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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Leidenschaft für Schreibmaschinen
Artikel in: meyers modeblatt, 34/1991, S. 21-23 Autor: Meta Zweifel
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 323.495
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 323.495 (13.06.1884/04.08.1885) eingereicht von: Byron A. Brooks, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 379.095
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine mit Farbkissen, Nr. 379.095 (24.12.1886/06.03.1888) eingereicht von: Byron A. Brooks, New York Titel: Type-Writer Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 423.900
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 423.900 (19.05.1884/25.03.1890) eingereicht von: Byron A. Brooks, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 438.985
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 438.985 (23.03.1886/21.10.1890) eingereicht von: Byron A. Brooks, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 461.865
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 461.865 (05.03.1887/27.10.1891) eingereicht von: Byron A. Brooks, New York (assignor to Philadelphia Typewriter Co., Philadelphia) Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 463.723
Patentschrift für Zeigerschreibmaschine, Nr. 463.723 (22.07.1887/24.11.1891) eingereicht von: Byron A. Brooks, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 476.941
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine mit Typenrad, Nr. 476.941 (22.07.1887/14.06.1892) eingereicht von: Byron A. Brooks, Brooklyn/New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 465.451
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Smith Premier, Nr. 465.451 (01.11.1886/22.12.1891) eingereicht von: Alexander T. Brown, Syracuse/New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 1371
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Smith Premier, Nr. 1371 (19.01.1904/25.02.1904) eingereicht von: Alexander Timothy Brown, Syracuse/New York Titel: Improvements in Tyewriting Machines Fotokopie
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