Machines of Loving Grace updates
I’ve made a slew of small updates to Machines of Loving Grace over the past few days. The old Errata page that had lingered since the previous facelift has been folded into the Resources page and replaced with a Contact page. The Resources page itself has been fully updated and restructured to be a little more helpful. A new “Typewriters as Inspiration” link has been added under Special Galleries; it ties into a typewriter-themed album in my photo gallery. I wanted a place to include my more “artsy” typewriter photos, which are much different than the documentary photos throughout the rest of MoLG.
EDIT: I just now dumped my Smith-Corona serial number prefix quick-reference list into HTML and made a page for it.
Lastly, I’ve added or updated photos for several machines. Either the existing photos were too crappy, or a typewriter never got added at all because it needed to be cleaned or I just plain forgot.
Here’s the new stuff:
Remington Portable #1
Monarch
Monarch Pioneer
Royal #10 with 14″ carriage
Royal HH
Royal Empress
Underwood De Luxe Quiet Tab
Penncrest Caravelle 10
Tower Chieftain
Adler J4
Caligraph No.2
Caligraph No.4
Oooo. Sexy.
There is something about Adlers. I don’t know what. But I like them.
Comment by Strikethru — March 11, 2009 @ 12:58 pm
I came very close to passing the Adler by in the thrift store. But it worked well, and for $4 I figured I could eventually pass it on to a typewriter-fascinated kid or some deserving young writer. It’s fine to type on, but won’t take your breath away. Someone, somewhere described it as “slushy”, which is fairly spot-on.
Comment by olivander — March 11, 2009 @ 1:45 pm
Man, I love that Underwood Quiet Tab! It looks so Art Nouveau. I may have to keep an eye out for one for myself. I’ve not added any new typewriters for over a year.
I did drive by a typewriter shop in North Portland last weekend. It was Sunday and so it was closed. I’ll have to come up with time (and money!) to check it out.
Comment by terip — March 21, 2009 @ 3:00 pm