Tag: Thoughts

1952 Travel Riter… over 1 year of trouble free use.

My 1952 Remington Travel Riter has provide over a year of great service.  No problems or issues or concerns (except for a loose key cap or two).  It was a low cost typewriter that I felt was not going to last (long before I new anything about typewriters)… it looked like a well used working machine.  Still is.  Made to last.  Couldn’t be happier with it.

1952 Remington Travel-Riter... one year of super use.
1952 Remington Travel-Riter… one year of super use.

A lucky day… when a Corona 3 came my way.

When I saw a cheap yellow Corona 3… I bought it.  The yellow came off and the machine itself works perfect.  I feel so lucky every day I look at it and my spirit lifts when I touch its keys.  It was a lucky day indeed when this Corona 3 came my way.

1912 Corona 3... on a lucky day it became mine.
1912 Corona 3… on a lucky day it became mine.

Each day of type… is a different typing day.

No two days behind the keyboard feels the same.  No groundhog day effect for me.  Of course I have lots of typewriters.  Still when I return to a machine things change.  The keys may be less stiff.  The carriage return may flow smoother.  Or things that once worked great will now skip and stick and groan.  Perhaps this is why they appeal to me… each day is a new experience.

1956 Underwood Quiet Tab... quietly adding more type to the page... year after year.
1956 Underwood Quiet Tab… quietly adding more type to the page… year after year.