When we had our social at Pieritz Bros., the owner John had his video camera with him. Good fortune saw a visit by typewriter and vintage enthusiast Bradley Paul and he held an impromtu typewriter tour in addition to typewriter instruction for a young social attendee. Kathy and yours truly can be seen at the end of the video along with other L.W.A. members typing away. If you weren't there, take a look at what you missed. We plan to visit Pieritz Bros. again in the fall and hope to have an even more type-tastic time.
We will be having a typewriter cleaning workshop at the West Town library from 6:30-8PM on Thursday, July 11th. I'll show you how I clean up my machines and change a ribbon. It is FREE, but you must RSVP as there are limited slots available. You can R.S.V.P. at 312.743.0450 or register in person at West Town Library.
1625 W. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
P.S. EDITED because of things moving around, et cetera. I promise Kathy will get those typewriters listed for sale soon.
Oh, that kid was such a good sport about being taught. I love that the tour guide said to type like you're playing the piano, what good advice. Also, love the inclusion of the postbox outside during the Underwood moment. Lovely. Wish I could be there.
Do you consider making more LWA videos?
Posted by: Jennifer | June 27, 2013 at 11:05 AM
Well, we didnt make this video, Bob did. But I do have little channel on the YouTube which we hope to expand: http://www.youtube.com/user/donovanbeeson
Posted by: Donovan Beeson | June 27, 2013 at 11:33 AM