Think about the number of books written on typewriters like these. I’m sure there were many authors at the time, who wrote their manuscripts by hand, not willing to convert to these newfangled machines.
Elliot Bay Book Company in Seattle. Image: European Citizen
A step back in time. Image: Nana B Agyei
One of my typewriters that I wrote about a few months ago.
Really old typewriter in the Carroll County Farm Museum. Image: Bryan Costin
The famous typewriter nook at Shakespeare and Co in Paris.
This engineering feat is located in front of a bookstore in Berlin. Those old typewriters are really heavy to be perched atop a pile of wobbly books. Maybe the entire structure is secured with hidden dowels driven into the ground. Like I said, an engineering feat. Elmine Wijnia
How long has it been since a store sold enough typewriters to warrant this wonderful sign? Image: Bel Fegore
Wikipedia has an extensive history of the typewriter if you’re interested in knowing more and the Flickr Group, Writing Machines, has compiled some lovely photos for typewriter fans.
Enjoy,
JT
