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.
Found: 17400
Reichspatentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 359608
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine American Visible, Nr. 359.608 (08.10.1913/25.09.1922) eingereicht von: Halbert Edwin Payne, New York Titel: Schreibmaschine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 354.213
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 354.213 (23.06.1885/14.12.1886) eingereicht von: Edward Eden Peacock, London Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 353.965
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 353.965 (30.01.1886/07.12.1886) eingereicht von: Joseph W. Peck, Waltham/Massachusetts (assignor to James H. Waite, Orange/Massachusetts) Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsReichspatentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 461444
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 461.444 (26.02.1924/23.06.1928) eingereicht von: Henri Peeters, Warcoing/Belgien Titel: Tastenschreibmaschine mit schlagendem Typenzylinder Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 347.373
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 347.373 (04.08.1884/17.08.1886) eingereicht von: Willis J. Perkins, Grand Rapids/Michigan Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 537.993
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 537.993 (24.07.1886/23.04.1895) eingereicht von: Willis J. Perkins, Grand Rapids/Michigan Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 435.654
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 435.654 (20.03.1889/02.09.1890) eingereicht von: Charles IH. Perry, Oneida/New York (assignor to Thomas R. Proctor, Utica/New York) Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 552.774
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 552.774 (17.11.1894/07.01.1896) eingereicht von: Horace G. Perry, Suisun City/California Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 482.317
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 482.317 (18.06.1891/06.09.1892) eingereicht von: Ademor N. Petit, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 7856
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 7.856 (14.04.1896/20.06.1896) eingereicht von: The Philadelphia Typewriter Company, Philadelphia/Pennsylvania Titel: Improvements in Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
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