Lothar K. Friedrich of Ludwigsburg, an expert appraiser of historic typewriters, has documented the rise and fall of mechanical typewriters in this book. A more detailed describtion of it can be found in the Publications section.

In this issue (among others):

• A peculiar Adler 7 typewriter
• Titania typewriter serial numbers
• 21st meeting of office collectors in Garbsen
• A brief presentation of the Stäcker print shop in Hamburg
• A glimpse beyond the borders (from the December Swiss SHBS newsletter)
• The final clarification of the @ sign

Peter Muckermann

Curta, die kleinste mechanische Rechenmaschine der Welt
Ein Zeitzeugenbericht von Ingenieur Elmar Maier, Feldkirch

Herbert Bruderer

In this issue (among others):

• List of known Venus typewriters and name variants
• Invitation to slide rule collectors’ meeting
• Partschins typewriter museum: "Steganography: Secret communication"
• Book review: “Typewriters from Saxony”
• Invitation to international SHBS meeting in 2015

Peter Muckermann