Friday, October 30, 2026

Typewriters are Getting Older: A 104 Year Old Typewriter and CotM

 



 

After the car wash I have a short drive on a city street before I get to this first road on my way home.




This is the second turn onto the road to my house at the end of the video.

 

104 year old Corona 3

My videos are not edited and are as bad as my typing.

Using this typewriter reminds me of driving trucks that needed double clutched and triple clutched.  I'm sure I can still do that as well as drift shifting, but I cannot get the hang of pressing CAP and FIG while one finger typing with my right hand.

 I've tried touch typing on my Corona 3 typewriters.  Not very successful.

 I have not done any Durometer readings on this platen. It is hard.  I'm sure it will peg my Durometers at 100.  Neither go above 100 Shore A.

 

A note on taking photos while driving.  It is much easier with a 35mm SLR.  Set the camera for 1/125 sec. at f16 and use a 100 to 200 speed film.  Digital cameras are much more involved, especially when the autofocus focuses off the glass. 

Photographing while driving is like shooting a shotgun, aim without much looking, press the shutter release, and you get what you get because you cannot take your eyes off the road. 



2 comments:

  1. When I was a kid I always felt going through the car wash was an exciting and magical experience.

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    1. The car wash is quite fascinating.
      I was a bit late starting the camera. It made the soap and scrub part a bit shorter.

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