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by Diane Maher

Final Resting Place – Typing Assignment #17

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Typing Assignment 17

Typing assignment #17 was to take a found photo and type something (perhaps a short fiction) about it. Above is the photo and the text. Below is the typewriter I used to type this assignment, the 1901 Smith Premier No. 4.

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Welcome Back, 1899 Smith Premier No. 4

The serial number of the 1899 Smith Premier No. 4 is 11002. I was at the bottom of the page and couldn’t quite get it to the point where I was able to get the second zero on the page. Oh well.

Typing Assignment #14

I really want to use this site for more than just typing assignments. I just haven’t figured out what to post. One of these days I’ll figure out what to put. Feel free to make some suggestions.

In the meantime, here is my entry for Typing Assignment 14, the subject is the Underdog. Clearly this typewriter needs some more work, but it was nice to get it working.

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The Future

After a somewhat long hiatus from the typing assignment series, here is my entry for number 13. I really need to post other things, but at the moment, I am more than content to just keep it simple. This was my first attempt with this machine from 1897. I think it needs a small part and I’m not sure whether I can source one. It is on my list of things to do for the future.

Typing Assignment 13

Typing Assignment #12

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This assignment was on the topic of thankfulness. This past week was Thanksgiving, a time when many Americans are celebrating the holiday with their friends and families. I decided on a different facet of thankfulness for this assignment.

Technical Difficulties – Part 2

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Unfortunately, the Smith Premier No. 4 typewriter is out of commission for now. It got a good workout for the 2017 NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) considering it is 116 years old. Yes, you read that correctly, it is one hundred and sixteen years old. It performed admirably. It was nice to see the attention that the SP-4 got when I took it to the write-ins. I had no trouble with typing on it and most people liked to hear the typewriter going as I typed as well as the bell at the end of each line. I will miss using it for the time being.

However, it isn’t the only typewriter that I own. For the remainder of NaNoWriMo, I am going to use my Olympia SG-1. As I haven’t given this machine a workout yet, it is a good time to bring it into the rotation.