I'm Back!

Here are some pictures:

This is my typecasting machine this week: My brand-new Corona Folding No. 3!

Sorry about the dirty back. I didn't realize it until after I took the picture.

This is my "Explosion-Proof" Western Electric 520. It still works, and I am considering about using it as the telephone in my bedroom.

This thing is surrounded in cast iron, and is built like a tank!

Apologies

I am sorry for the lack of a post recently. I have just been very busy with school and church activities. I am planning on doing one tomorrow, before I leave for Minnesota over the weekend. My family and I are heading down to visit some friends. That will be fun. Last time I went there was to their wedding in August, in the town of Redwing. Many of you will recognize that town from the shoe factory located there. It's a neat town. I plan on going to a few antique shops or malls, so I will let you know if I find anything of interest while I am there. I also need to get a scanner to keep by my computer so that I can do typecasts more efficiently. Right now I have to take a USB flash drive down to the printer/scanner to make a copy to the drive, and it is really finicky. I also have a surprise that some of you may like, but I won't say what it is yet. No, it is not a typewriter, but it is kind of related. Have a great week, everyone!

P.S: I want to tell you that what I said last week about an interesting typeface on the Halberg was complete stupidity on my part. I guess I just haven't used a typewriter in a while, and I think I got too used to seeing Courier New, which is no substitute for the typeface on most typewriters.

My New, long awaited typewriter!

Hello World!

Hello, everyone! My name is Mac. I have wanted to start a blog for what seems like ages, but I have never had the motivation. Another thing that was keeping me is that it doesn't seem like lots of interesting things happen frequently enough to keep up a blog about. Well, I guess we will see how it goes.

As soon as I get my scanner set up, I will start doing typecasts, which is the main reason I want to do this blog. I will also start uploading pictures and typing samples of my collection. I have one machine in particular that I think you will really like. I won't tell you what it is, but I will tell you that it is, according to my research, a rare business machine from the 1920's. I currently have somewhere around 20 machines in my collection, and I plan on adding more. I have just ordered one from eBay, so I will let you know when it gets here.

Until then,
-Mac