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Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.

From Toronto Canada. Tokyo-based entrepreneur since 1998 and meditation teacher since 2000. Learned to type in Grade 9 following mind-altering lunches and still experience flashbacks while typing. Mother did shorthand and typed 90 wpm as stenographer, dad pecked out haiku on his old typewriter as long as I remember. Moved to thermal printing, 8-character display CanoWord Pen 24 in 1986 when my typewriter broke, then to FujiXerox, Mac and iPhone. Bought my first typewriter of the new millennium (a Lettera 32) in March 2015. Muscle memory has graduated to neural reboot--every moment at the typewriter brings back fresh memories of type-happy childhood and visions of literary grandeur. Use typewriter for inspiration/rough drafts and computer/iPhone (Scrivener/Evernote) for polishing.


1951
Olivetti
Lettera 22

Serial #094162

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1959
Olympia
SM3

Serial #1380842

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1956
Hermes
Baby

Serial #5520274

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1965
Hermes
Baby

Serial #6086677

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1964
Olivetti
Lettera 32

Serial #9317504

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1958
Olympia
SM2

Serial #1144134

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1964
Triumph
Tippa

Serial #4410332

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1954
Royal
Quiet De Luxe

Serial #RA-2981742

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1960
Hermes
3000

Serial #3032066

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1968
Olympia
SM9

Serial #3618609

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