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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Darstellende Maschinenkunde und Entwicklungsgeschichte der Schreibmaschine in Querschnitten
4. Auflage
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Genie ohne Erfolg. Schicksale großer Erfinder
Inhalt: Wilhem Bauer, Otto Lilienthal, Karl von Drais, Joseph Ressler, Philipp Reis, Siegfried Marcus, Josef Madersperger, Peter Mitterhofer, Richard Trevithick
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Amerikanische Erfinder
Inhalt: Benjamin Frankin, John Fitch, Oliver Evans, Eli Whitney, John und Robert Stevens, Cyrus McCormick, Elias Howe, Samuel F. B. Morse, John Ericsson, Charles Goodyear, Christopher L. Sholes, George Westinghouse jr., Alexander Graham Bell, John P. Holland, Emile Berliner, Thomas Alva Edison, C. Francis Jenkins, Lee De Forest
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The Story of the Typewriter 1873-1923
Published in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of the writing machine
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Mechanical Devices of the Typewriter
A handbook dealing with the use and adjustment of the various typewriter devices
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Burghagen Fachwörterbuch
Bürofach-Begriffe in vier Sprachen (deutsch, english, francais, espanol) 1. Auflage
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