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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United Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 13.469
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 13.469 (24.06.1908/07.01.1909) eingereicht von: Friedrich Hinklein, Frankfurt a. M. Titel: Improvements in Typewriters Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 209.684
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 209.684 (13.05.1878/05.11.1878) eingereicht von: Jean A. Hitter Jr., St. Martinsville/ Louisiana Titel: Improvement in Type-Writing Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 444.636
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 444.636 (20.06.1890/13.01.1891) eingereicht von: Walter B. Hohenshell und Edward H. Overholt, Streator/Illinois Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsReichspatentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 342132
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 342.132 (20.08.1919/13.10.1921) eingereicht von: Karl Hohner, Obernburg a. M. Titel: Schreibmaschine Fotokopie
DetailsReichspatentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 327165
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 327.165 (22.03.1919/07.10.1920) eingereicht von: Hans Holtze, Magdeburg Titel: Schreibmaschine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 622.472
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 622.472 (22.10.1897/04.04.1899) eingereicht von: William T. Hoofnagle, Baltimore/Maryland Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 613.201
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 613.201 (01.05.1897/25.10.1898) eingereicht von: William B. Hopkins, Birmingham/Alabama Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 18.058
Patentschrift für Buchungs-Schreibmaschine, Nr. 18.058 (08.08.1907/08.10.1908) eingereicht von: Hubert Hopkins, St. Louis/Missouri Titel: Improvements in and relating to Applications of Computing Mechanism to Typewriters for the purpose of Listing and Reckoning Accounts in Column Form Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 1866
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 1866 (23.01.1902/06.03.1902) eingereicht von: Richard Horstmann, Berlin Titel: Improvements relating to Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 286.824
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 286.824 (01.09.1881/16.10.1883) eingereicht von: Edward E. Horton, Toronto Titel: Type-Writer Fotokopie
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