6 Comments
May 21, 2023Liked by Neil Barraclough

Carbon copies got me thinking of carbon paper which got me thinking of erasable onion skin typing paper which got me thinking of little bottles of white-out and...

Expand full comment
author

White-out... it was called Tippex here in the UK. Was that a US brand too? Horrible stuff!

Expand full comment
May 23, 2023Liked by Neil Barraclough

I don’t think it made it across the pond!

Expand full comment
May 24, 2023Liked by Neil Barraclough

I just found your stack and I’m super excited! I didn’t know that Cheever used a Olympia Deluxe (or SM9). The first typewriter I bought in 2014 was a ‘66 Olympia Deluxe. Great typewriter and still one that is affordable. My current go to is a Torpedo 1960 18B. Thank you for writing this newsletter, Neil!

Expand full comment
author

Thanks JD, great to have you here! I’m about to get my hands on an SM9 soon. Can’t wait!

Expand full comment
May 24, 2023Liked by Neil Barraclough

They are great machines! I think they are the apex of manual typewriter tech! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts.

Expand full comment