Speaking of catching up, I haven't exactly been hunting for new finds, but as you know in Geneva the sightings are virtually unstoppable. Here are a few of the more interesting ones recently:
J was excited to discover this Lettera 22 yesterday in our local Salvation Army. With crude paper stickers on the keys, he thought at first this was a QWERTY keyboard (yay!), until we removed the scotch tape and discovered it was AZERTY (boo). Still, no big loss - I have my pretty pink Lettera 22, after all, and it's enough for me.
Another Olivetti that popped up in the same location a few months ago - an absolutely mouthwatering bright red Dora (here branded Underwood 319). Just luscious, but I restrained myself to just taking pictures.
Not exactly a typewriter, but - an original Dictaphone popped up in our flea market last month. How exciting! It still counts because it is typewriter-related... after all, when this was in use, it would certainly have been by a secretary with a typewriter, as seen in this photo from Wikipedia:
Here is a closer look at the Dictaphone:
How extraordinary that it should be so well-preserved! I hope it found a good home; it is certainly a special find.
How are you observing ITAM this year? I am now off to catch up with all the posts in my RSS reader... happy typing, everyone!