The historical typewriter archive Leonhard Dingwerth (»Historisches Schreibmaschinenarchiv«) is the centrepiece of the museum’s Archive and was acquired by the municipality of Partschins in 2011 with the support of the Autonomous Province Bozen/Bolzano and the Foundation Sparkasse. It is completed by historical material and typewriter accessories endowed by the founder of the museum Kurt Ryba and other private donators.
Next to literature on the history of technology, of the typewriter and the office, the Archive holds patent letters, textbooks and instruction manuals as well as historical postcards, letters, photographs and various kinds of advertising (leaflets and brochures, advertising stamps, newspaper ads, posters and signs, promotional gifts).
A collection of ribbons, ribbon tins, different type carriers, as well as tools for the cleaning and the repair of typewriters have also found its place in the archive.
At present the Archive is being made accessible by the University of Bozen/Faculty of Design within the context of a two years research project. Over 15000 objects have been digitalized and are accessible through the online-catalogue Kulturgüter in Südtirol of the Department of Museums of the Autonomous Province Bozen/Bolzano.
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Reichspatentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 415691
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Archo, Nr. 415691 (27.06.1925/26.08.1923) eingereicht von: Archo Schreibmaschinen Company, Winterling & Pfahl, Frankfurt am Main Titel: Typenstangenschreibmaschine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 572.350
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 572.350 (10.06.1885/01.12.1896) eingereicht von: Horace L. Arnold, Hartford/Connecticut Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 555.917
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine mit rotierendem Typenträger, Nr. 555.917 (08.03.1895/10.03.1896) eingereicht von: Albert E. Ayer, Boston Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 339.129
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 339.129 (27.10.1883/06.04.1886) eingereicht von: George W. Baldrige, St. Louis/Missouri Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 608.634
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine mit rotierendem Typenträger, Nr. 608.634 (05.04.1893/09.08.1898) eingereicht von: Stephen M. Balzer, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 15.199
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine mit Typenscheibe, Nr. 15.199 (17.07.1908/26.11.1908) eingereicht von: Justin Wilhelm Bamberger, München Titel: Improvements in Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 549.978
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine mit sichtbarer Sicht, Nr. 549.978 (11.01.1897/07.12.1897) eingereicht von: Edwin Earl Barney, Groton/New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 361.114
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Caligraph, Nr. 361.114 (28.07.1886/12.04.1887) eingereicht von: Walter J. Barron, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 387.673
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Caligraph, Nr. 387.673 (20.04.1887/14.08.1888) eingereicht von: Walter J. Barron, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 484.132
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 484.132 (28.10.1889/11.10.1892) eingereicht von: Walter J. Barron, Franz X. Wagner und Amos Densmore, New York City Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
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