Comments on: Book Review. The Wonderful Writing Machine https://typewriterreview.com/2015/11/09/book-review-the-wonderful-writing-machine/ a writer's guide to typewriters Wed, 25 Nov 2015 16:02:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ribbons Revealed! | Typewriter Review https://typewriterreview.com/2015/11/09/book-review-the-wonderful-writing-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 16:02:19 +0000 http://typewriterreview.com/?p=542#comment-226 […] the heydey of the 1950s, according to Bruce Bliven author of The Wonderful Writing Machine, typewriter ribbon sales often exceed $50 million annually. Like toner cartridges, everyone needed […]

]]> By: Daniel Marleau https://typewriterreview.com/2015/11/09/book-review-the-wonderful-writing-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:51:37 +0000 http://typewriterreview.com/?p=542#comment-197 In reply to T. Munk.

Thanks, amigo!

However, I did leave out a juicy tidbit.

And perhaps this was due to the Cold War era this book was written.

When discussing Henry Mill, the Englishman typewriter inventor, Bliven says, “we might just as well admit that Mill was the first, and be thankful he was not a Russian.”

Good stuff. I’ve never used a Russian typewriter. Closest I got was an East German. Or rather, the German Democratic Republic, in the form of an Erika 10 and a Groma Kolibri & Conty. I call them The Defectors!

]]> By: T. Munk https://typewriterreview.com/2015/11/09/book-review-the-wonderful-writing-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 02:54:41 +0000 http://typewriterreview.com/?p=542#comment-196 Excellent condensation and review! I do have to admit, that one is a joy to read in one sitting.

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