Meet Director Pica, the Sam Kinison of typefaces!

August 18, 2019April 30, 2020 L.T. Hanlon4 Comments

Photo of typeslugs on a Hermes 3000 typewritere. Typeslugs are the elements on the end of the typebars; they strike the ribbon and transfer ink to paper. — **Closeup of the Director Pica typeslugs on my Hermes 3000 curvytop.**

Thanks to the Rt. Rev. Munk, you can view the NOMDA samples for Hermes and Smith-Corona.

NOMDA_Hermes — **In the photo above, I printed a Hermes NOMDA page and then typed with my Hermes 3000 to determine it’s afflicted with Director Pica.**

And if you don’t remember Sam Kinison . . .

Should typecasts have a standard format?

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 L.T. Hanlon7 Comments

This photo is of a typewritten page with text that can't be easily duplicated in linear form that doesn't have line breaks. Basically, I discuss whether typecasts should have a standard design and whether headlines, dates, or typewriter used should presented first.

16mm anticipation starts to set in

August 11, 2019August 12, 2019 L.T. HanlonLeave a comment

Photo of a bright yellow box made to hold Kodak 16mm film. Yellow is Kodak's longtimt corporate collor.

Cine-Kodak K-100, Ultra-16, and Bigfoot!

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 L.T. Hanlon4 Comments

Photo of a 1950s-era Cine-Kodak K-100 turret movie camera. This 16mm camera has three lenses on front and a leather-and-polished aluminum body. — **Cine-Kodak K-100 16mm movie camera.**

Photo of a typewritten sheet of paper with the following text. Friday, August 9, 2019. Chicago, USA. It's a big, wide, wonderful world! Smith-Corona Galaxie Deluxe. Assuming the weather cooperates Saturday and Sunday, I'm going to give my Ultra-16 movie camera a whirl. The camera began life in the 1950s as a Cine-Kodak K-100 Turret, an amateur camera famed for filming countless high school and college football games. A cousin of this camera, the CineKodak K-100 non-turret model, was used to capture the Patterson—Gim1in bigfoot film in 1967. These 16mm cameras come equipped with a standard gate giving an aspect ratio of about 4:3. However, the Cine—Kodak Is one of several camera models that can be modified so that wasted film space is exposed to create a 16:9 image. I had this updating done just after we moved down to this condo — or up, actually, since we're on the 54th Floor. Until now, however, I just haven't had the time, interest, or inclination to lace up the camera and put it through its paces. I only have one 100—foot roll of film, so I'll have to be fairly selective about what I film. I'm thinking maybe Lake Shore Drive, North Michigan Avenue, and Oak Street Beach, then some street photography if there's film left. After this project, there's Russian windup Super-8 camera I need to try out. — Oops! That should read “Patterson-Gimlin film.”
Here’s a fascinating Cryptomundo item about the camera and the famous film.

Suddenly, it’s 1967!

August 2, 2019 L.T. Hanlon7 Comments

Photo of a beautiful SCM Smith-Corona Galaxie Deluxe typewriter manufactured in 1967. The machine's exterior is painted in colors associated with the era. In this case, a greenish-blue color called seafoam green complemented by creamy beige accents.