There will not be a July issue of TYPENKORB, the next one will be the double issue on August 1 with a deadline for contributions on July 15. During his vacation until the end of June, the editor can still be reached at the office in the usual way (FAX, e-mail, answering machine, mail). Have a nice vacation!
Collector Fritz Nepputh will celebrate his 75th birthday on June 9. Fleeing from the GDR in the 50s, he had to leave his collection behind but has since managed to rebuild it for his private museum in Einbeck.
Collector Hartmut Koch will have more time for his private museum with about 1000 items in Hamburg since he will retire at year's end. With the enclosed brochures he invites you for a visit.
page 2 (News)
Reinmar Wochinz from Austria comments on the American version of the MIGNON: "I am quite convinced that the YU ESS was not produced in Germany. Cleaning my YU ESS, I noticed differences to the MIGNON. Emst Martin, in the 1923 edition of his book, also points out that the MIGNON was copied and that neither STELLA nor YU ESS were produced by the MIGNON factory. The only question is why the YU ESS numbers fit the MIGNON pattern so well." Collector Fritz Niemann was planning to do a little book on the MIGNON, which might clarify this point if it comes out.
The auction results at HENRY'S in Mutterstadt contain all fees and taxes.
page 3 (Upcoming events)
Sammlertreffen = collectors' meeting
12 subscriptions had to be canceled due to lack of payment for 1996.
page 4 (Auction results at "SijRO ANTIK" in Cologne, May 11)
Auction catalogs for collectors abroad burned up in the fire at DŸsseldorf airport. Uwe Breker managed to replace those at the last minute but did not have the time to print more for distribution on the day of the auction; so some buyers had to do without one. There were not quite as many people as usual but, once again, more than 90% of the items were sold, which underlines the position of this auctioneer. Following are some results of calculators (nos. 801920) ...
page 5 (as above)
... and typewriters (nos. 1112-1213). All the results are based on personal notes since the official list was not yet available. They do not include the auctioneer's fees and taxes, so 20 % must be added!
page 6 (Auction results at PHILLIP'S in London, May 14)
Fees and taxes included. There is also some information, provided by collector Claus-Peter Soelter, about a planned collectors' meeting in Hamburg, the date and place of which have not finally been set (either Aug. 18 or Sept. 08); more information in the next T & T. The motto will be: products by the Dankers company, Hamburg (e.g. JUWEL and DANKERS typewriters).
pages 7-10 (Second part of Walter Fiirtig's story "AS AN OFFICE MACHINE MECHANIC ..."; ctd. from the last issue of T & T)
The machines, brought in by different army units, were taken apart, cleaned in the gasoline wash container, and then dried with cloths and compressed air. Then they were carried into the repair shop, put together again, and checked through. Sometimes minor or major repairs had to be done. Finally the keys were aligned.
pages 11-12 (Annual meeting of the Swiss Collectors' Club)
Peter Muckermann reports about his trip to the meeting in Switzerland that took place on May 3. Before the actual meeting in PfŠffikon, there was the monthly regional meeting in Tufertschwil, attended by an international mix of collectors from Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Belgium. Alex Arca's private museum could be admired and some private deals were closed. The next day, the group went to the annual meeting where some other Swiss collectors joined them. There were no changes in the elections: Stefan Beck is president, Alex Arca is cashier, Gerhard Schroeter is "Aktuar'. Next year's meeting will be in Liechtenstein (see p. 3). After the official part, the 50 collectors could offer their treasures for private deals (results see Market Window). Then there was a chance to see Stefan Beck's private museum in PfŠffikon, which is really impressive. Following was some socializing both at Stefan Beck's place and back in Tuffertschwil.
page 13 (From Hans-Peter Ciinther's old records)
He describes how, on adding machines, the new amount can already been typed in before the machine has stopped doing the preceding figures.
at the bottom of the page, there is a newspaper article dealing with the construction of the new computer museum in Paderborn that is expected to open in October. It will be based on Heinz Nlxdorf's collection of historical calculators and typewriters and will comprise about 4000 objects that can document the history and development of office technology. Even Chancellor Helmut Kohl will be expected at the opening of the museum.
pages 14-15 (Collectors' meeting in Celle, Germany, April 27)
Peter Muckermann attended this meeting with about 100 other collectors from Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. There were also about 50-80 interested onlookers. The Haupt Company in Celle had organized this meeting on the occasion of their 225th anniversary. About 300 office machines were exhibited, plus many other office paraphernalia. Deals closed can be found in the Market Window. Everything was really well organized, the lactation is ideal for a meeting and for future (?) meetings. stefan Beck entertained his listeners and later presented his KOSMOPOLIT. There was a lottery, too. By and large, a very enjoyable and successful meeting.
page 16 (Update on Internet and E-mail addresses)
Verfasser = author Farbbanddosen = ribbon tins
IRhalt = contents Rechner = calculators
This list can be extended provided that we are notified.
pages 17-24 (Advertisements)
page 25 (Extract from a 1911 newspaper)
The article deals with the pros and cons of texts written by hand or on the machine.
Peanuts: Finally the new year had come. In spite of everything that had happened he knew that he had to be thankful for a lot of things. He was still a dog.
pages 26-27 (Market Window)
page 28 (Cartoon)
And here the long-awaited answer to the question: What happens when the editor switches on the computer?
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