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 States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 474.350
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Munson/Chicago, Nr. 474.350 (14.08.1891/03.05.1892) eingereicht von: Samuel J. Seifried, Chicago (assignor to the Munson Typewriter Company, Chicago) Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 557.239
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 557.239 (24.06.1887/31.03.1896) eingereicht von: George B. Selden, Rochester/New York (assignor to Schlicht & Field Co., Rochester/New York) Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsKaiserliches Patentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 146296
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 146.296 (25.02.1902/01.12.1903) eingereicht von: Dr. Louis Sell, Berlin Titel: Typenzylinder-Schreibmaschine mit Tastatur Fotokopie
DetailsKaiserliches Patentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 45566
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 45.566 (23.03.1888/13.12.1888) eingereicht von: Ferdinand Servus, Berlin Titel: Neuerung an Typenschreibmaschinen Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 476.319
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 476.319 (06.01.1890/07.06.1892) eingereicht von: Melvin L. Severy, Boston/Massachusetts (assignor to Charles F. Howe, Boston and George Kempton, Sharon) Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 304.463
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 304.463 (05.04.1883/02.09.1884) eingereicht von: Robert J. Sheehy, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 191.617
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 191.617 (21.04.1877/05.06.1877) eingereicht von: Daniel H. Sherman, Urbana/Ohio Titel: Improvements in Type-Writers Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 462.019
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Shimer, Nr. 462.019 (05.02.1891/27.10.1891) eingereicht von: Elmer S. Shimer, Milton/Pennsylvania Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 512.064
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Shimer, Nr. 512.064 (18.04.1893/02.01.1894) eingereicht von: Elmer S. Shimer, Milton/Pennsylvania Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 79.265
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 79.265 (23.06.1868) eingereicht von: C. Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden und Samuel W. Soule, Milwaukee/Wisconsin Titel: Improvement in Type-Writing Machines Fotokopie
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