tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655974554267650893.post6445164307163013629..comments2024-02-28T17:03:54.116+00:00Comments on Eclectic Ephemera: Britain's 'last typewriter' producedBruce Partington-Planshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336280062885272950noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655974554267650893.post-33423771999024934442012-11-22T16:37:52.526+00:002012-11-22T16:37:52.526+00:00They say that using a typewriter concentrates the ...They say that using a typewriter concentrates the mind and I can well believe it, but its not for everyone I admit and it must have been hell for some people in the days before spellchecker and the delete key(!).<br /><br />I think the curiosity you describe about the previous life of old machines is almost universal among fans of the past & vintage - certainly I feel the same and not just about mechanical objects either but also books, clothes, in fact anything from another generation.Bruce Partington-Planshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336280062885272950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655974554267650893.post-13047162229892885072012-11-22T16:32:36.814+00:002012-11-22T16:32:36.814+00:00My mum trained for secretarial work in the early &...My mum trained for secretarial work in the early '60s too (I've seen pics and heard stories of mini-skirted mayhem as well!) and whenever I'm hammering away on my hefty old Imperial (admittedly in need of a tune-up!) I always marvel at how she managed to learn to <i>touch type</i> on similar machines.<br /><br />Tom Hanks is indeed an avid collector and very nice and enthusiastic about them, too.Bruce Partington-Planshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336280062885272950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655974554267650893.post-59171239765774415522012-11-22T08:47:17.721+00:002012-11-22T08:47:17.721+00:00I can't type to save my life and become utterl...I can't type to save my life and become utterly illiterate when I do...it takes me ages to do it properly....but somehow I find this rather a shame. My favourites are the huge old Remingtons, I wonder who wrote what on them and all that lark. That's one of the reasons I adore really old gramophones, wondering who owned them and what they listened to. Bright Young Things scandalising everyone, ancient Aunts with Strauss or dyspeptic and irascible Uncles with military marches, perhaps, the list goes on.LollyWilloweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800459266149659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655974554267650893.post-3232431375180043992012-11-21T22:09:58.188+00:002012-11-21T22:09:58.188+00:00The end of an era. I adored my electric type write...The end of an era. I adored my electric type writer as a child :)LandGirl1980https://www.blogger.com/profile/09549128222449333173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655974554267650893.post-89142999985040295582012-11-21T18:01:47.654+00:002012-11-21T18:01:47.654+00:00I did hear about this on the radio and felt quite ...I did hear about this on the radio and felt quite sad and nostalgic! My mum trained at secretarial school in the early '60s (and had a wild time living in Soho by the sounds of it, I have seen the pictures of her in mini skirts leaning on the bonnets of sports cars!) and I used her trusty typewriter to initially learn to type on (before she bought me the Mavis Beacon typing tutor for the PC). I bet she's still got it somewhere, will have to find it.<br /><br />Tom Hanks collects typewriters I believe...<br /><br />Porcelina xxPorcelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202283149145094340noreply@blogger.com