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° 13.225
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 13.225 (07.06.1907/02.04.1908) eingereicht von: Wellington Parker Kidder, Boston Titel: Improvements in Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 633.139
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 633.139 (24.05.1898/19.09.1899) eingereicht von: Thomas A. Killman und Herschel A. Bratten, Liberty/Tennesee Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsReichspatentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 420756
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 420.756 (26.04.1922/26.10.1925) eingereicht von: Max Klaczko, Berlin Titel: Schreibmaschine mit sichtbarer Schrift Fotokopie
DetailsKaiserliches Patentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 78296
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Kneist, Nr. 78.296 (16.11.1893/01.12.1894) eingereicht von: Otto Ferd. Mayer und J. Funcke, Berlin Titel: Typenschreibmaschine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 15.189
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 15.189 (26.07.1901/08.05.1902) eingereicht von: Heinrich Kochendörfer, Leipzig Titel: Improvements in Typewriters Fotokopie
DetailsReichspatentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 366846
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 366.846 (20.04.1921/12.01.1923) eingereicht von: Julius Krause, Leipzig Titel: Schreibmaschine für Buchstaben und Silben Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 344.839
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 344.839 (12.08.1870/06.07.1886) eingereicht von: Vincent F. Lake, Pleasantville/New Jersey (assignor to the American Writing Machine Company, New York) Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 306.761
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Lambert, Nr. 306.761 (17.08.1883/21.10.1884) eingereicht von: Frank Lambert, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsKaiserliches Patentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 94918
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 94.918 (28.10.1896/04.11.1897) eingereicht von: Frank Lambert, Brooklyn/New York Titel: Typenschreibmaschine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 10.866
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Lambert, Nr. 10.866 (12.05.1898/17.09.1898) eingereicht von: Frank Lambert, Brooklyn/New York Titel: Improvements in Typewriters Fotokopie
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