Journal

Keeping the Home Fires Burning with Typewriters

By Robert Messenger Owning one’s own portable typewriter became critically important to people in England at the outbreak of World War II. With...

Typewriters in Crime

Does a typewriter leave a distinct fingerprint, and can it be forged? By Robert Messenger"I think of writing another little monograph some of these...

New Years Typewriters

By Robert MessengerIn December 1899, the Blickensderfer Typewriter Company of Stamford, Connecticut, famously produced a full-age advertisement for...

Flying Typewriters

The Baby that went around the world in record timeBy Robert MessengerBy the mid-1930s, portable typewriters had been reduced to the height of a mat...