tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post8106340748612457245..comments2024-03-27T21:17:11.920-04:00Comments on Shybiker: TypewritersShybikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-29508358943824017322019-03-13T07:49:06.804-04:002019-03-13T07:49:06.804-04:00I'm envious! I want to display some too.I'm envious! I want to display some too.Shybikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-37212307220827619942019-03-12T10:58:35.348-04:002019-03-12T10:58:35.348-04:00I took typing in school so, yes I am familiar to e...I took typing in school so, yes I am familiar to electric and manual typewriters. I remember doing papers on them in high school. By the time I was in college the computer had stepped in.<br />I own 3 typewriters: one manual and two electric - they are just in display.<br />When my friends' children visit they usually as "what is that..?" i love to explain. They are usually in awe. Lorenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720997862417551402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-87337813955587504692019-03-11T00:55:54.102-04:002019-03-11T00:55:54.102-04:00Love this post Ally … I took typing classes for my...Love this post Ally … I took typing classes for my last 3 years at school - all on manual typewriters - and didn't love it but am so happy that I did. I still have the typewriter that a friend of my Mom's bought me to practice on. It sits on an antique dresser in my craft room.<br /><br />Now I love to type and can do so quite quickly. My first couple of jobs were typist jobs. Was introduced to a golf ball typewriter which made just as much noise as a manual one. Next came the word processor and eventually a computer. How things have changed in the years since I learned to type.TrueScrapAddict@blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03735293016237500658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-56069496430732219582019-03-06T14:22:30.801-05:002019-03-06T14:22:30.801-05:00Wow, such an interesting post, I love old things, ...Wow, such an interesting post, I love old things, I still remember such typewriter when I was a kid. Time really flies.<br />Have a nice day.<br />http://www.rakhshanda-chamberofbeauty.com/R.ChamberofBeautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479023651875554570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-64932921303808438602019-03-05T10:13:53.345-05:002019-03-05T10:13:53.345-05:00Love the idea of having a typewriter on display. M...Love the idea of having a typewriter on display. My grandmother used to have one in her office and she'd set me up with ink and paper and let me play- it was so fun!<br /><br />-Ashley<br /><a href="https://lestylorouge.com/" rel="nofollow">Le Stylo Rouge</a> <br />awhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03931401750884199529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-63469259141003902962019-03-05T08:32:55.221-05:002019-03-05T08:32:55.221-05:00I remember typing over wet white-out! Couldn't...I remember typing over wet white-out! Couldn't wait for it to dry. There are some machines here on Craigslist but most need restoration work. There's a single shop left in New York which I plan to visit this week; their machines are in good condition. The next nearest shop is down in central Jersey. What a trek -- back in the day, there was a street in New York City called "Typewriter Row" because it had so many typewriter stores on it. *sigh*Shybikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-15757803097414005402019-03-05T08:30:22.878-05:002019-03-05T08:30:22.878-05:00Great anecdotes! I remember those electrics with m...Great anecdotes! I remember those electrics with memory.Shybikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-85533037794525869152019-03-05T07:28:23.401-05:002019-03-05T07:28:23.401-05:00We used to have one when I was growing up, it was ...We used to have one when I was growing up, it was the kind that would fold into a suitcase. We had it when I was in sixth grade or so, and I would sit on the back porch and try to type out letters to friends. The worst was when I made a mistake, because we had to use white out and I was almost always too impatient for it to dry and would end up typing over it and it would be a messy blob. I hope that you start a typewriter collection! I am sure you can find some via Craigslist or Facebook? Excellent post!Foxy Cat Covenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612810997455747495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-31036944306379113362019-03-04T21:32:52.507-05:002019-03-04T21:32:52.507-05:00My mom also forced me to take Typing 9 and 10 in j...My mom also forced me to take Typing 9 and 10 in junior high - I was a slow typist, so I was stuck on the manuals. Only the fast typists got the electrics! <br /><br />The QWERTY keyboard layout was set up to avoid having the manual keys jam - frequently-used letters are separated out on the right and left so that both hands are used evenly. <br /><br />I earned some cash in university by typing reports for students on my IBM Selectric, a monstrously huge and heavy electronic typewriter. It hummed and it also had a 10-key memory for errors (it would back up and retype the letter through a strip of whiteout!). Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-28970437926685131572019-03-04T18:17:48.691-05:002019-03-04T18:17:48.691-05:00I've seen many of those Royal machines. They w...I've seen many of those Royal machines. They were sturdy and popular.Shybikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-57201283966679465282019-03-04T14:45:58.914-05:002019-03-04T14:45:58.914-05:00 This is another interesting post. Like you, I am ... This is another interesting post. Like you, I am always intrigued with older technology. I find these machines very beautiful in a way that it’s hard to describe. Oh yes I do remember using them, as well. I always typed up my reports because my handwriting was not very elegant. <br />❤️❤️❤️<br />Elle <br />https://theellediaries.com/The Elle Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352057220124245797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-76637226698903495742019-03-04T11:38:18.342-05:002019-03-04T11:38:18.342-05:00I love them so much!!! I was just talking about bu...I love them so much!!! I was just talking about buying an old model some days ago, you know! I used them when I was a kid and later I switched to an electric typewriter, but the old one is the most charming one of all! Kisses<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fashionandcookies.com" rel="nofollow">Fashion and Cookies - fashion & beauty blog</a>Vale ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/15953401769919270897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-28554383185271322212019-03-04T11:23:54.102-05:002019-03-04T11:23:54.102-05:00I enrolled in summer school at Westbury HS to take...I enrolled in summer school at Westbury HS to take typing because it was not offered in Catholic school. It is a skill that has stood the test of time.<br />That Royal you picture looks like an old machine that my folks had at home. I had a portable Underwood (bought used for $5) that got me through HS, college and law school. It was always a pain changing or even trying to 're-ink' the ribbons.Pat Scaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148601231866277374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-11696354831830991772019-03-04T08:45:39.228-05:002019-03-04T08:45:39.228-05:00Oh, what a terrific idea!Oh, what a terrific idea!Shybikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-80574794897202637512019-03-04T08:45:06.509-05:002019-03-04T08:45:06.509-05:00Thanks for sharing!Thanks for sharing!Shybikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-18536911126864390802019-03-03T22:37:21.426-05:002019-03-03T22:37:21.426-05:00I learned to type in high school on an electric ty...I learned to type in high school on an electric typewriter, but I used my mother's manual at home when I was writing my term papers through high school and college. I used to love that thing. I always felt so legitimate when I used it. I love this post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-83395388665212580442019-03-03T17:06:59.815-05:002019-03-03T17:06:59.815-05:00Ah Ally! I see you doing a post dressed as the sec...Ah Ally! I see you doing a post dressed as the secretary you describe here using a typewriter as a prop.<br />I typed double spaced reports in University. Urgh!<br />My son now has a manual portable typewriter for historical flair.<br />I too learnt to touchtype as a teenager, just because it felt cool to do. I'm very grateful I did.<br />Funny how we keep conventions that really mean nothing now. Like ISO on cameras.<br />xo Jazzy Jack Jazzy Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09082508866581606775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-35096317074787657942019-03-03T13:59:58.325-05:002019-03-03T13:59:58.325-05:00I heard of alternate keyboards but never saw one. ...I heard of alternate keyboards but never saw one. When tech is new, conventions haven't been set yet and experiments are common.Shybikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-86661218459843547872019-03-03T13:58:04.740-05:002019-03-03T13:58:04.740-05:00Yup! So much was harder then.Yup! So much was harder then.Shybikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-84801804149004465932019-03-03T13:41:02.621-05:002019-03-03T13:41:02.621-05:00I have a thing for typewriters too, so beautiful. ...I have a thing for typewriters too, so beautiful. I wish there was more room for it now so I could find an excuse to buy one for meLyosha Varezhkinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778662663180638470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-19399017176568906982019-03-03T13:22:37.845-05:002019-03-03T13:22:37.845-05:00Love this post, Ally, especially since I have a vi...Love this post, Ally, especially since I have a vintage mechanical typewriter of my own. It's a Corona, dating from the late 1920s, early 1930s, and it used to be my grandfather's. It's got a so-called Belgian keyboard with the vowels on the left and the consonants on the right. It became obsolete just before the Second World War. Did you know that here in Belgium, as well as in France, we have AZERTY instead of QUERTY? I learned to type on a mechanical machine - and was notoriously bad at it and consequently hated it. But now I'm glad I learned to type ... When I started work, I got an electric typewriter, which took some getting used to. Only one colleague insisted on using a mechanical one, and you could hear him bashing the keys from the next room. I would love to have some more vintage machines, but that will never be due to space limitations. xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885867892898159023.post-52291274726281036962019-03-03T09:54:16.956-05:002019-03-03T09:54:16.956-05:00Love this flashback! At my school, we were all re...Love this flashback! At my school, we were all required to take typing classes for a quarter in 7th and 8th grade (as well as Industrial Arts, Fine Arts and Home Ec.)<br /><br />Remember writing term papers with footnotes on a typewriter? What a nightmare!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com