Typewriters continued:
Have you heard about the
typewriter guest book at weddings? The idea is to find a "vintage"
typewriter, put in a long roll of paper, and have wedding guests type their good wishes. Then roll the paper up like a scroll and tie it with a ribbon.
I heard that people are now renting those vintage
typewriters to use for the occasion.
Who knew?
Well, I guess Martha Stewart did because she mentioned them and then said something about how "vintage"
typewriters could be found in colors to match the wedding theme.
Wellllll, Martha, I thought "vintage"
meant one of those heavy, black typewriters -- with the high keys with gold letters. But nooooooo, seems like, according to
Martha, that's not all it takes to be vintage.........
And I am not so sure that I am willing to admit that I know exactly what she is talking about. (Oh well, we're all in this together.)
So anyway, I know Martha is talking about the kind of typewriter that I got for high school graduation. There were ads for them in
Seventeen magazine. I think Royal made them, a portable typewriter that came in pretty colors.
BUT, mine might have looked pretty, but the
thing jammed all the time. I hated it and wanted to throw it out the window. Other girls in my dorm had problems with them, too. Type. Type. JAM. Type. Type. JAM.
Just think.....had I had a typewriter that did not JAM all the time -- driving me nuts when I tried to compose anything -- always waiting for that
JAMMING -- just think....with a better typewriter, I coulda been an English major.
Boomer