping-fish/#comments</comments>
  1521. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1522. <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 16:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
  1523. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  1524. <category><![CDATA[digital media]]></category>
  1525. <category><![CDATA[fish]]></category>
  1526. <category><![CDATA[media studies]]></category>
  1527. <category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
  1528. <category><![CDATA[social news platforms]]></category>
  1529. <category><![CDATA[Substack]]></category>
  1530. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://boffosocko.com/?p=55826795</guid>
  1531.  
  1532. <description><![CDATA[
  1533. <div>
  1534. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/14/substack-and-wrapping-fish/"><img title="wp-17341934665051952440662642942978" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17341934665051952440662642942978.jpg?fit=750%2C492&ssl=1" alt="Substack and Social News Platforms - My problem with Substack is that I can&#039;t use yesterdays version to wrap up my fish. —Chris Aldrich, DABC, 2024-12-14" width="750" height="492" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1535. </div>
  1536. ]]></description>
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  1539. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/14/substack-and-wrapping-fish/"><img title="wp-17341934665051952440662642942978" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17341934665051952440662642942978.jpg?fit=750%2C492&ssl=1" alt="Substack and Social News Platforms - My problem with Substack is that I can&#039;t use yesterdays version to wrap up my fish. —Chris Aldrich, DABC, 2024-12-14" width="750" height="492" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1540. </div>
  1541. <p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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  1550. <title></title>
  1551. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/12/1939-royal-aristocrat-portable-typewriter/</link>
  1552. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/12/1939-royal-aristocrat-portable-typewriter/#comments</comments>
  1554. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
  1555. <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
  1556. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
  1557. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
  1558. <category><![CDATA[Typewriters]]></category>
  1559. <category><![CDATA[Royal Aristocrat]]></category>
  1560. <category><![CDATA[typewriter collection]]></category>
  1561. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://boffosocko.com/?p=55826738</guid>
  1562.  
  1563. <description><![CDATA[
  1564. <div>
  1565. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/12/1939-royal-aristocrat-portable-typewriter/"><img title="wp-17340384968653107777424628957295" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17340384968653107777424628957295.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Hero image of dirty 1939 Royal Aristocrat typewriter" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1566. </div>
  1567. Definitely needs a cleaning, but this may be the second or third most solid typewriter I&#8217;ve ever received right out of the box. It will be the third oldest exemplar of an Aristocrat on the Typewriter Database. This will clean up exceptionally well.]]></description>
  1568. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
  1569. <section class="response h-product h-cite">
  1570. <header>
  1571. <span class="kind-display-text">Acquired</span> <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/Royal.Aristocrat.72.bmys" class="p-name u-url">1939 Royal Aristocrat portable typewriter</a> by <span class="h-card p-author">Royal Typewriter Co. Inc.</span> <em>(<span class="p-brand">ShopGoodwill.com</span>)</em></header>
  1572. <blockquote class="e-summary">Serial Number: B-884712<br/>
  1573. Black crinkle paint, glass keys, with case. </blockquote></section>
  1574.  
  1575.  
  1576. <div>
  1577. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/12/1939-royal-aristocrat-portable-typewriter/"><img title="wp-17340384968653107777424628957295" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17340384968653107777424628957295.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Hero image of dirty 1939 Royal Aristocrat typewriter" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
  1578. </div>
  1579. <p>Definitely needs a cleaning, but this may be the second or third most solid typewriter I&#8217;ve ever received right out of the box. It will be the third oldest exemplar of an Aristocrat on the Typewriter Database. This will clean up exceptionally well.</p>
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