Comments on: Giant Typewriter Weighs 14 Tons http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:15:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/comment-page-1/#comment-1067910 Firebrand38 Sat, 09 May 2009 13:42:28 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/#comment-1067910 Miriam, here is a link to a blog page listing all the Batman comics that featured a Giant Prop typewriter. http://www.comictreadmill.com/CTMBlogarchives/2009/2009_Individual/2009_02/001920.php KHarn, these same folks tell us that the Catwoman story involved a giant cash register and not a typewriter http://www.comictreadmill.com/CTMBlogarchives/2008/2008_Individual/2008_05/001725.php You know, this Internet thing just might catch on! Miriam, here is a link to a blog page listing all the Batman comics that featured a Giant Prop typewriter.

http://www.comictreadmill.com/.....001920.php

KHarn, these same folks tell us that the Catwoman story involved a giant cash register and not a typewriter http://www.comictreadmill.com/.....001725.php

You know, this Internet thing just might catch on!

]]> By: Michael A. Brown http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/comment-page-1/#comment-1067909 Michael A. Brown Sat, 09 May 2009 13:14:59 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/#comment-1067909 Hi Miriam, (The Underwood desendant)-- I am a typewriter researcher in Phila, PA and have been looking for decendants of John T. Underwood. Would love to correspond with you. My email address is: Typex1@aol.com Thank you, Mike Hi Miriam, (The Underwood desendant)–

I am a typewriter researcher in Phila, PA and have been looking for decendants of John T. Underwood.

Would love to correspond with you. My email address is: Typex1@aol.com

Thank you, Mike

]]> By: Early Office Museum http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/comment-page-1/#comment-1064207 Early Office Museum Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:54:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/#comment-1064207 For several other images of very large typewriters that were used for promotional purposes in parades and at world’s fairs, see the following page at the Early Office Museum web site: http://www.officemuseum.com/Re.....20Stuff%20!!!.htm For several other images of very large typewriters that were used for promotional purposes in parades and at world’s fairs, see the following page at the Early Office Museum web site:

http://www.officemuseum.com/Re…..20Stuff%20!!!.htm

]]> By: Miriam http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/comment-page-1/#comment-1063074 Miriam Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:12:12 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/#comment-1063074 I am a direct descendant of the Underwood family (John T stayed in the US and kept at the typewriter business but helped fund his brother's trip to Korea as a missionary 130ish yrs ago, my mom is a US born, non-missionary one of those Underwoods, but I have grown up typing on nothing but good old Underwood 5s) and was just doing some research online looking for memorabilia. After reading the comments I HAVE to find the Batman comic! Thanks for the pic and the opening up to the comments. I am a direct descendant of the Underwood family (John T stayed in the US and kept at the typewriter business but helped fund his brother’s trip to Korea as a missionary 130ish yrs ago, my mom is a US born, non-missionary one of those Underwoods, but I have grown up typing on nothing but good old Underwood 5s) and was just doing some research online looking for memorabilia. After reading the comments I HAVE to find the Batman comic! Thanks for the pic and the opening up to the comments.

]]> By: Erika http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/comment-page-1/#comment-1061117 Erika Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:37:07 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/#comment-1061117 Has anyone noticed the length of the woman's arm (top left)? She could probably scratch her ankle without bending over! Has anyone noticed the length of the woman’s arm (top left)? She could probably scratch her ankle without bending over!

]]> By: KHarn http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/comment-page-1/#comment-1047736 KHarn Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:35:38 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/#comment-1047736 In a 50s comic, Batman and Robin fought Catwoman's gang on one of these! It was the story where we learned that she was the sole survivor of a plane crash. (Sorry, my geekyness is showing) In a 50s comic, Batman and Robin fought Catwoman’s gang on one of these! It was the story where we learned that she was the sole survivor of a plane crash. (Sorry, my geekyness is showing)

]]> By: Neil Russell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/comment-page-1/#comment-660979 Neil Russell Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:37:04 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/#comment-660979 Firebrand38, what a great link, I am always in awe of big icons. You would think in this age of quickly made plastics there would be more of them out there. Some years back I used to travel up to South Carolina on Hwy 301 and just before you got to Greenville there was a defunct coffee shop with a giant coffee pot on the roof. Maybe that's why Irwin Allen was so fascinated with the concept that became "Land of the Giants". If he could have gotten hold of some of that advertising stuff he wouldn't have had to spend money on props! :) Firebrand38, what a great link, I am always in awe of big icons.
You would think in this age of quickly made plastics there would be more of them out there.

Some years back I used to travel up to South Carolina on Hwy 301 and just before you got to Greenville there was a defunct coffee shop with a giant coffee pot on the roof.

Maybe that’s why Irwin Allen was so fascinated with the concept that became “Land of the Giants”.
If he could have gotten hold of some of that advertising stuff he wouldn’t have had to spend money on props! :)

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/comment-page-1/#comment-660718 Charlie Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:35:09 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/#comment-660718 Actually they have a giant 6 foot tall iPhone with a big LCD screen in it in the window of every Apple Store. Actually they have a giant 6 foot tall iPhone with a big LCD screen in it in the window of every Apple Store.

]]> By: Craig http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/comment-page-1/#comment-660710 Craig Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:31:20 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/#comment-660710 What the heck was the fascination with big replicas? Can you imagine a fifteen-foot tall iPhone? (Well, actually, that would be kinda cool.) The thing that makes me wonder is the boardroom discussion that led up to this type of thing. Did John T. Underwood just all of a sudden say, "Hey, we've got a great little machine here. Let's really wow 'em by making it 1,728 times bigger"? If he did then the response would have been, "That's a swell idea. It'll take a hundred thousand clams and three years but it'll really sock it to 'em". What the heck was the fascination with big replicas? Can you imagine a fifteen-foot tall iPhone? (Well, actually, that would be kinda cool.)

The thing that makes me wonder is the boardroom discussion that led up to this type of thing. Did John T. Underwood just all of a sudden say, “Hey, we’ve got a great little machine here. Let’s really wow ‘em by making it 1,728 times bigger”?

If he did then the response would have been, “That’s a swell idea. It’ll take a hundred thousand clams and three years but it’ll really sock it to ‘em”.

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/comment-page-1/#comment-658678 Firebrand38 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:50:33 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/#comment-658678 Neil, I wish I'd said that. The best I can do is come up with the history of this beast. http://www.agilitynut.com/mim/4.html Anyone have anything on whatever happened to it? Neil, I wish I’d said that. The best I can do is come up with the history of this beast.
http://www.agilitynut.com/mim/4.html

Anyone have anything on whatever happened to it?

]]> By: Neil Russell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/comment-page-1/#comment-657318 Neil Russell Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:10:16 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/10/30/giant-typewriter-weighs-14-tons/#comment-657318 Was this found in the trunk of the giant Studebaker? If Microsoft Word had the kind of helpers as shown on the typewriter instead of that stupid paperclip thing I bet they would be more useful! ;) Was this found in the trunk of the giant Studebaker?

If Microsoft Word had the kind of helpers as shown on the typewriter instead of that stupid paperclip thing I bet they would be more useful! ;)

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