Ha, TIL! How long do you keep them in there?

haha too true. now i feel all the more compelled to prove us all wrong, and actuallymake this rather than adding it to my random collection of (cool) patterns, never to be seen again…

amazeballs!!! Thank you kind stranger.

Happy searching, may the odds be in your favour.

I own a couple of thrifted typewtiters for precosely this use case. Highly recommend keeping an eye out. And yes, ribbons are still available.

fancy!! mine is adjustable by hand crank. (And yet I alternate b/w sitting and standing setup more frequently than my colleague whose desk is electrically powered).