Students completed their second day of using typewriters in the classroom. Although it’s taking some effort trucking twenty manual typewriters to the classroom, it’s been worth it. On day two, we watched about forty minutes of California Typewriter, and I challenged students to draw connections between its meditation on typewriters to other seemingly obsolete forms…
Month: August 2026
Prepping Typewriters for the Classroom (photos included)
I cleaned up twenty typewriters today. Most are in great shape. About half need new ink. Luckily my department ordered ribbons for me. My AMC has problems. The carriage lever, which always collided with the typewriter cover, broke off. I think a previous owner placed a heavy object on the machine. That said, what remains…
