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Bonanza in Carmichael

The day after the extravaganza in Auburn, I stopped in Carmichael, next to Sacramento, to visit a large office machine store. It has been closed for about a decade, and the family is now trying to clear it out. They are looking for takers for machines, tools, equipment, and more ...



In the photo above, the top shelf is all empty cases, including some nice Olympia cases. There are lots of electrics, especially Selectrics, but also manual standards and portables. A Torpedo 18 in a case is on one of these shelves.

Here are some of their older machines.




There are also checkwriters and adding machines.



There's lots of miscellanea, such as shelving and this box of plastic office machine covers:



The lights aren't working in the repair shop, but using a flashlight I spotted this useful tool. There is lots of other repair equipment and parts, as well.



A couple of neat dealer labels:

Are you interested? Write to Denise Martinez.

Extravaganza in Auburn

On the heels of another amazing weekend at Herman's (which has been chronicled in the typosphere here, here, here and here), I flew out to California at the invitation of Gary Moffat, to participate in a big event in the Gold Country.





Auburn is a lovely place:



I should have said mid-19th century ...



Gary Moffat, mastermind:





Edie Lambert, who interviewed me along with Gary, has also interviewed President Obama.






Payson, his Lego typewriter, and his beautifully working Bennett:




The insurgency lives, on Steve's arm!




Effie J. Eisley of Auburn was a typing champion in 1924 ...



... and 94 years later, the winner of the Auburn typing contest brought home a beautiful Underwood, expertly restored by Ole Kehlet of Kehlet Typewriter in Sacramento.



What a night to remember.