I have previously featured typewriters in my collection here and here, but today I'd like to show a particularly unique one. Behold the Roxy micro laptop typewriter. When closed in its built-in case, it is perhaps the thinnest mechanical writing machine ever made. My particular copy bears the brand label Roxy, but these machines are more commonly known under the brand name Rooy; the lesser known name Roxy came about as part of a legal copyright battle. I won't get into the specifics of the machine's design, mostly because I can do no better than this long and detailed description of these amazing machines. I did travel with this typewriter once on a trip to New York City, back when my wife and I made regular long-weekend trips there to see Broadway plays. On one of our trips we flew to NY, but then took the Amtrak Crescent train from NYC back to Birmingham. We booked a sleeper compartment for the overnight trip home, which gave me space to type a few letters while in transit, and even mail them at one of the stops along the way. Now that's the sort of anachronistic analog living I love so much.
They are so ingenious! Also clanky and janky, but I love them anyway. Blog on. Type on.
ReplyDeleteThey are curious machine for sure. I’m glad you had a good time with yours.
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