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Nov 27

1960’s Working Olympia Splendid 33 Manual Typewriter Being Cleaned & Serviced

SimonPosted in Typewriter Blog

On the workbench today is this beautiful bright red Olympia Splendid 33 manual portable typewriter. This particular typewriter dates to 1960 or thereabouts, based on research. It arrived with sticking keys, a bell that didn’t work and the sound deadening material inside the typewriter had deteriorated to the point it was turning to dust, clogging up […]

Mar 14

Authors and writers who had notable relationships with typewriters

SimonPosted in Typewriters

Authors and writers who had notable relationships with typewriters Early adopters  Henry James dictated to a typist. Mark Twain claimed in his autobiography that he was the first important writer to present a publisher with a typewritten manuscript, for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). Research showed that Twain’s memory was incorrect and that the first book submitted in typed form […]

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