Vintage Technology Obsessions

A blog about all kinds of vintage technology from simple mechanisms of the late 1800s through electronics and robotics of the 1980s. Many posts will be typecast and some will be off topic bits from everyday life. The blog will wander and meander with my quasi-evolving and ever changing interests.

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Special Delivery from the Interplanetary Library System

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Thank goodness for the United Federation of Planets and the awesome Interplanetary Library System!  I am seriously behind in my blog and ...
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Monday, September 24, 2012

Writing Materials Circa 1912 in Montgomery Wards Catalog

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The Kansas City warehouse was the gateway to the West.  For typewriters from this catalog and additional back story, visit http://vinta...
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Sunday, September 23, 2012

An Ode to Fire and Leftover Vacation Smores

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This is the last of the typecast entries I wrote during our family vacation.  Originally scheduled to post on June 29th, it has been radical...
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Friday, September 14, 2012

Buggies in the Night - KC First Fridays

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I've blogged many times on the joys of First Fridays in the Kansas City Crossroads art district.  September was a particularly good mo...
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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Robot in Red - Olympia SM-9 Redecorated!

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This partially redecorated Olympia SM-9 features the Senatorial typeface, more commonly known as the Robot font.  The workbench is a serio...
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Friday, August 31, 2012

Art from the Black Velvet Abyss

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WARNING:  Really hideous "art" ahead!  Please vote for your favorites in the comments section (if you get that far without clawin...
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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Neil Armstrong: Farewell to a Hero 08/25/2012

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Footprints on the Moon.  What a legacy!  From National Geographic; December, 1969 My thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Armstrong'...
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