Remembering Henry Dreyfuss

Dreyfuss was born in New York in 1904 to a family in the theatrical materials supply business. He began as a stage designer. From 1923...

The Typewriter Manifesto

We assert our right to resist the Paradigm, to rebel against the Information Regime, to escape the Data Stream. We strike a blow for self-reliance,...

Ames Segment Pick

I ordered a segment pick from Bremerton Typewriter Company several weeks ago. The segment is the arched piece near the center of a typewriter where...

Project Tanker Desk: Part 3

Progress on the tanker desk has been slow. Now that summer has wrapped up, I’m hoping to have more time to devote to getting it...

1936 Underwood Universal

1936 Underwood Universal

Underwood didn’t start as a typewriter company. John T. Underwood built the business supplying ribbons and carbon paper to other manufacturers, chiefly Remington, until Remington...

1938 Royal Model O

1938 Royal Model O

Royal’s first budget portable was the Model P, released in 1926. The Model O replaced it in 1932, and for the next three years the...