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| The clicker. |
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| From my Torpedo 18. |
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| Just for fun a few enticing photos from the favorite places to type from my last entry, this one from the White Hart in Lynchburg, VA. |
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| And this one from the Sycamore Deli in Blacksburg, VA. The man next to / behind the typewriter is the owner Mike Weber. |
I hear ya. I prefer this older stuff because it was built to last longer than today's products. I prefer it because of the effort involved in using them. And whenever I tap away at a typewriter, I begin to marvel at how all those authors of yesteryear wrote all those wonderful books on machines such as these.
ReplyDeleteAgree on all the points you mention. Thumbs up. Plus: I'd say the manual process of a typewriter creates better sentences, and better writing all up.
ReplyDeleteI could not agree more!
ReplyDeleteI tend to pull on my beard while thinking, but I'm getting a bit zz-toppish for the girl, so gotta shave it once in awhile. Maybe this weekend.
It's nice to enjoy the best of both worlds. Being able to blog for instance, plus I've read a lot of "books" since I got my kindle.
ReplyDeleteI, too agree completely, and always have. Even though I grew up in the 50's - 60's when things were still mostly made here, and well, I used to go to my grandparents houses and snoop around in their basements, looking at all the cool old (1920's - 30's) stuff they had. I was drawn to it and intuitively loved it, and wanted it. As soon as I went away to college, and had a job, I mostly bought antiques - an upright Victor wind up phonograph, and a victorian Pump Organ. Much to my parents dismay when they had to rent a station wagon to get it all from Boston back to New Jersey where we lived. I've never stopped buying and using antiques in my life and for just the reasons you mention. They're real, and tangible, have quality and substance, and were crafted by our ancestors to last
ReplyDeleteThanks Mark for sharing - we agree! Is that what binds us all together, even though we don't all know each other - we kind of do!
Very nicely stated, Mark. We can come up with all sorts of more abstract reasons for our obsession—and they're usually true—but if there weren't the foundation of pure sensory enjoyment and fun, I think we wouldn't do this.
ReplyDeleteGreat write-up. I have been thinking more and more about this lately, and what my motivations are. You've been very succinct and honest.
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, yes, hm beard, no that won't fit me, yes, yes, YES! All good arguments there Mark. I intend to keep my motivations short too people who ask me why I collect and use typewriters: "I like mechanics". If they want to know more, I tell more, but some people just ask to ask and not to understand.
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