one typist in the 21st century
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Friday, December 16, 2016
A trip to Columbus
On Thursday I made the easy drive up to Columbus, Ohio. First I visited Danny J.'s home, which is chock full of interesting antiques, including some uncommon typewriters such as this R. C. Allen Electrite and Royal Century.
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Then it was off to On Paper, a charming stationery-and-more shop in Columbus' lively Short North area. Owner Joan Schnee has started carrying typewriters, and came up with the idea of organizing an event. Despite the Arctic weather, a good number of people came and spent a couple of hours together, chatting and typing happily.
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I brought the Alpina below, which recently got a new platen. People enjoyed its looks and its typeface. Mason H. (below in necktie) came all the way from Tennessee for the type-in. Another participant lives in Utah, but happened to be in Columbus on business.
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This gentleman is a linguist from Somalia who showed us his Olympia Carina 2 Arabic typewriter, purchased in 1994. It works very well and makes crisp, clean characters.
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This 1933 Imperial Good Companion is the property of Mason Y., an Ohio State student:
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Also present were Brian and Ian Brumfield of Brumfield & Sons Typewriters and Devin T., AKA Duffy Moon.
The shop carried an appropriate (or inappropriate?) card:
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I'll close with an apt comment by one typist:
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Then it was off to On Paper, a charming stationery-and-more shop in Columbus' lively Short North area. Owner Joan Schnee has started carrying typewriters, and came up with the idea of organizing an event. Despite the Arctic weather, a good number of people came and spent a couple of hours together, chatting and typing happily.
I brought the Alpina below, which recently got a new platen. People enjoyed its looks and its typeface. Mason H. (below in necktie) came all the way from Tennessee for the type-in. Another participant lives in Utah, but happened to be in Columbus on business.
This gentleman is a linguist from Somalia who showed us his Olympia Carina 2 Arabic typewriter, purchased in 1994. It works very well and makes crisp, clean characters.
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z2ISWgcPTjw/WFSUQZYTgWI/AAAAAAAAJVE/WinSxpShDJoAkNKMlUEaLmn9I81TTrntQCK4B/s320/IMG_5883.jpg)
This 1933 Imperial Good Companion is the property of Mason Y., an Ohio State student:
Also present were Brian and Ian Brumfield of Brumfield & Sons Typewriters and Devin T., AKA Duffy Moon.
The shop carried an appropriate (or inappropriate?) card:
I'll close with an apt comment by one typist:
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Monday, December 5, 2016
Guest post: A typotechnical tale
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