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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olivetti scrittura elettronica ET 351
Faltprospekt mit Lieferschein (datiert 21.12.1982) für elektronische Schreibmaschine Olivetti ET 351 Nr. 14162
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olivetti ET 351
Faltprospekt für elektronische Schreibmaschine Olivetti ET 351 Speicher-Schreibmaschine mit Eingabe- und Korrekturdisplay, Typenrad und externem Speicher Nr. 3906684 T (D)
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Olympia Lehrblatt für das Zehnfinger-Blindschreiben
Tastaturansicht mit farblich hervorgehobenem Zehnfingersystem für Schreibmaschine Olympia Modell SG Nr. 5/01/026/01/D
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Olympia Filia
Prospekt für Schreibmaschine Olympia Filia B Vollwertiges Schreiben für wenig Geld
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Olympia Portable Typewriters
Faltprospekt in englischer Sprache für Schreibmaschinen Olympia mit Stempel: The British & American Typewriter Co.
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Olympia Modell Orbis Gebrauchsanweisung
Bedienungsanleitung für Schreibmaschine Olympia Orbis Nr. WL 289 4 06 049
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Einladung zu einem ungwöhnlichen Test
Antwortpostkarte / Faltprospekt für Schreibmaschine Olympia SF Antwortkarte mit vorgedruckter Anschrift (Häussler Steinhilber, Stuttgart) und Bestelltext
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