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Wisconsin… National typewriter (No. 3)

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin also produced “The National” typewriter as well as the Demountable.

1919 National No. 3
1919 National No. 3
Posted on December 22, 2014Author geeCategories ThoughtsTags National Typewriter, ThoughtsLeave a comment on Wisconsin… National typewriter (No. 3)

Wisconsin typewriter… Demountable

Say  Wisconsin… I think Dells!  This regional gem is fun to use and to look at.  Like Wisconsin cheese you develop a taste for it.

1928 Demountable No. 2
1928 Demountable No. 2
Posted on December 21, 2014Author geeCategories ThoughtsTags Demountable, Thoughts2 Comments on Wisconsin typewriter… Demountable

I circle the Barr (Morse)…

Just could not resist the play on words…

1930's Barr Universal
1930’s Barr Universal
Posted on December 8, 2014Author geeCategories Thoughts, TypewritersTags Barr-Morse2 Comments on I circle the Barr (Morse)…

9 day wonder to 15 minutes of famous…

A lot has happened since 1594… back then you could be the center of attention for 9 days…. now you are lucky to get 10 minutes!  It could happen to you!

1917 Woodstock No. 5
1917 Woodstock No. 5
Posted on November 29, 2014November 29, 2014Author geeCategories ThoughtsTags Thoughts, Typecasting, Woodstock2 Comments on 9 day wonder to 15 minutes of famous…

All things special and unique…

Saw a Curlew this weekend… back in 2008 they were endangered; they have made a comeback.

1916 Reliance Premier
1916 Reliance Premier
Posted on November 26, 2014Author geeCategories ThoughtsTags Reliance, Thoughts2 Comments on All things special and unique…

Watching a flower grow…

Online you can discover a musician… and in less than two hours see them grow from child to adult… and all that great music wow!!

1928 Royal 10
1928 Royal 10
Posted on November 20, 2014Author geeCategories Personal Growth, ThoughtsTags Royal, ThoughtsLeave a comment on Watching a flower grow…

Monarch Noiseless 8… in flight!

The fact that this was a Monarch instead of a Remington Noiseless… caught my eye and it still fly’s in its own way…  And for only 20 bucks it soars!

1935 Monarch 8
1935 Monarch 8
Posted on November 17, 2014November 17, 2014Author geeCategories Thoughts, TypewritersTags monarch, Typecasting, Typewriters2 Comments on Monarch Noiseless 8… in flight!

Western Union/Underwood still delivers…

Made for use by Western Union… this centurion still brings the news…

1909 Western Union Underwood
1909 Western Union Underwood
Posted on November 11, 2014Author geeCategories Thoughts, TypewritersTags Thoughts, Typewriters, Underwood4 Comments on Western Union/Underwood still delivers…

Hermes Media is a player….

I associate Media and Player so much that each time I use this 1939 Hermes I think (Player) and the fact is; it is a real player.

1939 Hermes Media
1939 Hermes Media
Posted on November 9, 2014Author geeCategories ThoughtsTags h, Hermes2 Comments on Hermes Media is a player….

My sears typewriter… may out live Sears the store

From 1973 to 1998 the Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world.  In 2009 it was renamed the Willis Tower.  One could say my typewriter is just a renamed Smith Corona… Under my fingertips it is a Sears!

1951 Sears Tower
1951 Sears Tower
Posted on November 8, 2014Author geeCategories Thoughts, TypewritersTags sears, Thoughts, Typewriters4 Comments on My sears typewriter… may out live Sears the store

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