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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Kaiserliches Patentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 89305
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 89.305 (12.07.1895/09.11.1896) eingereicht von: Albert Marohn, Berlin Titel: Schreibmaschine mit schwingendem Typencylinder Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 10.045
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 10.045 (02.05.1904/07.07.1904) eingereicht von: H.W. Marriott, Washington D.C., Alfred Julius Boult, London (Agent) Titel: Improvements in or relating Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 577.049
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 577.049 (07.05.1896/16.02.1897) eingereicht von: Charles P. Mars, Rockford/Illinois Titel: Pocket Type-Writer Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 575.570
Patentschrift für Schreib- und Rechenmaschine, Nr. 575.570 (22.04.1896/19.01.1897) eingereicht von: Holmes Marshall, Cleveland/Ohio Titel: Combined Type-Writing and Computing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 565.171
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 565.171 (11.10.1895/04.08.1896) eingereicht von: Newman R. Marshman und Lee S. Burridge, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsKaiserliches Patentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 142825
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 142.825 (27.08.1901/27.07.1903) eingereicht von: L. E. M. E. Martin, Grenoble Titel: Vorrichtung zum Schreiben von Noten unter Benutzung gewöhnlicher Schreibmaschinen Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 457.903
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 457.903 (24.07.1889/18.08.1891) eingereicht von: John Nevil Maskelyne und John Nevil Maskelyne Jr., London Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 10.241
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 10.241 (13.05.1896/04.07.1896) eingereicht von: Otto Ferdinand Mayer, Berlin Titel: Improvements in Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 21.006
Patentschrift für klappbare Schreibmaschine, Nr. 21.006 (14.09.1909/14.12.1910) eingereicht von: Marshman Williams Hazen, New York Titel: Inprovements in Folding Typewriters Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 23.935
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 23.935 (27.10.1896/19.12.1896) eingereicht von: Albert Gallatin Corre, Cincinnati/Ohio, George Croydon Marks, London (Agent) Titel: Improvements in Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
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