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CHORUS OF PIRATES.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 19, 2025. 2 comments.

Royal HH Keyboard

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Royal HH standard from 1953.

The Transcription.

PREACHER MAN.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 18, 2025. No comments.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a 1949 Smith-Corona Sterling.

The Transcription.

MISHEARD.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 17, 2025. No comments.

Montgomery Ward Signature 100

Transcribed below, The typewriter is a Signature 100, made for Montgomery Ward by Brother in Japan.

The Transcription.

ON THE CHOICE OF TEA.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 16, 2025. 2 comments.

Remington Portable No. 3.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Remington Portable No. 3 from 1931.

The Transcription.

LONGFELLOW’S NIGHTMARE.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 15, 2025. 2 comments.

Royal Quiet De Luxe

Transcribed below. The typewriter is one of the Royal Quiet De Luxe machines that seem to pile up when one’s attention is elsewhere; this one is from 1953 and writes in Elite type.

The Transcription

A STRATEGY FOR SURVIVAL ON VALENTINE’S DAY.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 14, 2025. No comments.

Olivetti Valentine keyboard

Transcribed below. The typewriter, of course, is an Olivetti Valentine.

The Transcription

PRINCIPLES OF RHETORIC.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 13, 2025. One comment.

Royal Quiet De Luxe, 1949

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe with Pica type.

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APOLOGIA PRO VERSIFICATIONE SUA.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 12, 2025. One comment.

Underwood Standard Portable keyboard

Transcribed below. The typewriter is an Underwood Standard Portable that is 99 years old this year.

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HOW DO I WRITE A POEM?

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 11, 2025. One comment.

Smith Corona SD 760

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Smith Corona SD-760 with a Tempo 10 printwheel.

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PERSPICUOUS.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 10, 2025. One comment.

Royal Safari (made by Messa, 1980s)

Transcribed below. This Royal Safari is entirely different from yesterday’s, which was one of the last Royal typewriters made in the United States; this one was made in the 1980s by the Messa factory in Portugal.

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