| Some of you may remember these typewriters from my previous web home, or maybe from the show at the Remarkable Bean; they're making a return appearance here for two reasons. First, I revisited my photos and found that, for reasons of expediency at the time, I had never scanned any of the slides I shot. That means about a half dozen new photos, since all the ones I’ve posted previously were from a digital camera. The second reason is to point out that anyone in the GTA should head over to the Royal Ontario Museum, since 20 machines from Martin’s impressive collection of antique typewriters are on display until the end of the year. Oh, and some guy stuck a half-assed conglomeration of pointy aluminum panels off one side of the building, too, but let’s not dwell on what could have been. Point of interest, this keyboard, from a Bar-Lock No. 4 Typewriter, was one of the first ‘qwerty’ keyboards, but didn’t come equipped with a shift key. There were two sets of keys, one each for lower and upper case. Just thought that might hold some interest for the geeks in the crowd. |
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