I also like typewriters with weird keys… or normal keys, but in weird positions.pic.twitter.com/BhfcRekUsR
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I also like typewriters with weird keys… or normal keys, but in weird positions.pic.twitter.com/BhfcRekUsR
This one with a separate C/O (“care of”) key caught my attention…pic.twitter.com/DSOpU7Noa7
…turns out it’s Graphotype, a machine for making labels for commonly used addresses! See it in action here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fg2vdW-lRM …pic.twitter.com/wFR12JxomF
If Graphotype doesn’t strike (*) your fancy, how about Namograph – for labeling pens and pencils? (*) no pen intendedpic.twitter.com/l0F7pEdMSm
Or maybe you’d like a typewriter in your pocket, a century before phones or smartphones?pic.twitter.com/gn6gFeKx3d
Or maybe you’d like to just… smell like a typewriter? (Who wouldn’t? I hope they also made a locomotive smell.)pic.twitter.com/FSFQI8ZVp5
Lastly, a reminder that nerds were fashionistas and artists way before you were born.pic.twitter.com/6dqFPqEazs
So, take a chance at a faraway, obscure, hard to get to museum, because it might surprise and delight you more than you imagined.
Marcin Wichary Retweeted Marcin Wichary
Previously (1/2):https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/791709895083102209 …
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Marcin Wichary Retweeted Marcin Wichary
Previously (2/2):https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/800052705624354816 …
Marcin Wichary added,
I also just added this museum to Atlas Obscura, with instructions on how to set up an appointment: http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/museum-of-business-history-and-technology … Until next time!
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