Got out my 1913 Royal 5 flatbed and gave it a work out.
Spending time with a Royal 5
Hooked on Typewriters…
I’m GEE and I own typewriters…
A good Citizen is great to have…
A 2nd Citizen Columbia XL is found…
When I saw this on-line and did some research… I was shocked to see it was a rare item… according to Machines of Loving Grace only one was known to exist under the Columbia XL name… this one came with its manual.
I like butterflys…
When I think of butterfly’s… I smile. What else can one say.
Last of the beautiful…
Ouscalossa means “Last of the Beautiful” the Creek Princess the town of Oskaloosa was named after. This is the Thursday July 25th overnight stop for the bicycle ride across Iowa. One gets to learn a great deal about the state of Iowa when you take part in the bicycle ride. One of the added benefits.
Putting in the miles…
Yesterday I mentioned the bike ride ends in Ft. Madison (the Florida of Iowa) it will start of the 6th time in Council Bluffs , IA.
In Iowa… the Next Florida.
The bicycle ride across Iowa (RAGBRAI) ends in the Town of Ft. Madison (11,000). Each year towns go all out to support this ride. 41 years of rides and counting… it ends this year in the self-proclaimed Florida of Iowa. Iowa which brought us “The Music Man” (…trouble right here in River City….) Where (if you build it… they will come) all started. And the one I like most of all (is this heaven? No… its Iowa). A place of open hearts… friendly folks… great food and lots of corn… hogs and farm land. A mirror of America at its best (from the perspective of a bicycle seat). http://www.fortmadisonragbrai.com
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.
A Favorit (1936 Adler) Post…
Playing with words… that what typewriters do for you. You get to play with words… watch them appear on a page and feel each moment of creation as you press the key. Its marvelous…
