*ECWC is the Electric Carriage & Wagon Company.

I grade papers using a typewriter, taking photos of my comments and sending them back to my students. I type these comments as I read student papers on my iPad. This has allowed me to avoid glitchy educational software, to double my output, and to improve my comments in general–focusing on important issues rather than…

One of the great pleasures of having an Olympia SG1, other than the fact that it is a great typer with neat features, is how easy it is to take off the carriage and to remove the body. This makes it easy to clean and easy to adjust (uppercase and lowercase alignment, for example). My…

I stopped by the antique mall on my way home from work today. I ran into Eric, from whom I’ve purchased a few typewriters at great prices. In fact, I bought my favorite machine, an Olympia SG1, from him. It was dirty and missing a tab key, but it’s in tip-top shape now and I…