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Typewriters
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Classic Typewriter Page 
 Here is a site packed full of information for collectors of old typewriters. History, museums, restoration, classifieds, links, and terminology are included. There are also descriptions and pictures of the site owner's collection of antique typewriters. From an enthusiast and professor of philosophy. http://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/ Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Technology Last updated Mar 11, 2009 Early Office Museum
A delightful illustrated history of office equipment focusing on the 1860s through the 1920s. It includes pencil sharpeners, staplers, typewriters, copiers, check protectors, dictating machines, calculators, mail room equipment, writing instruments, ephemera, and a collection of photographs of offices. The Really Big Stuff!!! link at the top of the Unusual Items page leads to some examples of office equipment promotional sculpture. The store buys and sells old office equipment, parts, and supplies. http://www.officemuseum.com/ Topics: Technology Last updated Dec 27, 2002 Free Online Typing Course
This online tutorial provides a series of free typing lessons. Registration (free) required to select a keyboard type and save lessons. Also available in Spanish. http://www.goodtyping.com/ Topics: Technology Last updated Oct 13, 2003 Learn 2 Type
This tutorial provides typing tests and an opportunity to improve touch-typing and keyboarding skills by using exercises that automatically adjust to the typist's abilities. Requires free registration. http://www.learn2type.com/ Topics: Technology Last updated May 18, 2001 Typing in Tompkins: Origins of a Global Shift
This small exhibit features examples of early typewriter models, such as the Sholes Glidden, the Hall, the Merritt, and the Blickensderfer No. 5. Includes images (with 3-D rotation ability) and short essays about the typewriters, and an overview of typewriter parts. Created by the Cornell University Department of Design and Environmental Analysis to feature items from the collection of the History Center of Tompkins County, New York. http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/ErgoPROJECTS/DEA4702005/HCTwebsite/index.html Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Technology Last updated Jun 18, 2007 Virtual Typewriter Museum
Remember typewriters? "This virtual museum...based on private collections from around the world, is a tribute to their ingenuity." Read the history of typing or browse a long list of now-defunct machines. The Library contains "book titles, lists of historical materials, and an extensive photo archive." http://www.typewritermuseum.org/ Topics: Technology Last updated Oct 24, 2002 |
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