tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post1490620553748513840..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: On This Day in Typewriter History: Dalgo Moya - Blimp Designer, Violin Maker and Historian, Typewriter GeniusRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-2919385479709583672018-08-04T08:03:34.509+10:002018-08-04T08:03:34.509+10:00J W B ... I have much more inf. on your family thr...J W B ... I have much more inf. on your family through Hidalgo's mother, if you would like to know more. Very interesting family history. I live on their original homestead.MMileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572586129699487771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-15748674341179177372018-05-09T22:12:38.748+10:002018-05-09T22:12:38.748+10:00Thank you for putting the trail of breadcrumbs tog...Thank you for putting the trail of breadcrumbs together on Dalgo Moya, my great-grandfather. I was recently given my mother's adoption papers and discovered the lost family. As you've written elsewhere, Dalgo's daughter Georgia lived to adulthood, married and became Georgia Procter-Gregg. She had one child with her later husband Myles - my mother. I've always wondered why I was drawn to the form of the typewriter keyboard, innovative engineering, and to musical instruments too!J W-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409170166623221654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-44355236075812954662012-09-29T13:40:50.912+10:002012-09-29T13:40:50.912+10:00Thank you, Ken, you've very kind. I agree abou...Thank you, Ken, you've very kind. I agree about Imperials, and the downstroke machines are quite fascinating. As for a Moya, I think Richard P has a most interesting story to tell there one day - it might be fair to say he dreamed and it came (at least partially) true.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-62183237517262980342012-09-29T13:34:39.563+10:002012-09-29T13:34:39.563+10:00A very interesting machine and a very informative ...A very interesting machine and a very informative post. You really research and know your stuff, Robert. <br /><br />I only have one Imperial (Good Companion), but really hope to find more. They are fantastic machines, from what I have used, and the early downstrokes are on the top of my list. The Moya, of course, if near unattainable...but one can dream, can't he?L Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585495720234064210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-2465520720359385742012-09-29T10:53:30.270+10:002012-09-29T10:53:30.270+10:00Thank you Richard, glad you liked it. It was a str...Thank you Richard, glad you liked it. It was a struggle to get it done, as I'm suffering rather serious health problems at the moment.<br />I wondered myself about the many references to Moya being "Spanish-American". I agree with you about a leaning toward Spanish over Mexican; however, I couldn't anything on his mother. That spelling "Moye" and "Moya" makes it hard, too. On the original 1880 census document, the family has definitely spelled it "Moye".<br />It's interesting that while much has been written about the architect Hidalgo Moya (he's also on Wikipedia, which his dad isn't), little is made of the fact that his father was the typewriter man. <br />I note your comments (and those of others) on captha. I've only encountered it once or twice. I simply give up when I do encounter it.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-11666787817358861812012-09-29T10:35:37.221+10:002012-09-29T10:35:37.221+10:00Great story. Now I know quite a bit more about Dal...Great story. Now I know quite a bit more about Dalgo Moya, not to mention his family. I recall reading before that he was Spanish-American; this may have been a distortion due to the fact that Europeans had more social status in the US than Mexicans.<br /><br />PS: I hate captcha, it's driving me nuts.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com