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° 25.432
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 25.432 (22.10.1905/21.09.1905) eingereicht von: John Thomas Schaaff, Washington D.C. Titel: Improvements in Typewriting and other Key-actuated Machines Fotokopie
DetailsKaiserliches Patentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 100526
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 100.526 (23.06.1896/0.12.1898) eingereicht von: Rudolf Schade, Steglitz Titel: Typenstangen-Schreibmaschine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 14.601
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 14.601 (13.03.1902/29.05.1902) eingereicht von: Wilhelm Heinrich Schneider, Berlin Titel: Improvements relating to Typewriters Fotokopie
DetailsReichspatentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 366623
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 366.623 (09.07.1921/09.01.1923) eingereicht von: Hermann Schneider, Stuttgart-Wangen und Markus Meyer, Bielefeld Titel: Tastenschreibmaschine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 452.290
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 452.290 (09.08.1890/12.05.1891) eingereicht von: Theodore W. Searing, New York (assignor to The Pearl Typewriter Company, New Jersey) Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 450.775
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 450.775 (06.02.1890/21.04.1891) eingereicht von: Jerome B. Secor, Bridgeport/Connecticut Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 17.101
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 17.101 (06.08.1903/12.11.1903) eingereicht von: Secretary Corp., New York; Benjamin Joseph Barnard Mills, London(Agent) Titel: Improvements in Type-Writing Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 8938
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 8.938 (13.04.1910/03.11.1910) eingereicht von: Aktiengesellschaft vorm. Seidel & Naumann, Dresden Titel: Improvements in and relating to Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 411.066
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Munson/Chicago, Nr. 411.066 (22.08.1888/17.09.1889) eingereicht von: Samuel J. Seifried, Chicago (assignor to Fred W. Munson, Logansport/Indiana and Louis L. Munson, Chicago) Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 446.394
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Munson/Chicago, Nr. 446.394 (26.08.1889/10.02.1891) eingereicht von: Samuel J. Seifried, Chicago (assignor to the Munson Typewriter Company, Chicago) Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
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