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Just a few thoughts about our Type-In this past Saturday.    Read the stories from the Round Robin Below! https://www.evernote.com/l/ABHsp_rR2SpC2pWMJ_sbKzcqzoXmEUWOeZQ https://www.evernote.com/l/ABHVEXGF3UZLdJZPfPpc3T0SHpSIzCHhZTU https://www.evernote.com/l/ABEjHn2v4DdNg4lk6Vu99kJ2RFiP6U3mohA    

  I don't know how many typewriters we've sold on our online store and shipped across the country but there have been dozens.  We've even shipped a typewriter as far away as Hawaii while shipping some just down the road from us. If you've never attempted to ship a large, heavy, fragile item before, it's a real challenge.  Generally speaking, it's always a bad idea to subject a vintage typewriter to the rigors of shipping but it can be done fairly successfully.  Over the last three years, we've learned the best practices of shipping a typewriter while also experiencing what it's like to have a typewriter arrive at your door that someone didn't pack well and see the damage that...

I was recently interviewed by a local Fox affiliate along with my good friend and mentor, Ed Reed.  Check out the video below.    

  If you know me well, you know that I'm always interested to hear about a person's experience with their new writing machine.  To that end, I asked Brandon if he would mind to write a piece reflecting on his experience with his newly acquired Smith-Corona Silent typewriter.  He graciously agreed.  Take a few minutes and read Brandon's reflections below.  You'll be glad you did. --Bryan --------------------------------------------------------------------- Slowing Down With a Typewriter:The Meandered Musings of a Not-So-Practical-Poet I think I was about eight years old, maybe nine. It’s funny the things that memory opts to keep so fresh, even as years and years fade. I remember this particular moment like it was yesterday. I remember the cold kitchen linoleum underneath my...