This image from Smith-Corona advertising during the 1960's is probably the earliest
reference to the idea of the Type-In, the practice of gathering together with our
typewriters and celebrating our machines and what we create with them.
The New York Times records that Mike McGettigan's First Philadelphia Type-In on
Dec 18, 2010 was the beginning of modern Type-Ins. Since that time, there have been
Type-Ins held in several states of the Union and in countries all over the globe.
If you'd like to know even more about the history of the modern Type-In and how you
can hold one yourself, consult Phillytyper's advice here.
The term "Type-Out" was coined by Tom at Cambridge Typewriter in MA to refer to the practice of
having a Type-In outside in the sunshine. The first such Type-Out was held in front of
Cambridge Typewriter on Oct 22, 2011.
Notice: This site documents the beginnings of the Type-in movement from 2010 to 2015.
In 2015, Type-Ins got so popular that I could no longer keep up with the new announcements while also
administering TWDB and other projects I have going. For now, this site is an archive, but I'm hoping to interest
an organization like ETCA or another typewriter collecting group in taking over the project so a more
social media savvy person than myself can really keep track of all the Type-ins happening in the world.
We'll see how that works out, as it can be tough to find just the right, motivated person to handle something
that can get as busy as this worldwide phenomenon is becoming. I'll keep you posted.
History of the Modern Type-In:
American Type-ins:
The First Philadelphia Type-In was the first organized Type-In, held on Dec. 18, 2010 and organized by Michael McGettigan.
Some links for the Philadelphia Type-Ins:
The 5th Annual PHILADELPHIA Type-IN @The Shambles, October 25, 2014
The 6th Annual PHILADELPHIA Type-IN, Philadelphia, PA, May 16, 2015
Phoenix Type-Ins
We've had 6 Type-Ins in Phoenix:
The First Phoenix Typewriter Round-Up & Type-In @ Hula's Modern Tiki, Saturday March 5, 2011
The Second Phoenix Typewriter Round-Up & Type-In @ Monti's La Casa Vieja, Saturday, June 18, 2011
A Mini Type-In @ China China, Wednesday Oct 5, 2011
The Third Phoenix Typewriter Round-Up & Type-In @ The Lux. Phoenix, AZ Saturday, March 31, 2012
The 4th Phoenix Typewriter Round-Up & Type-In @ The Lux, Phoenix, AZ. Saturday March 16, 2013
The 5th Phoenix Typewriter Round-Up & Type-In @ First Draft Book Bar, Phoenix, AZ. Saturday July 26, 2014
The 6th Phoenix Typewriter Round-Up & Type-In @ First Draft Book Bar, Phoenix, AZ. May 23, 2015
Boston Type-Outs
Tom Furrier at Cambridge Typewriter Co., Inc. organizes Type-Outs outside of his Typewriter Shop in Arlington, Ma.:
The First Great Boston Type-Out @ Cambridge Typewriter Co., Oct 22, 2011
The Second Great Boston Type-Out @ Cambridge Typewriter Co., June 9, 2012
The Third Great Boston Type-Out @ Cambridge Typewriter Co., May 11, 2013
The Fourth Great Boston Type-Out @ Cambridge Typewriter Co., Oct. 5th, 2013
The Fifth Great Boston Type-Out @ Cambridge Typewriter Co., Sept. 13, 2014
Other US Type-Ins
There have been other type-ins all over the United States:
There was a Type-In in Snohomish, WA in February 2011:
There was apparently a Type-In in Utah in April 2011:
There was a Type-In in Tacoma, WA May 1, 2011
There was a Type-In in Los Angeles, CA on May 22, 2011
There was a Type-In in Cincinnati, OH on July 2 2011
There was a Type-In in Seattle, WA on July 30, 2011
There was a Type-In in Staten Island, NY on July 16, 2011:
There was a Type-In in Venice, CA in 2012:
There was a Type-In in Madison, WI on June 23, 2012
There was a Type-In in Beaver, PA on February 23, 2013:
There was a Type-In in Manhattan, NY. on April 21, 2013:
There was a Type-In at Oblation Papers & Press in Portland OR. on June 23, 2013 (Typewriter Day!):
There was a Type-In at California Typewriter in Berkeley, CA. on Dec. 27, 2013:
There was a Type-In at L.A. Marler Studio in Santa Monica, CA. on March 8th, 2014:
There was a Type-In at Billy Bob's Silver Diner in Winston Salem, NC. on March 12th, 2014:
There was a Type-In at Velo Cult in Portland, OR. on April 5, 2014.
There was a Type-In at Sitwell's Coffeehouse in Cincinnati, OH. on April 26, 2014:
There was a Type-In at Landmark Books in Traverse City, Michigan on June 21, 2014:
International Typewriter Collectors Convention 2014, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 7th - 10th, 2014:
The Third Kalamazoo-area (Michigan) Type-In Sept. 13, 2014:
Tacoma Type-Out, Tacoma, WA, September 27, 2014:
Queen City's First Type-In, Manchester, NH, December 4, 2014:
Vermont's First Type-In, Burlington, VT, June 6, 2015
Kalamazoo Typochondriacs Fifth Type-In, Kalamazoo, MI, June 20, 2015
Third Annual Type-In, celebrating International Typewriter Day, Portland, OR, June 20th, 2015
Landmark Books Second Annual Type-In, Traverse City, MI, June 27, 2015
Los Angeles Type-In, LA, CA, June 28, 2015
Type-In at the Burlington Book Festival, Burlington, VT, Sept 27, 2015
Type-Ins Around The World:
On Sept. 10, 2011, the Swiss typosphere got into the act and held a Type-in in Bern:
Additional Type-Ins have been held in Geneva, Basel, Lugano and Zurich. This page contains links to the reports:
There was a Type-In in Estonia on February 13, 2013:
There was a Type-In in The Netherlands on March 9, 2013:
A second Type-In in The Netherlands was held on April 13, 2013:
A Third Type-In in The Netherlands was held on March 15, 2014:
There was a Type-In in Brisbane, Australia on March 10, 2013:
There was a Type-In in Sydney, Australia on May 27, 2013:
A 3-Day Type-In Extravaganza was held in London, England on July 25, 27 and 29, 2013:
Type-Ins were held in Toronto, Canada on August 8 and Nov 19, 2013:
There was a Type-In in Canberra, Australia on Dec 29, 2013:
There was a Type-Out in Brisbane, Australia on March 9, 2014:
There was a Type-in held in Southeast Asia's Lion City Singapore, Hong Kong on March 15, 2014:
The First Intercontinental Type-In was held in Basel, Switzerland on March 30, 2014:
London Type-In/Out was held at the Hoop & Toy in London on May 18, 2014:
The Secrets & Type Type-In was held in Berlin, Germany, on November 22, 2014:
1st Vienna Type-In was held in Wien, Vienna, on July 22, 2015:
There have been a few others that probably have escaped my memory.
A documentary: "The Typewriter (In The 21st Century)", partly filmed at the 2nd Phoenix Type-In and the Los Angeles Type-In:
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