What's even more awesome than sending a hand-typed letter is getting one in return. It's better to receive than to give, ha! I'm filled with pure happiness when savoring a letter from a type pal. It's better than feeling a little insecure about writing & mailing them. Is my writing too simple? Am I going overboard with the typewriter talk? Will they like the stationery? Lately I've grown confident that I'm being totally silly. We'll all adore each other's letters no matter what, because we're all neat folks and we use cool TYPEWRITERS!
Slowly but surely I'm catching up with correspondence. I've sent out several letters these past few weeks and already I've gotten a few in return. Fun! Here's an example of the typewriter-themed stationery I make, with a letter from a year ago. I meant to post it our TypePals.com community but never got around to it, much like some of letters I've digging out and sending. Y'all know who you are! ;-D
Showing posts with label color. Show all posts
Showing posts with label color. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Typewriter Stationery
Sunday, April 10, 2022
Green Ribbon for the IBM Selectric II!
I was happy enough to find a working green IBM Correcting Selectric II that was fairly easy to clean and tune-up. Now that I've discovered the colored ribbons that were available, I'm over the moon! Even though I'm crazy about old manual typewriters, especially black shiny ones with glass keys, I can't keep my hands off electric machines, especially the Smith-Corona 6-series and this beloved Selectric.
Friday, January 7, 2022
Sears Medalist by Smith-Corona 4-Color Typewriter Ribbon
I can't get over how awesome the Smith-Corona electric typewriters are. I want to type, type, type until my fingers are numb.
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Happy Birthday, Dear Ted, from a Sears Medalist Electric 12
Obviously I like Ted Munk a lot. He's one of the finest typewriter people in all the world. I'm a huge fan of other folks too, especially Richard Polt for The Typewriter Revolution & Cold Hard Type series, and Joe Van Cleave's many insightful videos. I would've never gotten this far so quickly without the Typosphere. <3
The Sears 4-color typewriter ribbon is quite cool, could be easily spliced to use on any typewriter, wound onto any old spool, and more than 2 colors is possible. Connect the color-change with a grommet within a few inches of clean ribbon and it's good to go for practically any machine.
I revived this 50 year-old ribbon by unwinding and fluffing the length in a cardboard box while lightly misting it with WD-40 and then let it sit all afternoon to dry a bit before rewinding. As you can see in the type sample up top, it's still got a some colorful life to it.
The Smith-Corona 6-series electric typewriters give the fastest typebar experience! A power return can add some speed, but I'm more into creative rather than productive typing, so I like the old-fashioned return lever too.
The previous owner installed a rope handle. Perhaps for easier lifting out of the case?
The main reason I bought this typewriter is for the SCM Changeable Type international kit, because it will fit all my Smith-Corona 6-series machines, both electric & manual.
Saturday, September 12, 2020
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