In this issue (among others):

• The pocket calculator page
• New book: "Schl@gfertige Typen" ("Re@dy Types")
• New book: "The Paradox of the Waste Paper Basket"
• Unknown version of the Venus turns up!
• Further information on the Titania typewriter
• SHBS swap meet in Münchenstein, February 2015

Peter Muckermann

Our member Jos Legrand from the Netherlands has written and published a book by this title, in English. It’s about the history of the wastebasket from 1870 to 1930, and all the wastepaper that ended up in it. More information on this book can be found in the section Publications

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