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.
Found: 17400
Schreibmaschinen
Artikel in: Deutscher Hausschatz, 15. Jg. 1888/89, Heft 42, S. 670-671 Autor: G. van Munden
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 472.692
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Blickensderfer, Nr. 472.692 (11.07.1891/12.04.1892) eingereicht von: George C. Blickensderfer, Stamford/Connecticut Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsPolytechnische Mitteilungen. Schreibmaschine Kosmopolit
Artikel in: Deutscher Hausschatz, o. J., S. 639-640 Autor: ungenannt
DetailsPolytechnische Mitteilungen. Hall-Schreibmaschine
Artikel in: Deutscher Hausschatz, 1893(?), S. 800 Autor: ungenannt
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 583.840
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Blickensderfer, Nr. 583.840 (11.07.1896/01.07.1897) eingereicht von: George C. Blickensderfer, Stamford/Connecticut Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 621.742
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Blickensderfer, Nr. 621.742 (13.10.1897/21.03.1899) eingereicht von: George C. Blickensderfer, Stamford/Connecticut Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsEine deutsche Schreibmaschine (Hammonia)
Artikel in: Vom Fels zum Meer. Spemann's Illustrirte Zeitschrift für das Deutsche Haus, 1885, S. 221, 223 Autor: ungenannt
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 335
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Blickensderfer, Nr. 335 (06.01.1903/28.05.1903) eingereicht von: George Canfield Blickensderfer, Stamford/Connecticut Titel: Improvements in Typewriters Fotokopie
DetailsWeder een schrijfwerktuig (Columbia)
Artikel in: Uit alle Hemelstrecken, 1885, Nr. 30 Autor: ungenannt
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