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.

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Remington #8,000,000: The Inception

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Remington #8,000,000 with Sholes and Glidden prototype circa March 23, 1933 via Peter Weil Typewriter nerds, rejoice! The Typosphere i...
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Saturday, December 13, 2014

Sequential Insanity

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I'm nowhere near as obsessive about numerical sequences as Spawn the Elder. But I can't resist that one shot in the century at linin...
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Friday, December 5, 2014

Hey kids! Let's turn an Oliver #7 into a lamp!

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I really, really like the reproduction Edison light bulbs. I really, really hate it when people do stupid, stupid things with them. Like imp...
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Sunday, November 23, 2014

An Olivetti Lettera 22 with Scriptin' Style!

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Greetings from the new arrival in the House Full of Nerds! Pistachio isn't just a an Olivetti 22; it has a variation of the curly script...
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Saturday, November 22, 2014

Funky Script of the Day

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A new typewriter arrived yesterday and is currently on the bench for cleaning and adjustment. Would anyone care to guess the make and model?...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Greetings from the Zombie Blog (and a Parker 51 Fountain Pen)

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Oooo... a Parker 51 set found for $18 at an antique mall. And it works! Just remember, it isn't pen prn if it is out of focus. ...
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Photographic Perfection is Overrated

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So how is that for a bold proclamation? Here is the catch: I am trying to convince myself that photographic perfection is overrated. It isn...
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