tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post2024946121535692286..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: One Hundred Years Ago This Christmas: Raymond Koessler and his Simplex TypewriterRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-65871327093481970562013-12-27T04:44:02.600+11:002013-12-27T04:44:02.600+11:00What a beautiful, yet poignant story. I can imagin...What a beautiful, yet poignant story. I can imagine his parents keeping the toy typewriter and the little notes he left behind as a reminder of their son. That explains why it looks so unused - nobody used it again, until you adopted it. <br /><br />I've always thought that collecting anything (typewriters, radios, watches, etc.) is a way to preserve the history of technological advancement, but it's also a very solid way to get in touch with the past. We seldom know the name of the previous owner of a typewriter, let alone the identity of the original owner. But when we use their machines, when we keep them working and preserve them, in a way we are also helping these people remain among the living. <br /><br />I like that old expression, "the departed ones only truly die when they are forgotten". With this little post, Robert, you've given Ray Koessler the gift of immortality. May our writings do that little miracle for ourselves, too! Miguel Chávezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411154570699775904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-13827524166255492002013-12-27T03:29:22.570+11:002013-12-27T03:29:22.570+11:00What an incredible find. Good work on tracking dow...What an incredible find. Good work on tracking down the origins of the machine. Like many of my machines, I have wondered what stories it has told, and who and what had been written on it. In some ways this is beautiful. <br />For the length of time that he was ill, I woudn't suspect the Spanish flu - but that said, that flu would have killed anyone with a weakened immune system. Maybe a timely reminder to people in the northern hemisphere to get their vaccination for the flu for the year. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-63562647507376025462013-12-27T03:27:18.017+11:002013-12-27T03:27:18.017+11:00Very very sad story. You have such a wonderful tr...Very very sad story. You have such a wonderful treasure of a glimpse into the life of a young fellow from long ago. Nice to know Raymond lives on through his letters.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-73313820609426069342013-12-27T01:55:00.701+11:002013-12-27T01:55:00.701+11:00a profoundly sad end to a budding typist. Poor fel...a profoundly sad end to a budding typist. Poor fellow.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.com