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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Instructions for Operating The Blickensderfer Typewriter
Bedienungsanleitung für Schreibmaschine Blickensderfer Fotokopie, gebunden
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 406.507
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine World, Nr. 406.507 (06.04.1887/09.07.1889) eingereicht von: John H. Day, New York und Charles Spofford, Brooklyn/New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 382.146
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine World, Nr. 382.146 (17.10.1887/01.05.1888) eingereicht von: Juan de la Cruz Escobár, Matanzas/Cuba (assignor to Fred G. Tilton, Newark) Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 477.521
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 477.521 (18.11.1891/21.06.1892) eingereicht von: Seward A. Dean, Minneapolis Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 301.486
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 301.486 (17.03.1883/08.07.1884) eingereicht von: Merrit H. Dement, Chicago Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 176.518
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 176.518 (21.02.1876/25.04.1876) eingereicht von: Philander Deming, Albany/New York Titel: Improvements in Type-Writers Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 179.531
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschinentastatur, Nr. 179.531 (12.06.1876/04.07.1876) eingereicht von: Philander Deming, Albany/New York Titel: Improvement in Key-Boards for Type-Writers Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 24.355
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 24.355 (10.11.1904/10.11.1905) eingereicht von: Deutsche Schreibmaschinen-Gesellschaft m.b.H., Berlin Titel: Improvements relating to Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
DetailsReichspatentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 440774
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Karli, Nr. 440774 (09.09.1922/17.02.1927) eingereicht von: Karl Dietrich, Leipzig Titel: Typenlinealschreibmaschine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 24.740
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 24.740 (23.12.1893/10.02.1894) eingereicht von: Louis Dill, Frankfurt a. M., William Phillips Thompson, Liverpool (Agent) Titel: Improved Typewriting Machine Fotokopie
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