Which is growing faster, the stacks of my typewritten stuff or my collection of old typewriters? I'm better at documenting my machines on the Typewriter Database than I am at blogging in Typosphere. I enjoy typing on them, whether I'm making repair notes, telling stories, or singing about how awesome these machines are. What matters most is that they make me want to write. Eventually I'll get there!
Yeah, it's odd, the popularity of script machines. Even 5 years ago, I was finding them everywhere and giving them away - 50 years ago, when there was still a common market for typewriters, they had no trade-in value to dealers. Dealers wanted Plain Pica or Elite machines, and that's all they'd take on trade-in. Despite all that, they sure seem to have sold well - everyone can get one or 10...
ReplyDeleteI imagine the script typefaces were strictly for casual and personal correspondence, so I can see why.
DeleteThat's very lovely script. Type on!
ReplyDeleteThanks you! I always get giddy when THE Richard Polt comments on my blog.
DeleteAs you might recall, I have admitted my "type sins" to my fellow type pals, including my dislike for script fonts and my general preference for 10 CPI typefaces over 12 CPI typefaces. That said, I've also noted that I'll happily accept letters typed with a script font as well as those typed with a 12 CPI typeface (or in one case a 17 CPI typeface that I encouraged).
ReplyDeleteThe only time I've had real difficulty to the point of giving up on reading was with some of the scanned script entries appearing on One Typed Page. Yet despite my preferences, I figure that script fonts are like anything else that brings us joy when it comes to typewriters. We each like what we like and we all have to grab joy where we can find it these days in particular. If that joy happens to be associated with a typewriter then all the better.
Of course I remember. You're one of the type pals I was referring to. :-)
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