What’s Up in the Workshop?

This space has been quiet, I know, but things are still happening in the background... The pandemic disrupted all of our routines, and a side effect for me was just less time writing. Looking back over the last couple of years, it makes sense. Being stuck at a computer for much of the day made …

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Olivetti M10 and Evil Twin/Westbrook Collaboration

It has been awhile, fellow typists! I hope that all of you in the Typosphere have been weathering the global pandemic of COVID-19 as well as you can, staying healthy and safe. It has been a busy time for me, and as such I have spent precious little time writing or mucking about with typewriters. …

Commodore 2200 Typewriter and Third Moon Brewing Dust Made Flesh

I can't believe how slow I have been at updating this blog - there are so many typewriters and so many beers to get to! You would think during pandemic times I would be able to do more of this type of thing. Never fear, there is more to come, I promise! Our subjects for …

Smith-Corona Electra Automatic and Kuhnhenn A Few Shillings Too Many

Are we still in a pandemic? Yeesh! I can't believe how many typewriters I haven't got to yet (trust me, I have gotten to a lot of beer in the mean time...). This time we look at a very interesting electric typewriter, and an equally interesting beer... Smith-Corona's Electra Automatic When I go to thrift …

Olivetti Lettera 30 and Cigar City Maduro

Wow, has a the world ever changed between typecasts, hasn't it? As I stay isolated at home, trying to do my small part in this Covid-19 pandemic, it is probably time to check out a few of the typewriters I haven't gotten to yet, and check out the cellar for what we have to drink …

Silver Seiko Speedwriter 7200 and Stone Ruination 2.0

Today we're pairing an unremarkable writer with a slightly more noteworthy beverage. They were produced by companies I consider "sleeping giants" in their fields. Silver Seiko's Speedwriter 7200 I think this may have been my second typewriter find (in the 21st Century, anyway).  I stumbled onto this one at a store near my home, The …

Hermes Rocket and Dieu du Ciel! Baron Von Mhaziac

Two really interesting subjects to start off the New Year... A very popular typewriter, and a very rare beer... Hermes Rocket Since I started the year off with a Hermes last year, I figured why not do it again? This Rocket has been in my collection for over a year, and initially I didn't think …

Adler Gabriele 25 and McAulsan St. Ambroise Pumpkin Ale

It is my hope that the holidays have treated all of you very well, and that as 2019 nears its close, that we all are looking forward to the start of a new decade with optimism. I wish us all a year full of good health, good cheer, fascinating typewriters, and of course, good beer! …

Underwood Rhythm Touch and Unibroue Grande Reserve 17

After a bit of an unintentional hiatus I am back to type about my favorite writing tools and beverages. And to mark this return, let's go for the really big stuff! A big, bulky typewriter, and an equally big, bold beer.   Underwood's Rhythm Touch The last Underwood that I wrote about wasn't even really …

Smith-Corona XL 1000 and Rodenbach Flanders Red Ale

I've been a bit slow in blogging lately, but there's been lots of typewriter activity going on here over the last few months - mostly acquisitions and maintenance! Today I'm going to be playing with a really low-end typewriter while tasting a very high-end beer.  Let's see how these two contrast one another. Smith-Corona's XL …