Typerius Archives

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Below are posts, ordered by recency. Click on one to read more and check the sidebar in the post for information about the featured machine.
Use the colored links to filter your results to a type of post, or check out the list of machines above.

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Postal Embellishments

February 25th

A first foray into the world of custom, laser-cut stamps

Repairs

Fixing up the Bennett

February 3rd

Some minor fixes to a very old machine

Repairs

3 Bank Pivots & Bushings

January 24th

A snapped arm made for a dead typebar, this was a really pivotal part!

Reviews

Typewriter Sizes

January 17th

A little fun setting some of the largest and smallest machines next to each other

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Bennett Portable

January 14th

Typers of Unusually (small) Sizes

Repairs

A Minimalist Winder

December 19th

A basic tool for winding spools

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Hermes 3000 in Director Elite

December 1st

With an elegant font and compact pitch, this one does work

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Olivetti Lettera 32 in Katakana

November 1st

A Western machine for the outside alphabet

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Brother Portable in Katakana

October 29th

A Brother made more interesting with katakana

Repairs

Sanding Down Platens

February 10th

Some idle rambling about lessons learned from sanding down platens

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Olympia SM7 in Italics

February 1st

An italic workhorse, a true original

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Late Gossen Tippa

January 28th

A design from the past, looking to the future

Reviews

Favorite Tippa?

January 8th

A surprisingly capable, compact machine.

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Art Gothic Scout

December 1st

NONE

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Groma Kolibri

November 24th

The Kolibri always has a feeling of flatness, despite a solid, heavy presence on the desk

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Hermes Media

November 6th

NONE

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Olympia SM4

October 22nd

NONE

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Remington 5

August 15th

NONE

Reviews

An Unscripted Comparison

June 26th

A more compact script, Napoli 77 makes for some very nice writing.

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Maths Hermes 3000

June 10th

NONE

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Erika Model S

May 20th

NONE

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Erika M

May 1st

Feature rich and functional, this one earns the M

Reviews

Norm-ally Interesting

May 1st

Quick look at the features and functions of the Triumph

Repairs

Should You Resurface?

March 22nd

Is new rubber worth the hassle and why would you want to?

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Adler Tippa in Napoli Script

March 4th

An unusual variant of an already uncommon script machine

Reviews

Red Royal in Vogue

February 27th

An uncommon font on a lovely machine

Reviews

Picking Typing Paper

February 25th

Some thoughts on finding the right paper for your machine

Repairs

Making Details Pop

February 19th

Making the small details stand out with paint sticks

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Corona Junior S

February 15th

NONE

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Empire Aristocrat

February 15th

NONE

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Triumph Norm 6

February 15th

NONE

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Torpedo 18b Blue Bird for Export

February 15th

NONE

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Olympia SF Ultraportable

February 15th

NONE

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Royal Quiet de Luxe

February 15th

NONE

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Early Underwood Champion

February 15th

NONE

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Export Erika, the Bijou 5

February 15th

NONE

Reviews

Margins on the Erika M

February 15th

Just a quick video about using the margins on an Erika M

Repairs

New Shoes for the Champion

January 12th

Fresh rubber gives traction to this classic

Repairs

A Sticky Shift

January 6th

A couple tweaks cleared up a heavy shift on this Quiet De Luxe

Reviews

Erika 90

December 11th

A Persian variant of the Erika 9 with gloss, glass, & class.

Repairs

Replacing Ribbons

December 7th

Quickly spruce up a machine and get typing with a new ribbon

Repairs

Hermes 3000 Carriage Release

November 4th

Backspacing and tabs are a poor substitute

Repairs

A Platen Soft as Gold

October 27th

Resurfacing really gives this Underwood a grip!

Reviews

Torpedo 18b Blue Bird

September 5th

As smart as the math keyboard it sports

Repairs

Corona 4 Fixes

July 14th

Classy, compact, and back from the dead

Reviews

Green & Mean

July 6th

An older style Optima with a lot of style left

Reviews

Quiet De Luxe Workhorse

July 4th

The First Elite

Reviews

Old School Cool

July 1st

A feature-sparse machine for the Depression Era