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. Provisional/Complete Specification N° 3205
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Oliver, Nr. 3.205 (12.02.1896/01.08.1896) eingereicht von: Thomas Oliver, Dubuque/Iowa Titel: Improvements in Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 562.337
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Oliver, Nr. 562.337 (02.03.1896/16.06.1896) eingereicht von: Thomas Oliver, Woodstock/Illinois Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 1063
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Oliver, Nr. 1.063 (15.01.1906/03.05.1906) eingereicht von: Lawrence Williams, Chicago Titel: Improvements in or relating to Shift-frames for Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 23.826
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Oliver, Nr. 23.826 (06.11.1908/19.08.1909) eingereicht von: Lawrence Williams, Chicago Titel: Improvements in Column Stop Mechanism for Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 279.790
Patentschrift für Mehrkorb-Schreibmaschine, Nr. 279.790 (22.12.1882/19.06.1883) eingereicht von: Henry Orpen, St. Louis/Missouri Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 284.570
Patentschrift für Mehrkorb-Schreibmaschine, Nr. 284.570 (06.04.1883/04.09.1883) eingereicht von: Henry Orpen, St. Louis/Missouri Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 297.086
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine mit doppelter Tastatur, Nr. 297.086 (12.12.1882/15.04.1884) eingereicht von: Henry Orpen, St. Louis/Missouri Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 387.534
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 387.534 (23.11.1886/07.08.1888) eingereicht von: Alvah P. Osborn, Trumansburg/New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 427.791
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 427.791 (05.09.1888/13.05.1890) eingereicht von: Charles R. Osborne, Danbury/Connecticut Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 280.077
Patentschrift für elektrische Schreibmaschine, Nr. 280.077 (15.07.1882/26.06.1883) eingereicht von: John A. Parks und George V. Sheffield, New York Titel: Electrical Type-Writer Fotokopie
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