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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Artikel in: Today's Collector, 04/1997, S. 26-31 Autor: Darryl Rehr
DetailsZur Geschichte der Schreibmaschine
Artikel in: Illustrirte Zeitung, 1927, Nr. 4282, S. 495 Autor: ungenannt
DetailsDas Schreiben mit der Maschine
Artikel in: Ueber Land und Meer, 1880, S. 494-495 Autor: ungenannt
DetailsPeter Mitterhofer [...] Erfinder der Schreibmaschine
Artikel, 1961; Autor: Josef Nagler Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 8680
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 8.680 (14.04.1902/24.07.1902) eingereicht von: William Prehn Quentell, New York Titel: Improvements in Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 522.491
Patentschrift für pneumatische Schreibmaschine, Nr. 522.491 (10.06.1893/03.07.1894) eingereicht von: William Raab, Cedar Falls/Iowa Titel: Pneumatic Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 544.826
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 544.826 (26.02.1894/20.08.1895) eingereicht von: Albert E. Rawson Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsReichspatentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 395585
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 395585 (24.12.1921/15.05.1924) eingereicht von: Adolf Reisser, Wien Titel: Flachgebaute Schreibmaschine Fotokopie
DetailsKaiserliches Patentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 141786
Patentschrift für Tabulator, Nr. 141.786 (01.09.1901/11.07.1903) eingereicht von: Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict, Ilion/USA Titel: Tabellenschreibvorrichtung an Schreibmaschinen Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 14.422
Patentschrift für Farbbandeinrichtung, Nr. 14.422 (07.07.1908/03.12.1908) eingereicht von: Remington Typewriter Company, Ilion/New York Titel: Improvements in Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
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