tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195869989354907758.post4123848240037702396..comments2024-03-01T15:21:50.710-08:00Comments on Davis Typewriter Works: MERRITT Will Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04371377137844175320noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195869989354907758.post-63110190899902337652019-10-07T21:38:28.301-07:002019-10-07T21:38:28.301-07:00Thank you, Will, for this super entry!Thank you, Will, for this super entry!shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195869989354907758.post-81988147611408146342016-10-29T11:38:51.179-07:002016-10-29T11:38:51.179-07:00A fantastially interesting article and great read....A fantastially interesting article and great read. Thank you for your time and energy in sharing this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593446172952035368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195869989354907758.post-64759508998916182102016-09-12T13:59:12.333-07:002016-09-12T13:59:12.333-07:00An article that merritts some thought, perhaps, ev...An article that merritts some thought, perhaps, even merrittorious.Martin A. Rice, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11855770090552152269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195869989354907758.post-17734555347704754292016-09-11T16:16:48.611-07:002016-09-11T16:16:48.611-07:00Thank you, Herman! I am very glad you liked it. I...Thank you, Herman! I am very glad you liked it. I do wonder why the earliest machines are unmarked; that's fairly odd, overall, to find a large number of manufactured but unmarked typewriters. Will Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04371377137844175320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195869989354907758.post-15178509744770658562016-09-11T11:34:56.663-07:002016-09-11T11:34:56.663-07:00Outstanding information and research, as alwsys. I...Outstanding information and research, as alwsys. It is interesting that the earliest versions of this machine did not have the name cast into the frame. They were "nameless".Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578884972298094749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195869989354907758.post-52408681845291462122016-09-11T04:59:36.846-07:002016-09-11T04:59:36.846-07:00Thank you, Richard! Researching this machine turn...Thank you, Richard! Researching this machine turned up a few revelations for me. And thank you for that neat anecdote! Will Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04371377137844175320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195869989354907758.post-36513606708346790362016-09-10T18:19:22.787-07:002016-09-10T18:19:22.787-07:00Congratulations! Very impressive research; I didn&...Congratulations! Very impressive research; I didn't know that the Merritt was part of Union. <br /><br />As for "writers of prose and poetry," here's some neat information that is due to Typex, but it's more convenient for me to quote the account in ETCetera #15 (June 1991):<br /><br />The Typewriter Exchange gave us an<br />intriguing story in its Vol. 7, No. 3<br />(mailed out in February). The article<br />tells the tale of Jessie Conrad, wife of<br />the famous novelist Joseph Conrad<br />(Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim). It turns<br />out that Jessie, with lots of time but little<br />money, typed some of her husband’s<br />manuscripts on a cheap little typewriter.<br />She called it a “Marriott,” but<br />from her description it seems unmistakable<br />that it was the well-known Merritt,<br />an index machine that must have been a<br />real chore to use for such work. But<br />Jessie didn’t complain. TypEx says she<br />did her Merritt typing on her honeymoon,<br />so there were, no doubt, other<br />things to make her happy.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com