Typewriter Collectors Alliance
We are those who still prefer the sounds of clacking keys over the hum of spinning hard drives Please feel free to upload photos of your favorite machine(s)!
02/12/2019
The medium matters
What do you think?
economist.com EVERY journalist is better at some parts of the job than others. Some are ideas people, others are amazing reporters, and others still are great stores of...
PATENT 1909 VINTAGE OLIVER TYPEWRITER 2 A.K.1 ORIGINAL RARE collectibles
Good luck with that...
ebay.com PATENTED / OCT 30TH 1894 / [List of patent dates] / AUG 24TH 1909" Except patent label embossed mark 2 A.K.1 , No other marks sign visible. Embossed underneath frame, beneath keyboard: "2.A.K.1"
Going to pick up this SC on Thursday. It's a Craigslist find so wish me luck that the picture and description all match! What new types have you gotten lately??
The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist's Companion for the 21st Century
Buy this book. You know you want to!
barnesandnoble.com Available in: Paperback. The connoisseur's guide to the typewriter, entertaining and practicalWhat do thousands of kids, makers, poets, artists, steampunks, hipsters, activists, and musicians have in common? They love typewri
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Typecasts
It's International Typewriter Appreciation Month - have you typecasted yet??
The only Valentine I want...
oz.Typewriter: A Lesson From Harper Lee
One of my favorite typewriter themed blogs - and a great point about typewritten manuscripts!
10 Famous Writers Who Don't Use Modern Tech to Create
Good article but Tom Wolfe is still going around telling people how hard it is to find replacement parts - even ribbons!! The poor guy just doesn't know where to look. With the typosphere, all is possible!
mashable.com These modern writers employ archaic methods to pen their books and scripts.
Just wanted to send off a hello to all the new visitors to the page! Feel free to tell everyone what you use and how long you've been collecting!
Quite possibly my favorite shirt I own!
Started my daughter young. Do you have kids or young relatives you've given a typer to? Share your story/pic!
Baby kangaroo typing on a Corona? Yes please!
I've been ignoring Facebook thus far this year due to some health issues but hope to be much more active from now on. So Collectors, what machine is your daily driver? (Mine is a 1968 Smith Corona Classic 12 named Phoebe)
at TCA HQ: A Christmas Story Part 2. Horrible movie but great typewriters! A few Underwood desktops and a Royal with glass sides!
I wrote a new piece of flash fiction over at my typewritten fiction blog. If you have a moment, give it a read and comment if you're so inclined!
Welcome to the Alliance new likers!
HAPPY TYPEWRITER DAY 2014! How are you celebrating?! Share your stories and pictures here!
I'll be thinning my collection over the coming days. Quite a few bills are coming due at the same time. I hate to do it but as we all know sometimes life just sort of throws you a curve.
So keep an eye on the page and I'll be posting pictures/links to machines up for sale over the next few days!
I posted a new typewritten story called "Thanks For The Memories" over at my page dedicated to storytelling on typers. Feel free to let me know what you think...within reason! ;u)
Here it is -- after about three seconds worth of thought I decided to break off one part of my writing to its own site.
And here it is! The new home of all my short (any maybe serialized versions of long) fiction composed on selections from my ever-expanding collection of typewriters.
CLICKLIT.NET - Fake stories from real ribbons.
I've noticed a lot of new typewriter-related blogs popping up in the new year! Very exciting!! Did you start one? - If so, shamelessly plug it here! (mine can be found at wordrebel.com/blog - I'll post there soon...I hope!)
Very sorry about the lack of activity on the page, fellow typers! 2013 has been a very busy year for me and I bet I'm not the only one. What new machines have you all added to your collections this past year??
A HUGE hello to all the new "likers"! Welcome - and feel free to share your photos, blog posts and anything else typewriter related!
Just made this and had to share!
Kremlin returns to typewriters to avoid computer leaks - Telegraph
Interesting...
telegraph.co.uk The Kremlin is returning to typewriters in an attempt to avoid damaging leaks from computer hardware, it has been claimed.
200 likes!! Thank you all so much for sharing your love of typewriters here on my page!
Typewriter Day 2013 » Conversations With My Id
My Typewriter Day 2013 typecast...
Happy Typewriter Day 2013!!
Letter Writers Alliance: Typewriter Tour at Pieritz Bros.
Our friends over at the Letter Writers Alliance took a great tour...check it out! (And sign up for the Alliance - we're good letter writing folk!)
16sparrows.typepad.com When we had our social at Pieritz Bros., the owner John had his video camera with him. Good fortune saw a visit by typewriter and vintage enthusiast Bradley Paul and he held an impromtu typewriter tour in addition to typewriter...
Here's my desk - I got the 'L' desk so I can record my podcast and still keep one of my typers out at all times! Plus there's lots of room for my toys (yes, those are all Lego Star Wars toys. Because I'm a grown up.)!
Share your writing space! Post a photo of your desk, writing nook, kitchen table - wherever it is that you type!
Typewriter aficionados in US rewrite history, slowly
Good article - and if you haven't seen The Typewriter (In The 21st Century) and it's in your town -- GO SEE IT!
google.com LOS ANGELES — Ermanno Marzorati has rarely been so busy. He is currently fixing a 1930 Underwood typewriter for Tom Hanks. But there are plenty more ancient writing machines awaiting his tender care.
Back In Business – Conversations With My Id
New typecast (with a few sites you may enjoy)!
Conversations With My Id
A little catching up to do and a few new babies coming my way!