And here’s a bonus video of the machine in action:
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The SM3 and SM4
When I picked up that SM3 at Goodwill, I was confident that it would be worth the $9.99 because: (a) That’s only 10 bucks! and (b) I’m interested to see the differences between the SM4, my first manual, and the earlier SM3, which I assumed was just the SM4 with the keyboard tab system. I […]
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The Hermes Rocket!
Hermes Rocket, S/N 6147192, 1968 Olympia SM3, from Goodwill, S/N 539543
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Linotype’s 125th
The Atlantic has a nice piece up today about Linotype machines, the backbone of the 20th century newspaper industry, with their distinctive keyboards and “kachunka” noises. The article makes mention of a 1979 Texas Monthly article about typesetters, which is worth a look as well. As a final cherry on top, the author recalls Updike’s […]
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A Blanchard AND Thompson?
Found by one Jay McTyier at the abandoned Moser Leather Company in New Albany, IN. Submitted by Gordon Jingers, Louisville, KY
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Purple Script!
And here’s a bonus video of the machine in action:
I’ve not used a Selectric but maybe two or three times. So far I’ve been a manual guy but an instructor of mine from years ago recently found me and says he has “several of those old IBM typewriters” to give me. I’m looking forward to giving ’em a whirl.