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Typewriter 101

  • PS1 Close 538 South Gilbert Street Iowa City, IA, 52240 United States (map)

    You’ve got a working manual typewriter made after 1945, but it’s kind of a mess. How do you clean it? How do you change the ribbon..and does your new ribbon even fit? 

    Tom Yates, local retired teacher and self-labeled typewriter “obsessive”, will walk you through a hands-on cleaning of your machine. There will also be a presentation on the parts of a typewriter, how to assess areas of real trouble, and a discussion of resources.

    This workshop is limited to 15 machines; two people may come with one machine to work on together, if desired, but space will be limited. 

FREE for PS1 sustaining and studio members (join here); by donation for others.

REGISTRATION IS FULL!