Typewriter Talk / Typeface databases?

**Posted by LynnJ** 18-1-2021 14:39:52

Hi, I’m just getting into a variety of typewriters and amazed by the typefaces. Is there a database dedicated to this aspect of typewriters? I have a Hermès 3000 with Techno elite, a Corona silent 1950 with very interesting numbers, and an Underwood SX 150 from 1954 that has a stylish 2.

Another aspect is that my Underwood is presently being cleaned and restored (by me) and I need a new ribbon but the letters seem quite close to each other. It’d be nice to be able to see specimens of type in order to get the spacing right.

I also have a selectric III that I brought back to life. With those the typeface choices seem a little less mysterious. After using it for awhile I decided it was annoyingly loud...so my entry into manual typewriters. I keep saying I’m an enthusiast, not a collector. I hope I can keep my head and remain so.

**Posted by Laurenz van Gaalen** 18-1-2021 14:45:28

Hi LynnJ,

Welcome to the forum. Follow the linkts below for some typeface fun:

https://typewriterdatabase.com/typefaces.php
https://xoverit.blogspot.com/2014/03/100-typewriter-typefaces-compared.html

Lau

**Posted by LynnJ** 18-1-2021 14:54:09

Oh nice. Thanks

**Posted by M. Höhne** 18-1-2021 16:01:30

LynnJ wrote:
.... snip .... but the letters seem quite close to each other. It’d be nice to be able to see specimens of type in order to get the spacing right. .... snip ....

Do you mean the printed characters seem too close to each other? Or something else. That spacing (called the "pitch") is not adjustable; it is determined by the design of the escapement and the gearing between the escapement and the carriage rails. How would you "get the spacing right"? Do you have a pic of your current situation?