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48. <blockquote class="e-summary">Swimming with Ideas. This is yet another opportunity to share with your friends what you are working on.</blockquote></section>
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50. <p>In the past year, I&#8217;ve re-acquired an old manual typewriter from my youth and begun using it again for first drafts of some writing work as well as some notes. In the past few months I&#8217;ve added a few new (to me) machines to the collection and have been continuing to use them in my reading and note taking practices to see what changes, if any, the modality brings to my daily practice versus computer and/or handwriting.</p>
51. <p>Richard Polt (see below) has some interesting things to say about getting the writing out without worrying about editing or deleting when using a typewriter which makes for some interesting changes in my process.</p>
52. <p>Currently reading:</p>
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54. <li>Kaiser, J. Systematic Indexing. The Card System Series 2. London: Sir Isaac Pitman &amp; Sons, Ltd., 1911.
55. <li>Polt, Richard. The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist’s Companion for the 21st Century. 1st ed. Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 2015.</li>
56. <li>Mattei, Clara E. The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2022.
57. <li>Zakaria, Fareed. Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present. New York: W. W. Norton &amp; Company, 2024.</li>
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115. I&#8217;ve seen many references comparing the use of typewriters in an overstimulating technology space to the slow food movement. Since one regularly pairs wine with their meals, it only seems right to extend the typewriter analogy to liquor as well. Today, I&#8217;m pairing this smooth 10 year single malt Glenmorangie Scotch with the 1949 Royal &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/13/pairing-a-1949-royal-quiet-de-luxe-with-a-10-year-glenmorangie-scotch/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
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121. <p>I&#8217;ve seen many references comparing the use of typewriters in an overstimulating technology space to the slow food movement. Since one regularly pairs wine with their meals, it only seems right to extend the typewriter analogy to liquor as well. Today, I&#8217;m pairing this smooth 10 year single malt Glenmorangie Scotch with the <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/25/acquisition-1949-royal-quiet-de-luxe-portable-typewriter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe</a>.</p>
122. <p>Surely Hemingway would approve?</p>
123. <p>Type-o-sphere, what are you pairing with your typewriter today?</p>
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143. <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m terribly tempted by this and even have a planned trip to Boston in June. Sadly, I don&#8217;t think my wife would approve the career change or the move from Los Angeles&#8230;]]></description>
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147. <span class="kind-display-text">Replied to</span> <a href="http://writingball.blogspot.com/2024/05/want-to-run-typewriter-shop.html" class="p-name u-url">Want to run a typewriter shop?</a> by <a href="http://writingball.blogspot.com/" class="h-card p-author"><img decoding="async" class="u-photo" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzT-J2PMRJjqukTKFqFy1_o3LsdCHJzIi5MGFqcbwcODqDI2pG2RrBUMagBWswomSfZZzzLYsrpfQgs-ppuuHGdSl2t_tyPrNOPr0JusouUVFM-hu1SwEFas68LJaVug/s45-c/0.5+Remington+Noiseless.jpg" alt="Richard Polt" width=  32 height=   32 />Richard Polt</a><em> (<span class="p-publication">writingball.blogspot.com</span>)</em></header>
148. <blockquote class="e-summary">This is Tom Furrier, owner of the beloved Cambridge Typewriter  in Arlington, Massachusetts. Tom is ready to retire, and he'd like to find someone who wants to take over his small, busy shop.</blockquote></section>
149.  
150. <p>I&#8217;m terribly tempted by this and even have a planned trip to Boston in June. Sadly, I don&#8217;t think my wife would approve the career change or the move from Los Angeles&#8230;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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205. A while back, I recorded an episode of The Informed Life with Jorge Arango, and it&#8217;s just been released. We had hoped to cover a couple of specific topics, but just as we hit record, our topic agenda took a left turn into some of my recent interests in intellectual history. Jorge has a great &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/09/the-informed-life-episode-139-chris-aldrich-on-cybernetic-communications/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
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209. <span class="kind-display-text">Listened to</span> <a href="https://theinformed.life/2024/05/05/episode-139-chris-aldrich/" class="p-name u-url">The Informed Life: Episode 139 Chris Aldrich on Cybernetic Communications</a> by <a href="https://jarango.com/" class="h-card p-author"><img decoding="async" class="u-photo" src="https://jarango.com/assets/images/jarango-headshot.jpg" alt="Jorge Arango" width=  32 height=   32 />Jorge Arango</a> from <em><span class="p-publication">The Informed Life</span></em></header>
210. <blockquote class="e-summary"><p>Chris Aldrich has the most multi-disciplinary resume I’ve ever seen, with a background that includes biomedics, electrical engineering, entertainment, genetics, theoretical mathematics, and more. Chris describes himself as a modern-day cybernetician, and in this conversation we discuss cybernetics and communications, differences between oral and literary cultures, and indigenous traditions and mnemonics, among many other things.</p>
211.  
212. <p><audio class="u-audio" style="width: 100%;" src="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1924539/15008616-chris-aldrich-on-cybernetic-communications.mp3" preload="none" controls="controls"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1924539/15008616-chris-aldrich-on-cybernetic-communications.mp3">If possible, click to play, otherwise your browser may be unable to play this audio file.</a></audio></p>
213.  
214. <p>Show notes and audio transcript available at <a href="https://theinformed.life/2024/05/05/episode-139-chris-aldrich/">The Informed Life: Episode 139</a></p></blockquote></section>
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219. </div>
220. <p>A while back, I recorded an episode of <a href="https://theinformed.life/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Informed Life</a> with Jorge Arango, and it&#8217;s just been released. We had hoped to cover a couple of specific topics, but just as we hit record, our topic agenda took a left turn into some of my recent interests in intellectual history.</p>
221. <p>Jorge has a great little show which he&#8217;s been doing for quite a while. If you&#8217;re not already subscribed, take a moment to see what he&#8217;s offering in the broad space of tools for thought. I&#8217;ve been a long time subscriber and was happy to chat with Jorge directly.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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233. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
234. <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 15:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
235. <category><![CDATA[note taking]]></category>
236. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
237. <category><![CDATA[McDowell & Craig]]></category>
238. <category><![CDATA[Remington Quiet-Riter]]></category>
239. <category><![CDATA[Remington Rand]]></category>
240. <category><![CDATA[Royal Quiet De Luxe]]></category>
241. <category><![CDATA[Shaw-Walker Furniture Company]]></category>
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246. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/09/the-1960s-reading-and-writing-desk/"><img title="1960s office desk." src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17152654664471682922450156532733.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Angle down on a 1960s 20 gauge steel double pedestal tanker desk in gray with blue drawers. On the center of the desk is an open book on a book rest behind which sits a desktop filing cabinet with 5 thin drawers for paper, a sock monkey, a line of papers and books in a row of Princeton files, a two drawer card index as well as three other smaller desktop card indexes. On top of the two drawer index is a gray 1957 Remington Quiet-Riter typewriter with green keys and on top of a writing drawer pulled out of the left side of the desk sits a gray 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe with black glass keys." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
247. </div>
248. Today&#8217;s reading and writing desk. [1][2][3][4][5]]]></description>
249. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
250. <div>
251. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/09/the-1960s-reading-and-writing-desk/"><img title="1960s office desk." src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17152654664471682922450156532733.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Angle down on a 1960s 20 gauge steel double pedestal tanker desk in gray with blue drawers. On the center of the desk is an open book on a book rest behind which sits a desktop filing cabinet with 5 thin drawers for paper, a sock monkey, a line of papers and books in a row of Princeton files, a two drawer card index as well as three other smaller desktop card indexes. On top of the two drawer index is a gray 1957 Remington Quiet-Riter typewriter with green keys and on top of a writing drawer pulled out of the left side of the desk sits a gray 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe with black glass keys." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
252. </div>
253. <p></p>
254. <p>Today&#8217;s reading and writing desk. <sup>[<a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/11/acquisition-1957-remington-quiet-riter-with-miracle-tab-manual-typewriter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1</a>][<a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/25/acquisition-1949-royal-quiet-de-luxe-portable-typewriter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2</a>][<a href="https://boffosocko.com/2023/04/24/vintage-desktop-remington-rand-10-5-8-inch-card-index-for-3-x-5%E2%80%B3-cards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3</a>][<a href="https://boffosocko.com/2023/09/14/shaw-walker-two-drawer-quarter-sawn-wooden-card-index-file-for-4-x-6-cards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4</a>][<a href="https://boffosocko.com/2023/11/29/library-charging-trays-for-vertically-oriented-3-x-5%e2%80%b3-index-cards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5</a>]</sup></p>]]></content:encoded>
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266. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
267. <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 00:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
268. <category><![CDATA[Quotes]]></category>
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274. <category><![CDATA[typewriter collecting]]></category>
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281. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/07/tom-hanks-desert-island-typewriter/"><img title="Tom Hanks&#039; desert island typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17151265045807229784091795759502.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1" alt="White index card with the following quote typed onto it in blue elite typeface: If I had to keep only one typewriter, if I had to get rid of them all and only had one left... There is a version of this Smith-Corona which is the the Silent Smith-Corona. [...] Somewhere around whenever they started making this, the Smith Corona Silent and various other models that have the same silhouette. The rise on the keys is just almost perfect—going from an N to a Y requires almost nothing. The size of the type is not too big and not too small. But listen to the solidity of the action [types]. This is a solid, solid piece of machine. That&#039;s got beautiful highlights like the stripes here and there. The colors are good. I love the green keys.  I would probably say that this with a good case would be the one typewriter I would take. And that&#039;s why it&#039;s kinda out [on my desk] right now.  I rotate this one into use an awful lot. [He types: clack, clack]  I confess. [clack, clack again as he types.] —Tom Hanks, in California Typewriter, 2016" width="750" height="500" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
282. </div>
283. ]]></description>
284. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
285. <div>
286. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/07/tom-hanks-desert-island-typewriter/"><img title="Tom Hanks&#039; desert island typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17151265045807229784091795759502.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1" alt="White index card with the following quote typed onto it in blue elite typeface: If I had to keep only one typewriter, if I had to get rid of them all and only had one left... There is a version of this Smith-Corona which is the the Silent Smith-Corona. [...] Somewhere around whenever they started making this, the Smith Corona Silent and various other models that have the same silhouette. The rise on the keys is just almost perfect—going from an N to a Y requires almost nothing. The size of the type is not too big and not too small. But listen to the solidity of the action [types]. This is a solid, solid piece of machine. That&#039;s got beautiful highlights like the stripes here and there. The colors are good. I love the green keys.  I would probably say that this with a good case would be the one typewriter I would take. And that&#039;s why it&#039;s kinda out [on my desk] right now.  I rotate this one into use an awful lot. [He types: clack, clack]  I confess. [clack, clack again as he types.] —Tom Hanks, in California Typewriter, 2016" width="750" height="500" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
287. </div>
288. <p><img data-attachment-id="55822924" data-permalink="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/07/tom-hanks-desert-island-typewriter/wp-17151265045807229784091795759502/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17151265045807229784091795759502.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="2000,1333" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Tom Hanks&#8217; desert island typewriter" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17151265045807229784091795759502.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17151265045807229784091795759502.jpg?fit=660%2C440&amp;ssl=1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="u-photo aligncenter size-large wp-image-55822924" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17151265045807229784091795759502.jpg?resize=660%2C440&#038;ssl=1" alt="White index card with the following quote typed onto it in blue elite typeface:
289. If I had to keep only one typewriter, if I had to get rid of them all and only had one left... There is a version of this Smith-Corona which is the the Silent Smith-Corona. [...] Somewhere around whenever they started making this, the Smith Corona Silent and various other models that have the same silhouette. The rise on the keys is just almost perfect—going from an N to a Y requires almost nothing. The size of the type is not too big and not too small. But listen to the solidity of the action [types]. This is a solid, solid piece of machine. That's got beautiful highlights like the stripes here and there. The colors are good. I love the green keys. I would probably say that this with a good case would be the one typewriter I would take. And that's why it's kinda out [on my desk] right now. I rotate this one into use an awful lot. [He types: clack, clack] I confess. [clack, clack again as he types.]
290. —Tom Hanks, in California Typewriter, 2016" width="660" height="440" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17151265045807229784091795759502.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w,  300w,  768w,  750w,  1536w,  2000w,  1320w" sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></p>]]></content:encoded>
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299. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/07/the-brutalism-of-shipping-typewriters/</link>
300. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/07/the-brutalism-of-shipping-typewriters/#respond</comments>
302. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
303. <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 23:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
304. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
305. <category><![CDATA[typecasts]]></category>
306. <category><![CDATA[typewriter collecting]]></category>
307. <category><![CDATA[typewriter maintenance]]></category>
308. <category><![CDATA[typewriters]]></category>
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312. <div>
313. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/07/the-brutalism-of-shipping-typewriters/"><img title="The Brutalism of Shipping Typewriters" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-1715123703134739759523975917955.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1" alt="Typewritten index card in blue elite type which reads: The Brutalism of Shipping Typewriters I can understand that no everyone could find a carriage lock mechanism on a typewriter, presuming a particular model had one. But it seems inexcusable for someone not to realize that typewriter cases have methods for locking the typewriter into the case. Today I got an immaculately packaged and bubblewrapped Royal typewriter, but only wrapped to protect the case and not the actual typewriter. They shoved it in the case with a single sheet of bubblewrap as if that was going to protect it from being dropkicked from one side of the country to the other. The typewriter just wattled around inside freely. Weren&#039;t they concerned with the interior rattling when they wrapped 8 layers of bubblewrap around the case!?!" width="750" height="500" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
314. </div>
315. ]]></description>
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318. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/07/the-brutalism-of-shipping-typewriters/"><img title="The Brutalism of Shipping Typewriters" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-1715123703134739759523975917955.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1" alt="Typewritten index card in blue elite type which reads: The Brutalism of Shipping Typewriters I can understand that no everyone could find a carriage lock mechanism on a typewriter, presuming a particular model had one. But it seems inexcusable for someone not to realize that typewriter cases have methods for locking the typewriter into the case. Today I got an immaculately packaged and bubblewrapped Royal typewriter, but only wrapped to protect the case and not the actual typewriter. They shoved it in the case with a single sheet of bubblewrap as if that was going to protect it from being dropkicked from one side of the country to the other. The typewriter just wattled around inside freely. Weren&#039;t they concerned with the interior rattling when they wrapped 8 layers of bubblewrap around the case!?!" width="750" height="500" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
319. </div>
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328. <title>Typewriter Backing Sheets for Index Cards</title>
329. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/06/typewriter-backing-sheets-for-index-cards/</link>
330. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/06/typewriter-backing-sheets-for-index-cards/#comments</comments>
332. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
333. <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 20:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
334. <category><![CDATA[note taking]]></category>
335. <category><![CDATA[Photo]]></category>
336. <category><![CDATA[backing sheets]]></category>
337. <category><![CDATA[hacks]]></category>
338. <category><![CDATA[process]]></category>
339. <category><![CDATA[recipes]]></category>
340. <category><![CDATA[typecasts]]></category>
341. <category><![CDATA[typewriters]]></category>
342. <category><![CDATA[Zettelkasten]]></category>
343. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://boffosocko.com/?p=55822914</guid>
344.  
345. <description><![CDATA[
346. <div>
347. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/06/typewriter-backing-sheets-for-index-cards/"><img title="Typewriter backing sheets for index cards" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17150275294972929953401637765489.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1" alt="Ive finally spent a minute andmade a manilla backing sheet for my index card use with typewriters. It should help in properly formatting cards, but will also help a lot with respect to being able to use more of the cards as well as interacting with the paper bail on cards moreefficiently. The set up should allow me to insert two index cards at a time which will also help with typing efficiency at the same time. I&#039;ve cut small angled frame edges into the card stock into which I can then insert the index cards. I&#039;m also hoping this will cut down a bit on typewriter noise with cards as the index cards will now &quot;fit into the paper bail earlier than they would before. Finally, I&#039;ve added marks on the backing sheets that will allow me to better see the end of the index card coming so that I can get better margin use. Since there&#039;s additional backing sheet, Ill also be able to type at the very bottom of cards, which wasn&#039;t doable before. #process MAY 05 2024" width="750" height="500" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
348. </div>
349. If you&#8217;re doing a lot of typing on index cards for your zettelkasten, recipes, or other uses, this may be a useful typewriter hack:]]></description>
350. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
351. <div>
352. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/06/typewriter-backing-sheets-for-index-cards/"><img title="Typewriter backing sheets for index cards" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17150275294972929953401637765489.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1" alt="Ive finally spent a minute andmade a manilla backing sheet for my index card use with typewriters. It should help in properly formatting cards, but will also help a lot with respect to being able to use more of the cards as well as interacting with the paper bail on cards moreefficiently. The set up should allow me to insert two index cards at a time which will also help with typing efficiency at the same time. I&#039;ve cut small angled frame edges into the card stock into which I can then insert the index cards. I&#039;m also hoping this will cut down a bit on typewriter noise with cards as the index cards will now &quot;fit into the paper bail earlier than they would before. Finally, I&#039;ve added marks on the backing sheets that will allow me to better see the end of the index card coming so that I can get better margin use. Since there&#039;s additional backing sheet, Ill also be able to type at the very bottom of cards, which wasn&#039;t doable before. #process MAY 05 2024" width="750" height="500" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
353. </div>
354. <p>If you&#8217;re doing a lot of typing on index cards for your zettelkasten, recipes, or other uses, this may be a useful typewriter hack:</p>
355. <p><img data-attachment-id="55822912" data-permalink="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/06/typewriter-backing-sheets-for-index-cards/wp-17150275294972929953401637765489/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17150275294972929953401637765489.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="2000,1333" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Typewriter backing sheets for index cards" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17150275294972929953401637765489.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17150275294972929953401637765489.jpg?fit=660%2C440&amp;ssl=1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="u-photo aligncenter wp-image-55822912 size-large" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17150275294972929953401637765489.jpg?resize=660%2C440&#038;ssl=1" alt="Typewritten index card in elite type with black ink (typos fixed for readability) which reads:
356.  
357. I've finally spent a minute and made a manilla backing sheet for my index card use with typewriters. It should help in properly formatting cards, but will also help a lot with respect to being able to use more of the cards as well as interacting with the paper bail on cards more efficiently.
358.  
359. The set up should allow me to insert two index cards at a time which will also help with typing efficiency at the same time. I've cut small angled frame edges into the card stock into which I can then insert the index cards. I'm also hoping this will cut down a bit on typewriter noise with cards as the index cards will now "fit into the paper bail earlier than they would before. Finally, I've added marks on the backing sheets that will allow me to better see the end of the index card coming so that I can get better margin use. Since there's additional backing sheet, Ill also be able to type at the very bottom of cards, which wasn't doable before.
360.  
361. On the very bottom line in the lower left corner as if to prove how much of the index card which can be used is the typed tag: #process
362.  
363. In red ink in the lower right corner appears a stamped date: MAY 05 2024" width="660" height="440" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17150275294972929953401637765489.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w,  300w,  768w,  750w,  1536w,  2000w,  1320w" sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></p>
364. <p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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376. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
377. <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2024 21:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
378. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
379. <category><![CDATA[Smith-Corona Classic 12]]></category>
380. <category><![CDATA[typecasts]]></category>
381. <category><![CDATA[typewriter repair]]></category>
382. <category><![CDATA[typewriters]]></category>
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387. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/05/55822903/"><img title="Disassembled SMC Classic 12" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-1714942976530562777401884204388.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Photo down on a wooden table covered with a brown towel on which sits a somewhat dissassembled green Smith-Corona typewriter. The case has been removed into three parts as well as the platen. Strewn around it are a variety of pliers, screwdrivers, the platen, hemostats, and screws." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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392. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/05/55822903/"><img title="Disassembled SMC Classic 12" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-1714942976530562777401884204388.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Photo down on a wooden table covered with a brown towel on which sits a somewhat dissassembled green Smith-Corona typewriter. The case has been removed into three parts as well as the platen. Strewn around it are a variety of pliers, screwdrivers, the platen, hemostats, and screws." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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407. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
408. <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2024 05:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
409. <category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
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422. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/04/1949-sears-catalog-typewriter-pricing/"><img title="Sears Catalog 1949 pricing" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sears-Catalog-1949-pricing.jpg?fit=655%2C750&ssl=1" alt="Yellowed catalog page with photos of 5 portable typewriters labeled A-E with blocks of corresponding text below to describe them all and provide their list prices." width="655" height="750" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
423. </div>
424. Digging into some typewriter pricing history, I found a copy of the 1949 Sears Spring/Summer Catalog, which lists a version of my 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter (Sears SKU: 3 NM 4584T with Pica Type) for $95.08 on page 285.  Converting 1949 dollars to 2024 using an inflation calculator indicates this is now worth &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/04/1949-sears-catalog-typewriter-pricing/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
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427. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/04/1949-sears-catalog-typewriter-pricing/"><img title="Sears Catalog 1949 pricing" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sears-Catalog-1949-pricing.jpg?fit=655%2C750&ssl=1" alt="Yellowed catalog page with photos of 5 portable typewriters labeled A-E with blocks of corresponding text below to describe them all and provide their list prices." width="655" height="750" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
428. </div>
429. <p></p>
430. <p>Digging into some typewriter pricing history, I found <a href="https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1949-Sears-Spring-Summer-Catalog/0790">a copy of the 1949 Sears Spring/Summer Catalog</a>, which lists a version of my <a class="u-in-reply-to" href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/25/acquisition-1949-royal-quiet-de-luxe-portable-typewriter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter</a> (Sears SKU: 3 NM 4584T with Pica Type) for $95.08 on page 285. </p>
431. <p>Converting 1949 dollars to 2024 using an inflation calculator indicates this is now worth $1,247.75. Considering that I got it for less than the original sale price in 2024 (including shipping) and that it works as well now as it did then, I feel like I got a pretty solid deal.</p>
432. <p>For comparison the competing portable models in the catalog included:</p>
433. <ul>
434. <li>Royal Arrow $84.48</li>
435. <li>Smith-Corona Clipper $84.27</li>
436. <li>Smith-Corona Sterling $89.57</li>
437. <li>Remington Portable $84.27</li>
438. <li>Remington Portable with Tabulator $89.57</li>
439. <li>Underwood Leader $63.40</li>
440. </ul>
441. <p>They also listed the Tower, a standard size desk typewriter, for $99.00 saying it was just a few dollars more than the portables.</p>
442. <p>For further comparison, the prior year, the <a class="u-in-reply-to" href="https://boffosocko.com/2023/04/16/1948-smith-corona-clipper/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1948 Smith-Corona Clipper, a model of which I also own</a>, was <a href="https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1948-Sears-Fall-Winter-Catalog/0924" target="_blank" rel="noopener">listed</a> for $76.85. Adjusted for inflation this would be $995.96.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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454. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
455. <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 03:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
456. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
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464. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/03/55822885/"><img title="typecast about SMC Galaxie Deluxe repair" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17147926824434090124120849876368.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1" alt="A typed white index card with purple ink which reads: I took apart a big chunk of my SMC Galaxie Deluxe this afternoon. It needed a bit of cleaning and one or two mechanical tweaks to be back in fighting shape. There was an issue with the shift key causing extra spaces to be inserted. It turned out that there was a slight bend in the bottom of the case that was causing a mechanical issue. It took some clever trouble- shooting to figure it out. But now the machine is back in circulation and ready to go with a brand new purple ribbon. When I can get around to it, I&#039;ll likely give it a solid deep clean and relubricate the major parts, but for now, given it&#039;s condition I&#039;ll let it go back into the rotation and spend some time working on some of the other machines. It could probably also use a quick polish on the hood, but that&#039;s also going to have to wait for another day." width="750" height="500" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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469. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/05/03/55822885/"><img title="typecast about SMC Galaxie Deluxe repair" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-17147926824434090124120849876368.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1" alt="A typed white index card with purple ink which reads: I took apart a big chunk of my SMC Galaxie Deluxe this afternoon. It needed a bit of cleaning and one or two mechanical tweaks to be back in fighting shape. There was an issue with the shift key causing extra spaces to be inserted. It turned out that there was a slight bend in the bottom of the case that was causing a mechanical issue. It took some clever trouble- shooting to figure it out. But now the machine is back in circulation and ready to go with a brand new purple ribbon. When I can get around to it, I&#039;ll likely give it a solid deep clean and relubricate the major parts, but for now, given it&#039;s condition I&#039;ll let it go back into the rotation and spend some time working on some of the other machines. It could probably also use a quick polish on the hood, but that&#039;s also going to have to wait for another day." width="750" height="500" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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483. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
484. <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 17:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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492. <description><![CDATA[I was seeing this issue on my 1949 Royal QDL. I figured it&#8217;d be an easy fix. Turns out, it was exactly my issue and the pieces had &#8220;frozen up&#8221;. A quick clean out and we&#8217;re back in business in under 20 minutes.]]></description>
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496. <span class="kind-display-text">Watched</span> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4mDRPFPF8c" class="p-name u-url">Royal Typewriter Platen Variable Repair, Roller Removal</a> by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@phoenixtypewriter2136" class="h-card p-author"><img decoding="async" class="u-photo" src="https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AIdro_kAfMAYUWpkDJZmiAB4j1jk5vmBbueg5ebAObHyRKNFvw=s88-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj" alt="Phoenix Typewriter" width=  32 height=   32 />Phoenix Typewriter</a> from <em><span class="p-publication">YouTube</span></em></header>
497. <blockquote class="e-summary"><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/k4mDRPFPF8c?si=tkZwJ811ume68MN4" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></blockquote></section>
498.  
499. <p>I was seeing this issue on my <a class="u-in-reply-to" href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/25/acquisition-1949-royal-quiet-de-luxe-portable-typewriter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1949 Royal QDL</a>. I figured it&#8217;d be an easy fix.</p>
500. <p>Turns out, it was exactly my issue and the pieces had &#8220;frozen up&#8221;. A quick clean out and we&#8217;re back in business in under 20 minutes.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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512. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
513. <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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526. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/30/typewriter-revolution-status-update/"><img title="Typewriter Revolution status update" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17144933926343156389578253684170.jpg?fit=456%2C750&ssl=1" alt="A blue library book charge card with space for the book title at the top and fields for date and issued to below. Typewritten, it reads: Polt, Richard The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist&#039;s Companion for the 21st Century Countryman Press, Woodstock, VT,, 2015 Under DATE column it reads: 2024-04-29 Under ISSUED TO column it reads Intro, ch1, ch2 At the bottom in small blue type original to the card is the ordering information: BRO DART CAT. No. 23-115 PRINTED IN USA" width="456" height="750" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
527. </div>
528. Some how it felt sacrilegious to post it to Goodreads.com and not to type my status update for Richard Polt&#8217;s poetic paean to typewriters.]]></description>
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531. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/30/typewriter-revolution-status-update/"><img title="Typewriter Revolution status update" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17144933926343156389578253684170.jpg?fit=456%2C750&ssl=1" alt="A blue library book charge card with space for the book title at the top and fields for date and issued to below. Typewritten, it reads: Polt, Richard The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist&#039;s Companion for the 21st Century Countryman Press, Woodstock, VT,, 2015 Under DATE column it reads: 2024-04-29 Under ISSUED TO column it reads Intro, ch1, ch2 At the bottom in small blue type original to the card is the ordering information: BRO DART CAT. No. 23-115 PRINTED IN USA" width="456" height="750" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
532. </div>
533. <p></p>
534. <p><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">Some how it felt sacrilegious to post it to Goodreads.com and not to type my status update for Richard Polt&#8217;s poetic paean to typewriters.</span></p>]]></content:encoded>
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542. <title>Acquisition: 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe Portable Typewriter</title>
543. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/25/acquisition-1949-royal-quiet-de-luxe-portable-typewriter/</link>
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546. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
547. <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
548. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
549. <category><![CDATA[analog office equipment]]></category>
550. <category><![CDATA[Royal Quiet De Luxe]]></category>
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557. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/25/acquisition-1949-royal-quiet-de-luxe-portable-typewriter/"><img title="Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter on a wooden table" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17140884758647749687265010704702.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Front view down onto a gray crinkle painted Royal Quiet De Luxe with black glass keys and a wide black space bar which overlays the metal frame of the front of the machine. The typewriter sits on a polished wooden table which provides a stark natural contrast to the industrial nature of the typewriter&#039;s esthetic." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
558. </div>
559. For the rapidly decreasing amount of space I&#8217;ve got for storing and actively using the handful of machines I&#8217;ve got in my burgeoning typewriter collection, I&#8217;ve begun to become a bit more discerning of new acquisitions. I had yet to add a Royal the fleet, and I&#8217;ve had my eye on a handful, but the &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/25/acquisition-1949-royal-quiet-de-luxe-portable-typewriter/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Acquisition: 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe Portable Typewriter</span></a>]]></description>
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562. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/25/acquisition-1949-royal-quiet-de-luxe-portable-typewriter/"><img title="Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter on a wooden table" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17140884758647749687265010704702.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Front view down onto a gray crinkle painted Royal Quiet De Luxe with black glass keys and a wide black space bar which overlays the metal frame of the front of the machine. The typewriter sits on a polished wooden table which provides a stark natural contrast to the industrial nature of the typewriter&#039;s esthetic." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
563. </div>
564. <p>For the rapidly decreasing amount of space I&#8217;ve got for storing and actively using the handful of machines I&#8217;ve got in my <a href="https://boffosocko.com/tag/typewriter-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">burgeoning typewriter collection</a>, I&#8217;ve begun to become a bit more discerning of new acquisitions. I had yet to add a Royal the fleet, and I&#8217;ve had my eye on a handful, but the ones that stuck out most vividly to me were a span of years in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Today  a Royal Quiet De Luxe (often seen abbreviated as QDL) has joined the family. </p>
565. <p></p>
566. <h2>Design</h2>
567. <p>The kicker on this typewriter model for me, beyond the general beauty of this era of Royals, was reading that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Dreyfuss" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Henry Dreyfuss</a> (1904-1972), one of the most influential industrial designers of the 20th century, had produced a model of the QDL for Royal in 1948. In my opinion, it&#8217;s one of the prettiest in the entire Royal line, and possibly in the pantheon of typewriters in general. Really, who could resist the textured crinkle gray magic paint, the hint of yellow in the lettering, with just enough black and shiny chrome, combined with metal wrapped glass keys that lovingly cup your fingertips?</p>
568. <p>Also intriguing to me was that Dreyfuss had lived, until his death in 1972, in South Pasadena, California seven tenths of a mile from my old apartment on Orange Grove Boulevard and less than 7 miles from my current home in Altadena, CA. It seems very apropos to have a neighbor&#8217;s typewriter in the house.</p>
569. <p>For those who are unaware of his name, you&#8217;re surely aware of his work which included the design of iconic products which included the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_500_telephone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Western Electric Model 500 telephone</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_telephone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Princess phone</a>, and the Trimline phone;  several John Deere tractors; the ubiquitous round <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeywell_T87" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Honeywell T87 thermostat</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaroid_SX-70" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Polaroid&#8217;s SX-70 camera</a>; the Westclox Big Ben clock; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hoover_Company#Henry_Dreyfuss_and_Hoover" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hoover&#8217;s model 150 vacuum cleaner</a>, and the New York Central Railroad&#8217;s streamlined Mercury train as well as their <a title="" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Central_Hudson">Hudson</a> locomotive for the <a title="20th Century Limited" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Limited">20th Century Limited</a>. </p>
570. <p>It could easily fit into a dark academia setting and might be the typewriter you could imagine Cary Grant, George Clooney, or Jude Law would have on their desks.</p>
571. <p>Henry Dreyfuss&#8217; Royal QDL certainly meets both of William Morris&#8217; criteria when he instructed “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” As the brief typewriter manual touts, the machine &#8220;will add grace to any room or setting.&#8221; It is not wrong. This machine is both handsome and dapper all at once. If a typewriter were to wear a business suit bordering on formal, this model would be the life of the cocktail party wearing a debonair hat. </p>
572. <h2>Overall Condition</h2>
573. <p>The serial number on the machine is A-1927573 which the <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/royal.72.typewriter-serial-number-database" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Typewriter Database dates</a> to 1949. Based on the spread of serial numbers from that production year, this was likely manufactured in December of 1949.  This means that this machine will celebrate its 75th birthday this coming Winter. I intend to give it the 75th year it richly deserves.</p>
574. <figure id="attachment_55822813" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-55822813" style="width: 660px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img data-attachment-id="55822813" data-permalink="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/25/acquisition-1949-royal-quiet-de-luxe-portable-typewriter/wp-17141069969314639710731593419871/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17141069969314639710731593419871.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="2000,1500" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Serial number on my Royal Quiet De Luxe" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;The serial number on the 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe can be found on the top left corner of the machine underneath the carriage.&lt;/p&gt;
575. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17141069969314639710731593419871.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17141069969314639710731593419871.jpg?fit=660%2C495&amp;ssl=1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-55822813" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17141069969314639710731593419871.jpg?resize=660%2C495&#038;ssl=1" alt="Serial number A-1927573 stamped into black metal recessed into the gray frame of the typewriter." width="660" height="495" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17141069969314639710731593419871.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w,  300w,  768w,  750w,  1536w,  2000w,  1320w" sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-55822813" class="wp-caption-text">The serial number on the 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe can be found on the top left corner of the machine underneath the carriage.</figcaption></figure>
576. <p>I bought this in an online auction with very little information to go on, but things have turned out exceedingly well for just a few dollars. The typewriter came with the original case, a small <a href="https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/Royalgraymagicportables.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">14 page manual</a> describing it as &#8220;Gray Magic&#8221;, and a Royal typewriter brush. The machine itself has almost no external flaws or scratching. It definitely shows some signs of use and age, but the exterior cleaned up very well.</p>
577. <p>All the keys worked well aside from one or two which may need some minor attention for borderline stickiness. The machine&#8217;s shift keys were binding when I pressed them, but I couldn&#8217;t see anything obviously causing any issues. A quick trip to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6DTh5TK6x0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Phoenix Typewriter&#8217;s YouTube channel identified the problem and a fix</a> that was done in about two minutes of simple adjustment by properly forming a small metal tab.</p>
578. <p>The variable spacer on the left platen knob also seems to have an issue, but I can easily get around it functionally until I have a few minutes to figure out what might be causing the problem. I&#8217;ll also have to do a quick clean out of the insides to remove some built up oil and dust and give it a quick service. The rubber feet and the platen have certainly seen better days; I&#8217;ll get around to replacing them shortly.</p>
579. <p>The ribbon it came with, a standard black and red on the original (universal) spools, still has some reasonable life left in it.</p>
580. <p>The case which has a predominantly yellow and black flecked tweed wrap has seen some action but is in generally good shape for its age. The interior seems near mint while the exterior has a few minor discolorations and one small stain. One of my favorite upcycle recommendations: &#8220;With the Portable removed,&#8221; as stated in the manual, &#8220;the case may be used as an ideal overnight bag.&#8221; I could almost imagine that Roger O. Thornhill in <em>North by Northwest</em> (1959) wished he&#8217;d had such a case when embarking on his escape on the Twentieth Century Limited from Grand Central Station with Eve Kendall. In fact, I&#8217;d almost swear that a brunette version of Eva Marie Saint is on the cover of the typewriter&#8217;s manual.</p>
581. <h2>Keys</h2>
582. <p>The Royal earns the &#8220;De Luxe&#8221; portion of its name with the lush keys alone. While many newer typewriters of its era were converting to less expensive mass manufactured plastic keys, the QDL went with somewhat square keys with a domed top. Some might describe them as &#8220;tombstone&#8221; keys, but their subtle roundness provides a <em>memento mori</em> that makes you elated to be alive and using them. The letters are a very light yellow against a black background with the yellow hints being picked up again in the numbered hashes on the paper table scale. Over the keys are polished glass which is indented slightly. The manual calls them &#8220;Finger-Flow Keys&#8221; which are &#8220;designed to cradle your fingertips.&#8221; The tactile experience is sublime.</p>
583. <p>The 49 key keyboard is a standard American typewriter set up without any frills like a &#8220;1&#8221; or an &#8220;=&#8221;. The usual back space and margin release (labeled &#8220;Mar Rel&#8221;) are present along with both left and right &#8220;Shift Freedom&#8221; shift keys and a shift &#8220;lock&#8221; key on the left side. (The typewriter has a basket shift rather than a carriage shift.) A &#8220;tab&#8221; key sits in the top right of the keyboard next to the */- key on the top row.</p>
584. <p>The front of the keyboard features an ample black Bakelite space bar which forms the front edge of the machine. It&#8217;s presence helps to ground the machine and balance out the black Quiet De Luxe badge and platen at the top of the machine. This design prevents one&#8217;s thumbs from hitting a front metal frame of the typewriter, which happens on some poorly designed models in which the spacebar doesn&#8217;t sit above the frame with enough clearance. </p>
585. <p></p>
586. <p>&nbsp;</p>
587. <p></p>
588. <h2>Other Functionality</h2>
589. <p>This is the first machine I&#8217;ve had with an adjustable or disappearing card finger which one can move down out of the way with a quick pivot. This pivot is useful for more easily switching ribbons, but given the number of index cards I go through, it&#8217;s likely to stay in the up position most of the time.</p>
590. <p>I&#8217;ve never previously had a typewriter with a Magic Margin&#x2122;, but this one has got a small metal switch on the back left of the machine which allows one to set the left margin quickly and easily with a tiny pull. Of course one can flip up the paper table behind the platen to expose the two metal margin set mechanisms which can be set manually. I love how Dreyfuss has cleverly hidden this functionality. I&#8217;d have to take a look at the margin set mechanisms to ensure the escapement would be protected properly, but when storing the typewriter, one could quickly center the carriage and set the margins for the center character as a pseudo-carriage lock. </p>
591. <p></p>
592. <p></p>
593. <p>Unlike later typewriters of the mid to late 1950s which had an almost infinite number of tab stops, this Royal Quiet De Luxe is equipped with a bar on the back of the carriage with five individual stop mechanisms which can be set as desired by sliding them into place.</p>
594. <p></p>
595. <p>Just above the keyboard, almost functioning like the cummerbund of the typewriter&#8217;s tuxedo, sits a subtle band of chrome with two small, elegant but somehow substantial horizontal switches. The left switch manages the direction of the ribbon. On the opposite side is the traditional slider with red, blue and white for switching between the bottom (red) and top (blue) of the ribbon or choosing the stencil setting (white). </p>
596. <p>The case has a clever hinge lock that can be actuated with one finger while sliding the top of the case right with respect to the bottom to remove it from the hinge posts. The case also has a convenient clip for the brush as well as for the manual and any other papers one might wish to take. Also mounted in the top of the case is a carriage protector meant to keep the carriage in place while in transit as the machine doesn&#8217;t have a carriage lock.</p>
597. <p> </p>
598. <p></p>
599. <p>The bottom of the case has two black rails with four silver metal pins and black metal thumb locks. The pins fit into the bottom of the typewriter&#8217;s feet and the thumb locks slide easily to lock the typewriter into the case.</p>
600. <p></p>
601. <p></p>
602. <h2>Typeface Sample</h2>
603. <p>The pitch on this machine is 10 characters per inch (pica). The full platen is 94 characters wide with 6 spaces coming before the &#8216;0&#8217; marker.</p>
604. <p></p>
605. <h2>Sound</h2>
606. <figure><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a sound sample of inserting an index card, writing a sentence, the bell, and a return on the 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe:</figcaption><audio class="u-audio" src="https://boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Royal-De-Luxe-1949.mp3" controls="controls"><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span></audio></figure>
607. <h2>Photo Gallery</h2>
608. <p>           </p>]]></content:encoded>
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621. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
622. <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 06:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
623. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
624. <category><![CDATA[Dylan Thomas]]></category>
625. <category><![CDATA[Patti Smith]]></category>
626. <category><![CDATA[Taylor Swift]]></category>
627. <category><![CDATA[The Tortured Poets Department]]></category>
628. <category><![CDATA[typecasts]]></category>
629. <category><![CDATA[typewriters]]></category>
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633. <div>
634. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/23/typewriters-of-tortured-poets/"><img title="typewriters of tortured poets" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17139400511981079279570852028262.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1" alt="Typed white index card that reads: &quot;You left your typewriter at my Apartment straight from the tortured poets department I think some things I never say Like, &quot;Who uses typewriters anyway? ... I laughed in your face and said &#039;You&#039;re not Dylan Thomas, I&#039;m not Patti Smith.&quot; --Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department Dylan Thomas used an Imperial Good Companion. Patti Smith used a late 60s/early 70s Smith-Corona portable. --Chris Aldrich, tortured poet" width="750" height="500" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
635. </div>
636. Tortured poets Dylan Thomas and Patti Smith both used typewriters. I still use several too.]]></description>
637. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
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639. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/23/typewriters-of-tortured-poets/"><img title="typewriters of tortured poets" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17139400511981079279570852028262.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1" alt="Typed white index card that reads: &quot;You left your typewriter at my Apartment straight from the tortured poets department I think some things I never say Like, &quot;Who uses typewriters anyway? ... I laughed in your face and said &#039;You&#039;re not Dylan Thomas, I&#039;m not Patti Smith.&quot; --Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department Dylan Thomas used an Imperial Good Companion. Patti Smith used a late 60s/early 70s Smith-Corona portable. --Chris Aldrich, tortured poet" width="750" height="500" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
640. </div>
641. <p><img data-attachment-id="55822731" data-permalink="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/23/typewriters-of-tortured-poets/wp-17139400511981079279570852028262/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17139400511981079279570852028262.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="2000,1333" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="typewriters of tortured poets" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17139400511981079279570852028262.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17139400511981079279570852028262.jpg?fit=660%2C440&amp;ssl=1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="u-photo aligncenter size-large wp-image-55822731" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17139400511981079279570852028262.jpg?resize=660%2C440&#038;ssl=1" alt="Typed white index card that reads: &quot;You left your typewriter at my Apartment // straight from the tortured poets department // I think some things I never say // Like, &quot;Who uses typewriters anyway?
642. ... // I laughed in your face and said, // You're not Dylan Thomas, I'm not Patti Smith." //--Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department
643. Dylan Thomas used an Imperial Good Companion. // Patti Smith used a late 60s/early 70s Smith-Corona portable. // --Chris Aldrich, tortured poet" width="660" height="440" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17139400511981079279570852028262.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w,  300w,  768w,  750w,  1536w,  2000w,  1320w" sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></p>
644. <p>Tortured poets <a href="https://laviegraphite.blogspot.com/2012/07/good-companion.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dylan Thomas</a> and <a href="https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/pattismith.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Patti Smith</a> both used typewriters. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/tag/typewriters,typecasts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">I still use several too</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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652. <title>Knowledge management practices on romantic display in George Eliot&#8217;s Middlemarch</title>
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656. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
657. <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 22:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
658. <category><![CDATA[Annotation]]></category>
659. <category><![CDATA[note taking]]></category>
660. <category><![CDATA[Quotes]]></category>
661. <category><![CDATA[card index for bible studies]]></category>
662. <category><![CDATA[card index in literature]]></category>
663. <category><![CDATA[commonplace books]]></category>
664. <category><![CDATA[George Eliot]]></category>
665. <category><![CDATA[Middlemarch]]></category>
666. <category><![CDATA[Zettelkasten]]></category>
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669. <description><![CDATA[Given that George Eliot had her own commonplace book, it&#8217;s fascinating but not surprising to see a section of prose about note taking and indexing practices in Middlemarch (set in 1829 to 1832 and published in 1871-1872) literally as the romance story is just beginning to brew. [Naturally a romance with index cards at its &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/10/knowledge-management-practices-on-romantic-display-in-george-eliots-middlemarch/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Knowledge management practices on romantic display in George Eliot&#8217;s Middlemarch</span></a>]]></description>
670. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Given that George Eliot had her own commonplace book, it&#8217;s fascinating but not surprising to see a section of prose about note taking and indexing practices in Middlemarch (set in 1829 to 1832 and published in 1871-1872) literally as the romance story is just beginning to brew. [Naturally a romance with index cards at its heart is just my cup of tea, <em>n&#8217;cest pas</em>?] Presently it&#8217;s not surprising to see the romance of an independent thinking woman stem out of an intellectual practice (dominated heavily by men at the time) that was fairly common in its day, but for it&#8217;s time such an incongruous juxtaposition may have been jarring to some readers.</p>
671. <p>In chapter two Mr. Brooke, the uncle, asks for advice about arranging notes as he has tried pigeon holes as a method but has the common issue of multiple storage and can&#8217;t remember under which letter he&#8217;s filed his particular note. [At the time, many academics would employ secretarial staff to copy their note cards multiple times so that a note that needed to be classified under &#8220;hope&#8221; and &#8220;liberty&#8221;, as an example, could be filed under both. Individuals working privately without the support of an amanuensis or additional indexing techniques would have had more difficulty with filing material in the same manner Mr Brooke did. Digital note takers using platforms like Obsidian or Logseq don&#8217;t have to worry about such issues now.]</p>
672. <p>Mr. Casaubon indicates that he uses pigeon-holes which was a popular method of filing, particularly in Britain where John Murray and the <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2023/07/24/vocabulary-notebooks-criminally-insane-asylum-patients-zettelkasten-the-thesaurus-linguae-latinae-and-digital-dictionaries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">editors of the Oxford English Dictionary were using a similar method</a> to build their dictionary at the time.</p>
673. <p>Our heroine Dorothea Brooke mentions that she knows how to properly index papers so that they might be searched for and found later. She is likely aware of John Locke&#8217;s indexing method from 1685 (or in <a href="https://archive.org/details/13925922180LockeCommonplaceBook" target="_blank" rel="noopener">English in 1706</a>) and in the same passage—and almost the same breath—compares Mr. Casaubon&#8217;s appearance favorably to that of Locke as &#8220;one of the most distinguished-looking men I ever saw.&#8221;</p>
674. <p>In some sense here, we should be reading the budding romance, not just as one based on beautiful appearance or one&#8217;s station or even class, but one of intellectual stature and equality. One wants a mate not only as distinguished and handsome as Locke, but one with the beauty of mind as well. Without the subtextual understanding of knowledge management during this time period, this crucial component of the romance would be missed though Eliot later hints at it by many other means. Still, in the opening blushes of love, it is there on prominent display.</p>
675. <p>For those without their copies close at hand, here&#8217;s the excerpted passage:</p>
676. <blockquote><p>
677. &#8220;I made a great study of theology at one time,&#8221; said Mr Brooke, as if to explain the insight just manifested. &#8220;I know something of all schools. I knew Wilberforce in his best days. Do you know Wilberforce?<br />
678. &#8220;Mr Casaubon said, &#8220;No.&#8221;<br />
679. &#8220;Well, Wilberforce was perhaps not enough of a thinker; but if I went into Parliament, as I have been asked to do, I should sit on the independent bench, as Wilberforce did, and work at philanthropy.&#8221;<br />
680. Mr Casaubon bowed, and observed that it was a wide field.<br />
681. &#8220;Yes,&#8221; said Mr Brooke, with an easy smile, &#8220;but I have documents. I began a long while ago to collect documents. They want arranging, but when a question has struck me, I have written to somebody and got an answer. I have documents at my back. But now, how do you arrange your documents?&#8221;<br />
682. &#8220;In pigeon-holes partly,&#8221; said Mr Casaubon, with rather a startled air of effort.<br />
683. &#8220;Ah, pigeon-holes will not do. I have tried pigeon-holes, but everything getsmixed in pigeon-holes: I never know whether a paper is in A or Z.&#8221;<br />
684. &#8220;I wish you would let me sort your papers for you, uncle,&#8221; said Dorothea. &#8220;I would letter them all, and then make a list of subjects under each letter.<br />
685. &#8220;Mr Casaubon gravely smiled approval, and said to Mr Brooke, &#8220;You have an excellent secretary at hand, you perceive.&#8221;<br />
686. &#8220;No, no,&#8221; said Mr Brooke, shaking his head; &#8220;I cannot let young ladies meddle with my documents. Young ladies are too flighty.<br />
687. &#8220;Dorothea felt hurt. Mr Casaubon would think that her uncle had some special reason for delivering this opinion, whereas the remark lay in his mind as lightly as the broken wing of an insect among all the other fragments there, and a chance current had sent it alighting on her.<br />
688. When the two girls were in the drawing-room alone, Celia said—<br />
689. &#8220;How very ugly Mr Casaubon is!&#8221;<br />
690. “Celia! He is one of the most distinguished-looking men I ever saw. He is remarkably like the portrait of Locke. He has the same deep eye-sockets.”
691. </p></blockquote>
692. <p>—George Eliot in <em>Middlemarch</em> (Norton Critical Edition, 2nd edition, Bert G. Hornback ed., 2000), Book I, Chapter 2, p13.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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704. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
705. <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
706. <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
707. <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
708. <category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
709. <category><![CDATA[Photo]]></category>
710. <category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
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717. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/08/eclipse-seen-via-colander/"><img title="Colander eclipse" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-1712642832183475226992415538589.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Shadow of a colander held up in the sunshine at the peak of the eclipse. The multi-pinhole camera shows a flower pattern of sun circles with a small bite taken out of each of them by the occlusion of the light by the moon all focused onto a concrete background." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
718. </div>
719. I saw hundreds of images of the eclipse today, but none remotely similar to mine. While thinking back on how I imaged the eclipse with my &#8220;pinhole colander camera&#8221;, I realize that so much of my life is informed not only by science, but the science of cooking. ]]></description>
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722. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/08/eclipse-seen-via-colander/"><img title="Colander eclipse" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-1712642832183475226992415538589.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Shadow of a colander held up in the sunshine at the peak of the eclipse. The multi-pinhole camera shows a flower pattern of sun circles with a small bite taken out of each of them by the occlusion of the light by the moon all focused onto a concrete background." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
723. </div>
724. <p>I saw hundreds of images of the eclipse today, but none remotely similar to mine. While thinking back on how I imaged the eclipse with my &#8220;pinhole colander camera&#8221;, I realize that so much of my life is informed not only by science, but the science of cooking. </p>]]></content:encoded>
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736. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
737. <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
738. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
739. <category><![CDATA[note taking]]></category>
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741. <category><![CDATA[index cards]]></category>
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745. <description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re an analog zettelkasten fan, I just bought a few bricks of 500 index cards for $6.08 each at my local Amazon Fresh. Most brands list for $12-$16 for this many; even Amazon.com is currently listing them for $10.50. Sadly it doesn&#8217;t match my all-time-best of $2.06. What&#8217;s your best? &#x1f5c3;&#xfe0f;&#x1f4dd;]]></description>
746. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re an analog zettelkasten fan, I just bought a few bricks of 500 index cards for $6.08 each at my local Amazon Fresh. Most brands list for $12-$16 for this many; even <a href="https://amzn.to/3JbAofy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon.com is currently listing them for $10.50</a>. Sadly it doesn&#8217;t match my all-time-best of $2.06. What&#8217;s your best? &#x1f5c3;&#xfe0f;&#x1f4dd;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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754. <title></title>
755. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/06/small-bookends-as-follower-bock-replacements/</link>
756. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/06/small-bookends-as-follower-bock-replacements/#respond</comments>
758. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
759. <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2024 17:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
760. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
761. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
762. <category><![CDATA[bookends]]></category>
763. <category><![CDATA[card index]]></category>
764. <category><![CDATA[Daiso']]></category>
765. <category><![CDATA[DIY]]></category>
766. <category><![CDATA[follower blocks]]></category>
767. <category><![CDATA[Steelcase]]></category>
768. <category><![CDATA[Zettelkasten]]></category>
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771. <description><![CDATA[
772. <div>
773. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/06/small-bookends-as-follower-bock-replacements/"><img title="Daiso bookends" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17124251374573895705521746589973.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Two small black metal L-shaped bookends with their packaging card" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
774. </div>
775. I&#8217;d mentioned that my Steelcase card index came without the traditional card stops/follower blocks at the back of the drawers. Needing a solution for this, I&#8217;ve discovered that my local Daiso sells small, simple bookends for $1.75 for a pair and they&#8217;re the perfect size (7 x 8.9 x 9.2 cm) for the drawers. These &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/06/small-bookends-as-follower-bock-replacements/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
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778. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/06/small-bookends-as-follower-bock-replacements/"><img title="Daiso bookends" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/wp-17124251374573895705521746589973.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Two small black metal L-shaped bookends with their packaging card" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
779. </div>
780. <p></p>
781. <p>I&#8217;d mentioned that my <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/21/steelcase-8-drawer-steel-card-index-filing-cabinet-for-4-x-6-inch-cards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steelcase card index</a> came without the traditional card stops/follower blocks at the back of the drawers. Needing a solution for this, I&#8217;ve discovered that my local Daiso sells <a href="https://shop.daisosingapore.com.sg/products/4550480028989" target="_blank" rel="noopener">small, simple bookends</a> for $1.75 for a pair and they&#8217;re the perfect size (7 x 8.9 x 9.2 cm) for the drawers. These seem to do the trick nicely, though they do tend to slide within the metal drawers without any friction. Giving them small rubber feet or museum putty from the hardware store for a few cents more fixes this quickly.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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793. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
794. <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
795. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
796. <category><![CDATA[purple ink]]></category>
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801. <description><![CDATA[
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803. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/27/55822288/"><img title="voting for purple typewriter ink" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17115794038541526907398893046777.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1" alt="White index card typed in purple ink with this message: I feel like I voted in another country, but really my vote was for purple ribbon in the typewriter." width="750" height="500" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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808. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/27/55822288/"><img title="voting for purple typewriter ink" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17115794038541526907398893046777.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1" alt="White index card typed in purple ink with this message: I feel like I voted in another country, but really my vote was for purple ribbon in the typewriter." width="750" height="500" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
809. </div>
810. <p></p>
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820. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/27/remington-streamliner-type-sample/</link>
821. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/27/remington-streamliner-type-sample/#respond</comments>
823. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
824. <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
825. <category><![CDATA[Photo]]></category>
826. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
827. <category><![CDATA[Remington Streamliner]]></category>
828. <category><![CDATA[typewriter collecting]]></category>
829. <category><![CDATA[typewriters]]></category>
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832. <description><![CDATA[
833. <div>
834. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/27/remington-streamliner-type-sample/"><img title="frontal view of Remington Streamliner typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17111312241655228912227252137594.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Fontal view of a mint blue Remington Streamliner sitting on a glass table top." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
835. </div>
836. My new Remington Streamliner is now finally in solid fighting shape. Type on!]]></description>
837. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
838. <div>
839. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/27/remington-streamliner-type-sample/"><img title="frontal view of Remington Streamliner typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17111312241655228912227252137594.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Fontal view of a mint blue Remington Streamliner sitting on a glass table top." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
840. </div>
841. <p></p>
842. <p></p>
843. <p>My new <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/22/acquisition-remington-streamliner-196x-portable-typewriter-in-metallic-mint-blue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Remington Streamliner</a> is now finally in solid fighting shape. Type on!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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850. <item>
851. <title>Acquisition: Remington Streamliner 196X Portable Typewriter in Metallic Mint Blue</title>
852. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/22/acquisition-remington-streamliner-196x-portable-typewriter-in-metallic-mint-blue/</link>
853. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/22/acquisition-remington-streamliner-196x-portable-typewriter-in-metallic-mint-blue/#comments</comments>
855. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
856. <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
857. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
858. <category><![CDATA[note taking]]></category>
859. <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
860. <category><![CDATA[analog office equipment]]></category>
861. <category><![CDATA[Remington Streamliner]]></category>
862. <category><![CDATA[typewriter collection]]></category>
863. <category><![CDATA[typewriters]]></category>
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866. <description><![CDATA[
867. <div>
868. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/22/acquisition-remington-streamliner-196x-portable-typewriter-in-metallic-mint-blue/"><img title="frontal view of Remington Streamliner typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17111312241655228912227252137594.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Fontal view of a mint blue Remington Streamliner sitting on a glass table top." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
869. </div>
870. On March 11, 2023, I&#8217;d gotten a nice deal on a Remington Streamline portable typewriter in a generally uncontested online auction. I was certainly taking a small chance on a typewriter only by a few photos and the label &#8220;untested&#8221;, but I couldn&#8217;t resist the mint blue color which seemed like it would be a &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/22/acquisition-remington-streamliner-196x-portable-typewriter-in-metallic-mint-blue/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Acquisition: Remington Streamliner 196X Portable Typewriter in Metallic Mint Blue</span></a>]]></description>
871. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
872. <div>
873. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/22/acquisition-remington-streamliner-196x-portable-typewriter-in-metallic-mint-blue/"><img title="frontal view of Remington Streamliner typewriter" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17111312241655228912227252137594.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Fontal view of a mint blue Remington Streamliner sitting on a glass table top." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
874. </div>
875. <p>On <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/11/55822025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">March 11, 2023</a>, I&#8217;d gotten a nice deal on a Remington Streamline portable typewriter in a generally uncontested online auction. I was certainly taking a small chance on a typewriter only by a few photos and the label &#8220;untested&#8221;, but I couldn&#8217;t resist the mint blue color which seemed like it would be a close match to my <a href="https://www.twsbi.com/products/twsbi-eco-t-mint-blue-fountain-pen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TWSBI Eco T fountain pen</a> and my <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2022/03/02/refinished-architects-table-from-the-general-fireproofing-co/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">custom General Fireproofing 20 gauge steel desk</a>. </p>
876. <p>Yesterday, the typewriter arrived, and today I took a short break to open it up and give it a short test drive. In addition to the fantastic news that the machine is in stunning shape, its color is about as perfect a match to the pen and the desk as one could ask!</p>
877. <p></p>
878. <p></p>
879. <h2>Overall</h2>
880. <p>The overall condition was beyond my dreams for this vintage and with some plastic portions. The typewriter only has a few signs of use and wear with some paint worn off at the corners of the back and on the right hand side where the platen knob meets the body. A bit of the &#8220;R&#8221; on the top Remington logo is worn off and seems to be thermally printed on, so I wouldn&#8217;t recommend heavy scrubbing, harsh abrasives, or caustic chemicals when cleaning the bodies of these for fear of removing the logo all together. These small flaws gives the machine some nice patina and the street cred of some reasonable use as a portable. There&#8217;s some small wear to the plastic hood where the two position return lever has rubbed against it. Otherwise it is in about as good a condition as one could hope. </p>
881. <p>All the keys worked with some severe stickiness on the &#8220;L&#8221; key. The smallest of tweaks on the head of the typebar remedied the issue without resorting to cleaning. The margin release wasn&#8217;t operating properly, but only because an obvious and easily re-mounted tension wire had become unhooked.</p>
882. <p>There is some minor grime and dust inside the body which could stand some cleaning, but it&#8217;s in great shape right out of the box. I&#8217;ll try to spend some time blowing it out and cleaning it up internally while I await some replacement ribbon.</p>
883. <p>The typewriter itself is has a metal chassis which is permanently screwed into a slightly darker plastic green base. This base dovetails with the plastic lid to create a case with a rubber-like plastic handle. Sadly the lid of the case was badly cracked and splintered into a dozen or so pieces in shipping, so I&#8217;m going to consider the lid a total loss. I&#8217;ll have to fashion some type of cover to keep the dust (and more importantly the German shepherd fur) out of the internal mechanisms.</p>
884. <p>On this model, the serial number is imprinted on to the black metal bottom chassis between the &#8220;U&#8221; and &#8220;J&#8221; keys when looking down at the typewriter from above. The serial number on my particular machine is AX 16 74 89. Sadly, the Typewriter Database doesn&#8217;t have serial numbers for this model or the late 60s or early 70s timespan in which these were made. One model in the database is dated to 1969 with a serial number starting with CX so it&#8217;s possible mine may be as early as &#8217;68 or &#8217;69 but sadly without better data, one can&#8217;t be sure.</p>
885. <p>Richard Polt has a <a href="https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/RemingtonPortables1960s.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Remington Streamliner manual for the 60s available</a>, and though it&#8217;s close in broad look and functionality, it&#8217;s obviously not for this specific model or year.</p>
886. <p>Given the time period and the metallic mint paint, I do sort of wish this model also had <a href="https://youtu.be/W7YoxrKa4f0?si=91LCyR6Kkd21M6Ux&amp;t=44" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Positraction</a>, but then I suppose it would have needed to be produced by GM rather than Remington.</p>
887. <p></p>
888. <h2>Keys</h2>
889. <p>The keys appear to be thin beige pieces of almost bone-like plastic floating in mid-air but have thicker plastic and metal bases which give them a nice action. There&#8217;s a standard back space (curved arrow on the left), a margin release (double arrow on the right), but surprisingly for the age, is missing a dedicated 1/! key. There is no built-in tab functionality.</p>
890. <p></p>
891. <h2>Ribbon</h2>
892. <p>The machine has the typical larger Remington ribbon cores and this one included a dead, improperly seated ribbon on original metal rings. I swapped these out briefly for a new ribbon, though the plastic hub doesn&#8217;t seat as tightly as one would wish for the ribbon advance to work properly. I&#8217;ll get some new ribbon and handspool it onto the original cores and we should be off to the races. I&#8217;ll note that no metal ribbon covers, which had been standard on earlier models of this make, were present, though its probably just as likely that these were never included on their later models either for weight, functionality, or manufacturing cost reasons.</p>
893. <p>I&#8217;m don&#8217;t see any switch or button for the spool reverse, but suspect that the built-in mechanical sensors will operate as expected for Remingtons of this era. If not, it&#8217;s easy enough to actuate the switch manually with the hood off.</p>
894. <p>Also not available on this model is a switch for using two colored ribbons, so I&#8217;ll just have to be satisfied with a single color. </p>
895. <p></p>
896. <h2>Other Functionality</h2>
897. <p> As a later portable, the machine is missing some of the additional niceties of heavier late 50s or early 60s desk models. It does have a &#8220;card finger&#8221;, though only on the left. The return arm has two positions and a simple friction fit operation—one for use and the other for storage.</p>
898. <p>The machine has a carriage shift rather than a basket shift. The platen knobs are rather on the small side, and don&#8217;t have a typical button for variable line spacing. This line spacing functionality is built into the small switch on the left hand side for single or double spacing, but is labeled as &#8220;0&#8221; for small adjustments. It doesn&#8217;t appear to have a carriage lock of any sort, but does have margin stops and a satisfying bell.</p>
899. <p>In general, this model is a no-frills portable meant for basic functional typing on the go.</p>
900. <h2>Typeface Sample</h2>
901. <p>The pitch on this machine is 10 characters per inch (pica). The full platen is 85 characters wide.</p>
902. <p><del>Since I don&#8217;t have a properly inked/fitted ribbon for it yet, I&#8217;ll post a typeface sample at a later date. </del></p>
903. <p></p>
904. <h2>Photo Gallery</h2>
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931. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
932. <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
933. <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
934. <category><![CDATA[Evolution]]></category>
935. <category><![CDATA[Information Theory]]></category>
936. <category><![CDATA[Linguistics]]></category>
937. <category><![CDATA[Memory]]></category>
938. <category><![CDATA[note taking]]></category>
939. <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
940. <category><![CDATA[commonplace books]]></category>
941. <category><![CDATA[conferences]]></category>
942. <category><![CDATA[intellectual history]]></category>
943. <category><![CDATA[personal knowledge management]]></category>
944. <category><![CDATA[PKM Summit 2024]]></category>
945. <category><![CDATA[Zettelkasten]]></category>
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950. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/22/55822161/"><img title="Ramon Llull illuminated" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Ramon-Llull-illuminated.jpg?fit=750%2C450&ssl=1" alt="Breviculum" width="750" height="450" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
951. </div>
952. Here&#8217;s a version of the timeline of some of the intellectual history I presented today at the PKM Summit in Utrecht. I&#8217;m happy to answer any questions, or if you&#8217;re impatient, you can also search my online digital repository of notes for any of the people or topics mentioned. It covers variations of personal knowledge &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/22/55822161/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
953. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
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955. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/22/55822161/"><img title="Ramon Llull illuminated" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Ramon-Llull-illuminated.jpg?fit=750%2C450&ssl=1" alt="Breviculum" width="750" height="450" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
956. </div>
957. <p><a href="https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=1rQ89KUf9VBwFl9TxidtIYgDLiPch_Hv7x7bPf4HBlZA&amp;font=Default&amp;lang=en&amp;hash_bookmark=true&amp;initial_zoom=6&amp;height=800#event-personal-knowledge-management-timeline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Here&#8217;s a version of the timeline of some of the intellectual history</a> I presented today at the <a href="https://pkmsummit.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PKM Summit</a> in Utrecht. I&#8217;m happy to answer any questions, or if you&#8217;re impatient, you can also <a href="https://hypothes.is/users/chrisaldrich" target="_blank" rel="noopener">search my online digital repository of notes for any of the people or topics mentioned</a>.</p>
958. <p>It covers variations of personal knowledge management, commonplace books, zettelkasten, indexing, etc. I wish we&#8217;d had time for so much more, but I hope some of the ideas and examples are helpful in giving folks some perspective on what has gone before so that we might expand our own horizons.</p>
959. <p>The color code of the slides (broadly):</p>
960. <ul>
961. <li>orange &#8211; intellectual history</li>
962. <li>dark grey &#8211; memory, method of loci, memory palaces</li>
963. <li>blue &#8211; commonplace books</li>
964. <li>green &#8211; index cards, slips, zettelkasten traditions</li>
965. <li>purple &#8211; orality</li>
966. <li>light teal &#8211; dictionary compilations</li>
967. <li>red &#8211; productivity methods</li>
968. </ul>
969. <p><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=1rQ89KUf9VBwFl9TxidtIYgDLiPch_Hv7x7bPf4HBlZA&amp;font=Default&amp;lang=en&amp;hash_bookmark=true&amp;initial_zoom=6&amp;height=800" width="100%" height="800" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>]]></content:encoded>
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981. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
982. <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
983. <category><![CDATA[note taking]]></category>
984. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
985. <category><![CDATA[card index for business]]></category>
986. <category><![CDATA[note taking manuals]]></category>
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988.  
989. <description><![CDATA[
990. <div>
991. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/13/55822047/"><img title="The Card System at the office" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/The-Card-System-at-the-office.png?fit=435%2C750&ssl=1" alt="Faded green cover of a book entitled The Card System at the Office by J. Kaiser." width="435" height="750" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
992. </div>
993. This book from 1908 by J. Kaiser seems like a fantastic instruction manual for how to use Obsidian, Logseq, Notion, Evernote, OneNote, and most other note taking tools for just about any application.]]></description>
994. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
995. <div>
996. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/13/55822047/"><img title="The Card System at the office" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/The-Card-System-at-the-office.png?fit=435%2C750&ssl=1" alt="Faded green cover of a book entitled The Card System at the Office by J. Kaiser." width="435" height="750" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
997. </div>
998. <p>This <a href="https://archive.org/details/cardsystematoffi00kaisrich" target="_blank" rel="noopener">book from 1908</a> by J. Kaiser seems like a fantastic instruction manual for how to use Obsidian, Logseq, Notion, Evernote, OneNote, and most other note taking tools for just about any application.</p>
999. <p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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1011. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
1012. <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 06:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
1013. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
1014. <category><![CDATA[analog office equipment]]></category>
1015. <category><![CDATA[Olympia SM3]]></category>
1016. <category><![CDATA[Remington Streamliner]]></category>
1017. <category><![CDATA[typewriter collection]]></category>
1018. <category><![CDATA[typewriters]]></category>
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1020.  
1021. <description><![CDATA[I think I&#8217;ve bought yet another typewriter: a late 60s/early 70s Remington Streamliner. I bought it in part because it looks beautiful, but also (I&#8217;m not going to lie here) because it&#8217;s very similar in color to my mint blue TWSBI Eco-T fountain pen and my General Fireproofing Co. desk.  I swear this is my &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/11/55822025/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
1022. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think I&#8217;ve bought yet another typewriter: a late 60s/early 70s Remington Streamliner. I bought it in part because it looks beautiful, but also (I&#8217;m not going to lie here) because it&#8217;s very similar in color to my <a href="https://www.twsbi.com/products/twsbi-eco-t-mint-blue-fountain-pen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mint blue TWSBI Eco-T fountain pen</a> and my <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2022/03/02/refinished-architects-table-from-the-general-fireproofing-co/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">General Fireproofing Co. desk</a>. </p>
1023. <p>I swear this is my last one for a while&#8230; at least until I find a reasonably priced and superb condition late 50s Olympia SM3 preferably in either green or maroon.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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1031. <title>Acquisition: 1957 Remington Quiet-Riter with Miracle Tab Manual Typewriter</title>
1032. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/11/acquisition-1957-remington-quiet-riter-with-miracle-tab-manual-typewriter/</link>
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1035. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
1036. <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
1037. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
1038. <category><![CDATA[note taking]]></category>
1039. <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
1040. <category><![CDATA[analog office equipment]]></category>
1041. <category><![CDATA[Remington Quiet-Riter]]></category>
1042. <category><![CDATA[Remington Rand]]></category>
1043. <category><![CDATA[typewriter collection]]></category>
1044. <category><![CDATA[typewriters]]></category>
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1046.  
1047. <description><![CDATA[
1048. <div>
1049. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/11/acquisition-1957-remington-quiet-riter-with-miracle-tab-manual-typewriter/"><img title="Remington Quiet-Riter front view" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17101787664746017271670423265143.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Front view of the Remington Quiet-Riter sitting on a library card catalog" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
1050. </div>
1051. In my recent typewriter collecting spree, I&#8217;ve received what may be the best of the group so far. Immaculately wrapped and boxed, the portable Remington Quiet-Riter arrived on my doorstep yesterday afternoon. With it&#8217;s incredibly smooth, quiet action and crisp elite typeface, I can tell it is going to be my daily driver for years &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/11/acquisition-1957-remington-quiet-riter-with-miracle-tab-manual-typewriter/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Acquisition: 1957 Remington Quiet-Riter with Miracle Tab Manual Typewriter</span></a>]]></description>
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1053. <div>
1054. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/11/acquisition-1957-remington-quiet-riter-with-miracle-tab-manual-typewriter/"><img title="Remington Quiet-Riter front view" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17101787664746017271670423265143.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Front view of the Remington Quiet-Riter sitting on a library card catalog" width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
1055. </div>
1056. <p>In my recent typewriter collecting spree, I&#8217;ve received what may be the best of the group so far. Immaculately wrapped and boxed, the portable Remington Quiet-Riter arrived on my doorstep yesterday afternoon. With it&#8217;s incredibly smooth, quiet action and crisp elite typeface, I can tell it is going to be my daily driver for years to come.</p>
1057. <h2>Overall Condition</h2>
1058. <p>Having purchased it &#8220;untested&#8221; as an auction item at bargain basement price, you&#8217;re never quite sure what to expect, you just pray for no major escapement damage and go from there. I fully expected to need to fix half a dozen bits and some heavy cleaning as I have with other machines. As it turned out, each part I began testing worked flawlessly and the machine is quite clean!</p>
1059. <p>In general the machine is in near mint condition. There is one tiny brown discoloration spot on the case, but, the case being brown, it&#8217;s not very obvious. Beyond this, the case looks like it just came off the factory floor. </p>
1060. <p>The machine was generally very clean and almost looks like it had been serviced and then not used since. There was some lint and dust on the bottom which wiped off easily and a quick blow out should clear the rest. There are one or two minor signs of wear to the powder coat on the front and a small bit of peeling on the bottom rear, but overall it&#8217;s been pretty well loved and probably not seen more than a few years of moderate use.</p>
1061. <p>Everything functioned as expected save two required adjustments relating to how the slugs strike the platen. The capital letters were striking a tad higher than the lower case, but the adjustment for the UC &#8220;on feet&#8221; screw on the bottom of the typewriter fixed that issue fairly quickly. There&#8217;s also two separate brackets each with two screws that will require adjustment for the caps lock to be properly aligned as well; I&#8217;ll take care of that later this week sometime. I notice one or two small screws that could use some fine tuning as well, but I&#8217;ll get to that shortly as well. Interestingly there is already a YouTube video for some of these adjustments for this exact year model should anyone need it. Additionally, <a href="https://munk.org/typecast/2013/07/30/typewriter-repair-101-adjusting-vertical-typeface-alignment-segmentbasket-shift-typewriters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Theodore Monk has some details for alternate makes/models</a>.</p>
1062. <div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" title="TypewriterMinutes - How To:  Make &quot;on feet&quot; and &quot;on motion&quot; typeface adjustment on 1957 Quiet-Riter" width="660" height="371" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OhxC6aocGk0?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
1063. <p>The serial number on the machine is QR3214352 which the <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/remington.42.typewriter-serial-number-database" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Typewriter Database dates</a> specifically to April 1957. This means that this machine will be 67 years old this coming Spring.</p>
1064. <figure id="attachment_55822003" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-55822003" style="width: 660px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img data-attachment-id="55822003" data-permalink="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/11/acquisition-1957-remington-quiet-riter-with-miracle-tab-manual-typewriter/wp-17101715593923816828918446557881/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17101715593923816828918446557881.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="2000,1500" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Remington Quiet-Riter serial number" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;The serial number on the Remington Quiet-Riter can be found stamped into the chassis on the right hand side of the machine on a piece of metal next to the ribbon spool underneath its hood.&lt;/p&gt;
1065. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17101715593923816828918446557881.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17101715593923816828918446557881.jpg?fit=660%2C495&amp;ssl=1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-55822003" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17101715593923816828918446557881.jpg?resize=660%2C495&#038;ssl=1" alt="The serial number QR3214352 stamped into the metal chassis." width="660" height="495" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17101715593923816828918446557881.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w,  300w,  768w,  750w,  1536w,  2000w,  1320w" sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-55822003" class="wp-caption-text">The serial number on the Remington Quiet-Riter can be found stamped into the chassis on the right hand side of the machine on a piece of metal next to the ribbon spool underneath its hood.</figcaption></figure>
1066. <h2>Keys</h2>
1067. <p>Unlike many early typewriters, this keyboard has a dedicated key for the &#8220;1&#8221;/&#8221;!&#8221;  as well as a dedicated caps lock key for the right hand (in addition to the usual one for the left). Also present is a special &#8220;Tab&#8221; key on the right hand side just below the margin release &#8220;M.R.&#8221; key.</p>
1068. <p></p>
1069. <h2>Other Functionality</h2>
1070. <p>In addition to some of the standard functionality, including tab settings which became common in the 1950s, this unit has an auto-reverse for the ribbon, 3 type select settings for finger pressure/action, and three line space selections. Richard Polt hosts versions of the <a href="https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/RemingtonQR.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Quiet-Riter manual (1955)</a> as well as a <a href="https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/RemingtonPortablesPartsCatalogAN-QR-ER_1953.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">parts catalog (1953)</a> a <a href="https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/MechanicalInstructionsRemingtonPortableTypewriters1953.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">service manual (1953)</a>.</p>
1071. <p>Of particular note (and something I&#8217;ve never seen on a machine before) is a set of teeth on the platen which have a custom switch for fractional line spacing. This is useful for sub-script and super-script needs. It&#8217;s effectuated by pressing down on the line locating lever on the left side near the platen knob which then allows one to rotate the platen up or down the required amount to type the characters. When done, one switches the lever back to set the platen to the original line spacing. This would also have been useful on older machines for creating equal signs with two strikes of the hyphen, but isn&#8217;t needed on the Quiet-Riter which has a dedicated &#8220;=&#8221; key.</p>
1072. <p>While the unit came with an all black ribbon in usable shape, I chose to switch it out with a new blue/black combination. The Quiet-Riter has the larger custom 2cm core rings and spools (and this unit had the original metal rings and covers), so I had to manually remove the plastic cores from the newer ribbon and carefully insert them into the machine so that when the spool empties the mechanical sensor will trip and automatically reverse the ribbon. Of course, given the set up one could also wind their own replacement ribbon as seen here:</p>
1073. <div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" title="TypewriterMinutes - How To: Replace a Ribbon on Remington Quiet-Riter Typewriter" width="660" height="371" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iTFM54VKKc4?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
1074. <h2>Typeface Sample</h2>
1075. <p>The pitch on this machine is 12 characters per inch (elite). The full platen is 110 characters wide.</p>
1076. <p><img data-attachment-id="55821991" data-permalink="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/11/acquisition-1957-remington-quiet-riter-with-miracle-tab-manual-typewriter/wp-17101713174384487327656759093273/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17101713174384487327656759093273.jpg?fit=1999%2C1203&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1999,1203" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="1957 Remington Quiet-Riter Typeface Sample" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17101713174384487327656759093273.jpg?fit=300%2C181&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17101713174384487327656759093273.jpg?fit=660%2C397&amp;ssl=1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-55821991" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17101713174384487327656759093273.jpg?resize=660%2C397&#038;ssl=1" alt="Typed library card catalog card that reads:
1077. 1957 Remington Quiet-Riter Miracle Tab
1078. Serial number: QR 3214352
1079. Elite typeface; portable; platen 38mm
1080. 1234567890-= !"#$%&'()*+ qwertyuiop
1081. asdfghjkl;
1082. zxcvbnm,./ QWERTYUIOP ASDFGHJKL:@ ZXCVBNM,.?
1083. the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
1084. A VERY BAD QUACK MIGHT JINX ZIPPY FOWLS" width="660" height="397" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17101713174384487327656759093273.jpg?resize=1024%2C616&amp;ssl=1 1024w,  300w,  768w,  750w,  1536w,  1999w,  1320w" sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></p>
1085. <h2>Sound </h2>
1086. <figure><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a sound sample of inserting an index card, writing a sentence, and a return on the 1957 Remington Quiet-Riter.</figcaption><audio class="u-audio" src="https://boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1957-Remington-Quiet-riter-with-Miracle-Tab.mp3" controls="controls"><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span></audio></figure>
1087. <h2>Photo Gallery</h2>
1088. <p>         </p>
1089. <p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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1095.  
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1102. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
1103. <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 19:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
1104. <category><![CDATA[note taking]]></category>
1105. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
1106. <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
1107. <category><![CDATA[material culture]]></category>
1108. <category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>
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1113. <description><![CDATA[
1114. <div>
1115. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/08/use-your-tools/"><img title="use your tools" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17099251393207159665643796100114.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1" alt="Typewritten blue text on a blank index card reads: Having the best tools does you absolutely no good unless you&#039;re going to use them. Collecting notebooks, fountain pens, or even typewriters is useless (other than their inherent beauty) without their use. productivity, tools, material culture" width="750" height="500" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
1116. </div>
1117. Having the best tools does you absolutely no good unless you&#8217;re going to use them. Collecting notebooks, fountain pens, or even typewriters is useless (other than their inherent beauty) without their use.]]></description>
1118. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
1119. <div>
1120. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/08/use-your-tools/"><img title="use your tools" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17099251393207159665643796100114.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1" alt="Typewritten blue text on a blank index card reads: Having the best tools does you absolutely no good unless you&#039;re going to use them. Collecting notebooks, fountain pens, or even typewriters is useless (other than their inherent beauty) without their use. productivity, tools, material culture" width="750" height="500" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
1121. </div>
1122. <p></p>
1123. <p>Having the best tools does you absolutely no good unless you&#8217;re going to use them.</p>
1124. <p>Collecting notebooks, fountain pens, or even typewriters is useless (other than their inherent beauty) without their use.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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1132. <title>Acquisition: 196X Smith-Corona (SCM) Galaxie Deluxe 10 &#8211; 6T2V Series Manual Typewriter</title>
1133. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/07/acquisition-196x-smith-corona-scm-galaxie-deluxe-10-6t2v-series-manual-typewriter/</link>
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1136. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
1137. <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 00:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
1138. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
1139. <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
1140. <category><![CDATA[analog office equipment]]></category>
1141. <category><![CDATA[Smith-Corona]]></category>
1142. <category><![CDATA[Smith-Corona Galaxie Deluxe]]></category>
1143. <category><![CDATA[typewriter collection]]></category>
1144. <category><![CDATA[typewriters]]></category>
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1146.  
1147. <description><![CDATA[
1148. <div>
1149. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/07/acquisition-196x-smith-corona-scm-galaxie-deluxe-10-6t2v-series-manual-typewriter/"><img title="Smith-Corona Galaxie Deluxe" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17098521482246682128633183833965.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A view of a blue metal typewriter with a slightly yellowed plastic keyboard." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
1150. </div>
1151. I purchased this SCM typewriter through an online auction on 2024-03-02 and received it this morning on 2024-03-07 at 10:00 AM. The seller stated this was a 1969, but the Typewriter Database doesn&#8217;t seem to have serial number dating for this range of typewriters which were manufactured between 1966 and 1972. I doubt the seller &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/07/acquisition-196x-smith-corona-scm-galaxie-deluxe-10-6t2v-series-manual-typewriter/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Acquisition: 196X Smith-Corona (SCM) Galaxie Deluxe 10 &#8211; 6T2V Series Manual Typewriter</span></a>]]></description>
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1154. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/07/acquisition-196x-smith-corona-scm-galaxie-deluxe-10-6t2v-series-manual-typewriter/"><img title="Smith-Corona Galaxie Deluxe" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17098521482246682128633183833965.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="A view of a blue metal typewriter with a slightly yellowed plastic keyboard." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
1155. </div>
1156. <p>I purchased this SCM typewriter through an online auction on 2024-03-02 and received it this morning on 2024-03-07 at 10:00 AM. The seller stated this was a 1969, but the Typewriter Database doesn&#8217;t seem to have serial number dating for this range of typewriters which were manufactured between 1966 and 1972. I doubt the seller was in possession of any details to support their 1969 claim.</p>
1157. <p>The machine didn&#8217;t come with its original manual, but Richard Polt&#8217;s site has a reasonably close one for the <a href="https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/SmithCoronaGalaxieManual.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smith-Corona Galaxie line</a>. You have to love the atomic logo on the front and the description &#8220;World&#8217;s Finest Non-Electric Portable&#8221;, which means that at the time, electric machines must have begun taking over the market.</p>
1158. <p>Serial number: 6T2V-146176</p>
1159. <h2>Overall condition</h2>
1160. <p>The machine is in fairly reasonable shape with some scratches and imperfections. I&#8217;ll clean it up and post some additional photos shortly. I&#8217;ve already created a <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/196x-smith-corona-galaxie-deluxe.22342.typewriter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stub for it on the Typewriter Database</a>. One of the noticeable bits of &#8220;wear&#8221; is that what were surely white plastic trim and keys have yellowed with light exposure over the ages. </p>
1161. <p>There is some body wear and scratching commensurate with age, particularly where the return bar might hit the hood. It sadly didn&#8217;t come with a case.</p>
1162. <p>The good news is that it not only works, but works pretty well for the model and age and the $18.00 I paid for it. Just playing with it a bit this afternoon has already given me more joy than the cost of admission. I can&#8217;t wait until I&#8217;ve given it a complete overhaul.</p>
1163. <h2>Keys</h2>
1164. <p></p>
1165. <p>Space bar key is friction fit onto the keyboard and came off pretty easily when I flipped it over for some quick repairs. Fortunately it goes back on quickly.</p>
1166. <p>I think this is the first time I&#8217;ve had a typewriter with a dedicated &#8220;1&#8221; / &#8220;!&#8221; key rather than relying on the &#8220;l&#8221; or the usual apostrophe-back space-period combination for those to glyphs.</p>
1167. <p>It came with broken linkages on keys &#8220;1&#8221;, &#8220;T&#8221;, and &#8220;.&#8221;, but these were easily fixed although the &#8220;.&#8221; was blocked a bit by internal mechanisms. The &#8220;T&#8221; type-bar was slightly bent, but when back into alignment with a small tweak. All the keys work well though the &#8220;.&#8221; is a bit sticky, something that should clear itself up once fully cleaned. I suspect that these broken linkages were the reason the last owner gave up the typewriter. Overall, the typewriter has a pretty sharp action and a satisfying snap when typing. I&#8217;m including a sound file below.</p>
1168. <figure id="attachment_55821901" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-55821901" style="width: 660px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-55821901" class="wp-caption-text">A simple &#8220;surgery&#8221; to fix some broken keys and we&#8217;re off to the races.</figcaption></figure>
1169. <p>For the fast typist that occasionally gets stuck with jammed keys, this model has a key unjammer (on the right side indicated with a key that has a down arrow over two opposing right and left slant marks). When pressed, it presumably pushes back on the U-bar which forces the typebars back. I&#8217;ll have to take a closer look at the mechanism when I open it up for a deep clean. This allows the typist the ability to keep their hands on the keys during a jam instead of needing to put their hand into the basket and manually fixing it. The key is roughly where the backspace/delete key on a computer keyboard would be, so it&#8217;s reasonably usable for the modern typist.</p>
1170. <p>The machine comes with a clever tab, tab set, and tab clear arrangement just above the top row of keys. With the rear carriage open, one can see a row of metal &#8220;teeth&#8221; which are either switched &#8220;on&#8221; or &#8220;off&#8221; to allow the tab mechanism to operate.</p>
1171. <p>The typewriter also has a fantastic &#8220;power-space&#8221; button to the right of the space bar that allows the carriage to quickly ratchet itself along. I&#8217;ve never had a machine that did this and can imagine using it regularly. I can&#8217;t wait to get into the internals to see how the mechanics of this work.</p>
1172. <h2>Other Features</h2>
1173. <p>The rubber feet are in reasonable shape and are still soft/functional. </p>
1174. <p></p>
1175. <p>The machine seems to be missing a plastic cover on the left side of the carriage, but this doesn&#8217;t affect functionality. The clear plastic line indicator which also holds the paper against the platen where the slugs hit the paper has sadly been broken off. There are still extant posts, so perhaps I can manufacture a replacement. One can align the top of the line retainer with lines on one&#8217;s paper and then advance to get proper type alignment in any case. This can be done by pushing in the black button in the center of the left platen knob to allow for variable line spacing</p>
1176. <p></p>
1177. <p>The unit came with its original metal ribbon spool, but otherwise didn&#8217;t have ribbon, so I&#8217;ve replaced it with a blue/green ribbon combination. Ribbon installation was very simple and straightforward. Of note here is that instead of lifting up and back as on many other typewriter models, the hood on this model has two internal arms which allow it to slide forward for easy access to the ribbon and type-basket.</p>
1178. <p></p>
1179. <p>The bell works! </p>
1180. <p>The center of the type-basket is marked with the phrase &#8220;Jeweled Escapement&#8221; underneath a crown which includes a small red jewel.</p>
1181. <p></p>
1182. <p>The machine comes with a page gage on the left side of the platen assembly with markings for several lengths of paper. This cleverly allows one to set the page length of paper one is using, insert the paper, and then as one gets to the bottom of a sheet, lines appear for 2 inches left, 1 inch left, and finally a red line to indicate that one is at the end of the page and will need to quit typing to change sheets. With careful management, this allows the typist to have a consistent page margin at the bottom of their sheets.</p>
1183. <p></p>
1184. <p>The Galaxie Deluxe has line spacing controls for single, double, and even triple spacing.</p>
1185. <p>At the base of the carriage near the right platen knob, there is a metal locking tab that when actuated will center the carriage and place it into a pseudo-locked position for storage or transportation in a case. It prevents the machine from typing or the carriage from moving to the left. Presumably it also disengages the escapement to prevent wear on the teeth during shipping, but I&#8217;ll have to check this when I&#8217;ve got it opened for cleaning.</p>
1186. <h2>Typeface Specimen</h2>
1187. <p>This typewriter uses a pica scale and the paper scale has markings up to 83 but will space to 84.</p>
1188. <p></p>
1189. <h2>Sound</h2>
1190. <figure><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a sound sample of inserting an index card, writing a sentence, and a return on the Galaxie Deluxe.</figcaption><audio class="u-audio" src="https://boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Smith-Corona-Galaxie-Deluxe-Typewriter.mp3" controls="controls"></audio></figure>
1191. <h2>Photo Gallery</h2>
1192.  
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1199. <img width="300" height="225" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17098522516661912284046384469176.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" type="rectangular" link="none" columns="2" size="medium" ids="55821908,55821904,55821905,55821909,55821910,55821912,55821911" orderby="post__in" include="55821908,55821904,55821905,55821909,55821910,55821912,55821911" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17098522516661912284046384469176.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w,  300w,  1024w,  768w,  750w,  1536w,  1320w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="55821911" data-permalink="https://boffosocko.com/wp-17098522516661912284046384469176/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17098522516661912284046384469176.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="2000,1500" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Smith-Corona Galaxie Deluxe rear, opened" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;View of the rear of the typewriter with the rear carriage cover opened up to reveal the metal teeth that allow the tab mechanism to work.&lt;/p&gt;
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1201.  
1202. <h2>Hiding inside</h2>
1203. <p>One of my favorite parts of used goods is the hidden things one finds inside of them. Here I really only expected the typical pencil eraser bits, but I also found a tiny photo of a boy from what appears to be the early 1970s.</p>
1204. <p></p>
1205. <p>&nbsp;</p>
1206. <p>Type On!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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1220. <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 21:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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1233. </div>
1234. The Europe PKM Summit 2024 coming up on March 22 &#8211; 23 looks like a who&#8217;s-who of the tools for thought crowd. I&#8217;m putting together a few ideas myself&#8230; https://pkmsummit.com/]]></description>
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1238. </div>
1239. <p>The <a href="https://pkmsummit.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Europe PKM Summit 2024</a> coming up on March 22 &#8211; 23 looks like a who&#8217;s-who of the tools for thought crowd. I&#8217;m putting together a few ideas myself&#8230; <a href="https://pkmsummit.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">]]></content:encoded>
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1252. <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 21:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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1266. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/05/55821825/"><img title="Typecast about typewriter acquisitions" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17096746058825204946930584428847.jpg?fit=750%2C511&ssl=1" alt="Typewritten index card that reads: Over the past few days I&#039;ve managed to purchase four typewriters at auction. They all look to be in workable condition, though they may need some cleaning and TLC. Posts pending as they arrive... * Brother Charger 11 * Smith-Corona Classic 12 * Smith-Corona Galaxie Deluxe * Remington Rand Quiet Riter" width="750" height="511" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
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1268. How the typewriter collection is coming along.]]></description>
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1274. * Brother Charger 11  
1275. * Smith-Corona Classic 12  
1276. * Smith-Corona Galaxie Deluxe  
1277. * Remington Rand Quiet Riter" width="660" height="449" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wp-17096746058825204946930584428847.jpg?resize=1024%2C697&amp;ssl=1 1024w,  300w,  768w,  750w,  1536w,  1999w,  1320w" sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></p>
1278. <p>How the typewriter collection is coming along.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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1290. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
1291. <pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2024 08:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
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1297. <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve added my 1948 Smith-Corona Clipper to the Typewriter Database https://typewriterdatabase.com/1948-smith-corona-clipper.22304.typewriter]]></description>
1298. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve added my <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2023/04/16/1948-smith-corona-clipper/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1948 Smith-Corona Clipper</a> to the <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/1948-smith-corona-clipper.22304.typewriter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Typewriter Database </a></p>
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1311. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
1312. <pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2024 07:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
1313. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
1314. <category><![CDATA[analog office equipment]]></category>
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1319. <description><![CDATA[Irked by the overinflated prices on Ebay for typewriters, I&#8217;ve been casting about for other sources of reasonably priced machines to purchase. Today I purchased two I saw at auction:  Smith-Corona Classic 12 in metallic green for $18.00 1969 Smith-Corona Galaxie Deluxe in steel blue for $23.00 Both appear to be in good shape and &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/03/02/55821786/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
1320. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Irked by the overinflated prices on Ebay for typewriters, I&#8217;ve been casting about for other sources of reasonably priced machines to purchase. Today I purchased two I saw at auction: </p>
1321. <ul>
1322. <li>Smith-Corona Classic 12 in metallic green for $18.00</li>
1323. <li>1969 Smith-Corona Galaxie Deluxe in steel blue for $23.00</li>
1324. </ul>
1325. <p>Both appear to be in good shape and functional though one is going to need some reasonable cleaning and repair of a few linkages. I can&#8217;t wait for them to ship to see what I&#8217;ve got. They both look like a lot of fun&#8230; </p>]]></content:encoded>
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1337. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
1338. <pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 17:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
1339. <category><![CDATA[Furniture]]></category>
1340. <category><![CDATA[note taking]]></category>
1341. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
1342. <category><![CDATA[card index filing cabinets]]></category>
1343. <category><![CDATA[Zettelkasten]]></category>
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1346.  
1347. <description><![CDATA[On a quick front-of-the-index card calculation, I realize that with the recent Steelcase cabinet acquisition, I now have 8 boxes comprising 61 drawers and 103.25 feet of storage space for approximately 172,296 index cards. Having spent a total of $786.52 on them over the past year this comes out at about $12.89 per drawer, which &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/23/55821678/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
1348. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On a quick front-of-the-index card calculation, I realize that with the recent <a class="u-in-reply-to" href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/21/steelcase-8-drawer-steel-card-index-filing-cabinet-for-4-x-6-inch-cards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steelcase cabinet acquisition</a>, I now have 8 <a class="u-in-reply-to" href="https://boffosocko.com/research/zettelkasten-commonplace-books-and-note-taking-collection/#Boxes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boxes</a> comprising 61 drawers and 103.25 feet of storage space for approximately 172,296 index cards. Having spent a total of $786.52 on them over the past year this comes out at about <a class="u-in-reply-to" href="https://boffosocko.com/2023/09/17/market-analysis-of-library-card-catalogs-in-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$12.89 per drawer</a>, which is fantastically under the <a href="https://amzn.to/48sMVp5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$14-25 ubiquitous 11&#8243; cardboard boxes</a> for such a massive step up in quality and longevity. </p>]]></content:encoded>
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1356. <title></title>
1357. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/22/55821655/</link>
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1360. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
1361. <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
1362. <category><![CDATA[Furniture]]></category>
1363. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
1364. <category><![CDATA[Steelcase]]></category>
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1366.  
1367. <description><![CDATA[One of the drawers on the Steelcase card cabinet was sticking. After 10 minutes of comparison and troubleshooting, it turns out one of the rails on the chassis was bent enough to jam the ball bearing from rolling. Unsticking it and then a quick hammer to put the rail back in place has fixed it. ]]></description>
1368. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the drawers on the <a class="u-in-reply-to" href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/21/steelcase-8-drawer-steel-card-index-filing-cabinet-for-4-x-6-inch-cards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steelcase card cabinet</a> was sticking. After 10 minutes of comparison and troubleshooting, it turns out one of the rails on the chassis was bent enough to jam the ball bearing from rolling. Unsticking it and then a quick hammer to put the rail back in place has fixed it. </p>]]></content:encoded>
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1376. <title>Steelcase 8 Drawer Steel Card Index Filing Cabinet for 4 x 6 inch cards</title>
1377. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/21/steelcase-8-drawer-steel-card-index-filing-cabinet-for-4-x-6-inch-cards/</link>
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1380. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
1381. <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
1382. <category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>
1383. <category><![CDATA[Furniture]]></category>
1384. <category><![CDATA[note taking]]></category>
1385. <category><![CDATA[20 gauge steel]]></category>
1386. <category><![CDATA[analog office]]></category>
1387. <category><![CDATA[analog office equipment]]></category>
1388. <category><![CDATA[atomic era furniture]]></category>
1389. <category><![CDATA[card index filing cabinets]]></category>
1390. <category><![CDATA[filing cabinets]]></category>
1391. <category><![CDATA[Steelcase]]></category>
1392. <category><![CDATA[vintage furniture]]></category>
1393. <category><![CDATA[Zettelkasten]]></category>
1394. <category><![CDATA[zettelkasten boxes]]></category>
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1396.  
1397. <description><![CDATA[
1398. <div>
1399. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/21/steelcase-8-drawer-steel-card-index-filing-cabinet-for-4-x-6-inch-cards/"><img title="Steelcase logo on an index card filing cabinet" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/wp-17085551505044444611495511562309.jpg?fit=750%2C368&ssl=1" alt="Close up of the Steelcase nameplate and first drawer at the top of the filing cabinet." width="750" height="368" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
1400. </div>
1401. Maybe I didn&#8217;t have enough filing space for index cards yet? Maybe it was because the price was too alluring to resist? Maybe it was because of the stunning black and grey powder coat? Maybe it was because I didn&#8217;t have any serious Steelcase in my atomic era furniture collection yet? Maybe it was the &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/21/steelcase-8-drawer-steel-card-index-filing-cabinet-for-4-x-6-inch-cards/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Steelcase 8 Drawer Steel Card Index Filing Cabinet for 4 x 6 inch cards</span></a>]]></description>
1402. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
1403. <div>
1404. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/21/steelcase-8-drawer-steel-card-index-filing-cabinet-for-4-x-6-inch-cards/"><img title="Steelcase logo on an index card filing cabinet" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/wp-17085551505044444611495511562309.jpg?fit=750%2C368&ssl=1" alt="Close up of the Steelcase nameplate and first drawer at the top of the filing cabinet." width="750" height="368" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
1405. </div>
1406. <p>Maybe I didn&#8217;t have enough filing space for index cards yet? Maybe it was because the price was too alluring to resist? Maybe it was because of the stunning black and grey powder coat? Maybe it was because I didn&#8217;t have any serious Steelcase in my <a href="https://boffosocko.com/tag/atomic-era-furniture/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">atomic era furniture collection</a> yet? Maybe it was the stunning art deco styling touches on the aluminum drawer handles and label frames? Regardless of the reason, the undeniable fact of the matter is that, as of yesterday, I&#8217;ve got another card index filing cabinet or zettelkasten. </p>
1407. <p>   </p>
1408. <p>This one is is a 20 gauge solid steel behemoth Steelcase in black and silver powder coat and it is in stunning condition with all the hardware. It stands 52 1/4 inches tall, is 14 7/8 inches wide, and 28 1/2 inches deep (without hardware). Each drawer had two rows of card storage space totaling 55 inches. With 8 drawers, this should easily hold 61,000 index cards. </p>
1409. <p></p>
1410. <p>Sadly, someone has removed all the card following blocks. I&#8217;ll keep an eye out for replacements, but I&#8217;m unlikely to find some originals, though I could probably also custom design my own. In the meanwhile I find that a nice heavy old fashioned glass or a cellophaned block of 500 index cards serve the same functionality. The drawer dimensions are custom made for 4 x 6 inch index cards, but A6 cards and Exacompta&#8217;s 100 x 150mm cards fit comfortably as well. </p>
1411. <p>Based on the styling, I&#8217;m guessing it dates from the 1940s to early 1960s, but there are no markings or indications, and it will take some research to see if I can pin down a more accurate date.</p>
1412. <p></p>
1413. <p>A few of the indexing label frames on the unit are upside down and one or two are loose, but that&#8217;s easily fixed by removing a screw and cover plate in the front of the drawer and making a quick adjustment. I&#8217;ve also got a few extra metal clips to fix the loose frames.</p>
1414. <p></p>
1415. <p>Much like my <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2022/08/08/55808119/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Singer card index</a>, this one has internal sliding metal chassis into which the individual drawers sit. This allows them to be easily slid out of the cabinet individually for use on my desk or away from the cabinet. The drawers come with built-in handles at the back of the drawer for making carrying them around as trays more comfortable. The drawers are 10.6 pounds each, each chassis is 4.6 pounds, and the cabinet itself is probably 120 pounds giving the entire assembly a curb weight of about 240 pounds. Given that 7,000 index cards weight 29.3 pounds, fully loaded the cabinet and cards would weigh almost 500 pounds.</p>
1416. <p>  </p>
1417. <p>Placed just behind my desk, I notice that the drawer width is just wide enough, that I can pull out the fourth drawer from the bottom and set my Smith-Corona Clipper on top of it. This makes for a lovely makeshift typing desk. The filing cabinet&#8217;s black powder coat is a pretty close match to that of the typewriter.</p>
1418. <p></p>
1419. <p>I&#8217;ve already moved the majority of my cards into it and plan to use it as my daily driver. This may mean that the Singer becomes overflow storage once I&#8217;m done refurbishing it. The <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2023/09/14/shaw-walker-two-drawer-quarter-sawn-wooden-card-index-file-for-4-x-6-cards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shaw-Walker box</a>, which was just becoming too full and taking up a lot of desk real estate, will find a life in the kitchen or by the bar as my recipe box.</p>
1420. <p>I&#8217;ve also noticed that some of my smaller 3 x 5&#8243; wooden card indexes sit quite comfortably into the empty drawers as a means of clearing off some desk space if I wish. Of course, the benefit of clearing off some desk space for that means that I can now remove individual drawers for working with large sections at a time.</p>
1421. <p></p>
1422. <p>This may be my last box acquisition for a while. Someone said if I were to add any more, I&#8217;ll have moved beyond hobbyist collector and into the realm of museum curator.</p>
1423. <p></p>
1424. <p>The best part of the size and shape of the drawers is that until its full of index cards, I can use some of the additional space for a variety of additional stationery storage including fountain pens, ink, stamps, stamp pads, pen rolls, pencils, colored pencils, tape, washi, typewriter ribbon, stencils etc. One of the drawers also already has a collection of 3.5 x 5.5 inch pocket notebooks (most are Field Notes) which are also easily archivable within it.</p>
1425. <p></p>
1426. <p></p>
1427. <p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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1436. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/20/55821603/</link>
1437. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/20/55821603/#comments</comments>
1439. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
1440. <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 02:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
1441. <category><![CDATA[Furniture]]></category>
1442. <category><![CDATA[Memory]]></category>
1443. <category><![CDATA[note taking]]></category>
1444. <category><![CDATA[Social Stream]]></category>
1445. <category><![CDATA[atomic era furniture]]></category>
1446. <category><![CDATA[Steelcase]]></category>
1447. <category><![CDATA[Zettelkasten]]></category>
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1449.  
1450. <description><![CDATA[I may have just purchased a really hot, two-tone black and silver powder coated Steelcase card index with space for 60,000 cards&#8230;.]]></description>
1451. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I may have just purchased a really hot, two-tone black and silver powder coated Steelcase card index with space for 60,000 cards&#8230;.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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1458. <item>
1459. <title></title>
1460. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/14/55821533/</link>
1461. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/14/55821533/#comments</comments>
1463. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
1464. <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 03:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
1465. <category><![CDATA[note taking]]></category>
1466. <category><![CDATA[4 x 6" index cards]]></category>
1467. <category><![CDATA[index cards]]></category>
1468. <category><![CDATA[notebooks]]></category>
1469. <category><![CDATA[stationery]]></category>
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1471.  
1472. <description><![CDATA[
1473. <div>
1474. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/14/55821533/"><img title="notebooks vs index cards" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/wp-17079658797765401811746125886351.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Three notebooks stacked up next to three separate piles of 1,300 index cards." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
1475. </div>
1476. On average, the typical A5 sized notebook (Leuchtturm, Hobonichi, Stalogy, Moleskine, Midori, Clairefontaine, Apica, Kleid, etc. ranging from 192 to 368 pages) has an equivalent square footage of writing surface to the front (only) of about 420 4 x 6 inch index cards. On a cost basis, for the same amount of money, on average &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/14/55821533/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"></span></a>]]></description>
1477. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
1478. <div>
1479. <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/14/55821533/"><img title="notebooks vs index cards" src="https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/wp-17079658797765401811746125886351.jpg?fit=750%2C563&ssl=1" alt="Three notebooks stacked up next to three separate piles of 1,300 index cards." width="750" height="563" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" /></a>
1480. </div>
1481. <p></p>
1482. <p>On average, the typical A5 sized notebook (Leuchtturm, Hobonichi, Stalogy, Moleskine, Midori, Clairefontaine, Apica, Kleid, etc. ranging from 192 to 368 pages) has an equivalent square footage of writing surface to the front (only) of about 420 4 x 6 inch index cards. On a cost basis, for the same amount of money, on average one can buy 1,200 index cards for what they&#8217;re shelling out for equivalent notebooks.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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1489. <item>
1490. <title>My Reading Practices for Book Club Selections</title>
1491. <link>https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/11/my-reading-practices-for-book-club-selections/</link>
1492. <comments>https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/11/my-reading-practices-for-book-club-selections/#respond</comments>
1494. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Aldrich]]></dc:creator>
1495. <pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2024 22:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
1496. <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
1497. <category><![CDATA[note taking]]></category>
1498. <category><![CDATA[reading practice]]></category>
1499. <category><![CDATA[reading practices]]></category>
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1501.  
1502. <description><![CDATA[As part of my reading process, particularly for book club related reading, I&#8217;ve lately settled on what seems to be a particularly productive method of reading for my needs. Generally I&#8217;ll pull up a short review or two to see what the topic broadly covers as well as to see how others are associating it &#8230; <a href="https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/11/my-reading-practices-for-book-club-selections/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">My Reading Practices for Book Club Selections</span></a>]]></description>
1503. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As part of my reading process, particularly for book club related reading, I&#8217;ve lately settled on what seems to be a particularly productive method of reading for my needs. Generally I&#8217;ll pull up a short review or two to see what the topic broadly covers as well as to see how others are associating it to their own areas of work. I&#8217;ll usually do a quick inspectional flip through the table of contents and index to highlight any thing I think is particularly relevant to me. </p>
1504. <p>Following this, I&#8217;ll check out an audiobook copy of the text from my local library and listen to it at 1.5 to 2x speed. This allows me to highlight/bookmark some of the most interesting portions and gives me a good inspectional read as well as a solid first read through. I can then read either a physical copy of the book or a digital one and more thoroughly mark it up in an analytical read.</p>
1505. <p>Sometimes I don&#8217;t manage to get to the analytical portion until after some preliminary discussion for the book club, but the process allows me to be better prepared for our discussion which also helps me to be better informed for the analytical portion of the process. Obviously the more I&#8217;m able to do prior to the book club discussion, the better things can potentially go in terms of what I&#8217;m able to contribute with respect to the conversation I&#8217;ve had with the book to be able to share with others.</p>
1506. <p>When it&#8217;s not a particularly dense/interesting text, or it&#8217;s fiction, I can easily leave off a full analytical read and still manage to get most of what I feel the book has to offer.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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