2019-04-12 Easter Holiday Dear Friends of the Institute, We would like to thank you for your support and friendship and wish you a Happy Easter. The Institute will be closed from 18th till 23rd April 2019 included. Read more
2019-01-15 Royal Portable Typewriter, 1926 - Made in the USA, used by Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski In the process of revising our museum catalogue, we came across this well preserved example of a 1926 Royal Portable typewriter. Invented by Edwards Bernard Hess and Lewis Cary Myers in the United States in 1922, it only came into manufacture in 1926. Although it wasn’t the first of its kind, what ensured its success was its light-weight and smaller build than its competitors at that time. Its use became widespread in countries such as the United Kingdom. By the end of the Second World War, the Royal Portable became the market leader. Read more
