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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Elliott-Fisher Organization Company
Katalog in französischer Sprache für Schreib-, Rechen- und Adressiermaschinen Elliott-Fischer und Underwood-Sundstrand Datum handschriftlich vermerkt
DetailsSchweizer Schreibmaschinen. Aspekte der helvetischen Schreibmaschinengeschichte
Zusammengestellt für den Sammlerclub historischer Büromaschinen Schweiz (SHBS)
DetailsDie Büromaschinen-Industrie Mercedes-Büromaschinen-Werke A. G.
Musterbetriebe deutscher Wirtschaft, Band 14
DetailsBayreuth 1936
Den Schreiberinnen und Schreibern von Mercedes-Schreibmaschinen beim Deutschen Meisterschaftsschreiben auf der Schreibmaschine am 31. Mai 1936 in Bayreuth gewidmet
Detailsrosso, rosso Valentine un prodotto tra immaginazione e utopia
Katalog zur Ausstellung Villetta Casana, Ivrea 05-07/1999
Details1908-2008: 100 anni di produzione Olivetti
Katalog zur Ausstellung in Castellamonte (To), 13.06.-13.07.2008
DetailsDesign Interface. How man and machine communicate
Reihe: From Design to Product 4 Olivetti design research by King & Miranda
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