A look into an extensive typewriter collection

At the age of 25, Greg Fudacz of Wethersfield went to a tag sale and bought his very first vintage ROYAL typewriter for $5 dollars. That was 14 years ago.

[@novembertrails]

how refreshing - a segment from a news channel where the interviewee gets to talk without being rushed for time or interrupted by some uninterested reporter. loved this!

[@milanomari7102]

Instablaster...

[@SusanMJB45]

Excellent interview. You let Greg answer your questions fully.... without rushing him along. So rare..... and so refreshing. Thank you. I love vintage typewriters and I own 4 of them.... A 1926 Royal, a 1946 Smith-Corona, a 1948 Royal and a 1976 Adler .........

[@joeguzman3558]

im very happy that there's people out there collecting those beutiful machines

[@ozzylad1236]

Joe Guzman you’ve got a **tYpO** there!

[@alexnajera3483]

I'm 14 and I collect them. I currently have 3 and theyre my most prized mechanical devices

[@danbotten5602]

I’m 10 and I have 3 typewriters. I plan to get more. And I made my friend get a typewriter

[@dragunbwoi]

@@danbotten5602 you're 10 and have a girlfriend? you need jesus not a typewriter

[@danbotten5602]

@@dragunbwoi shut up i never mentioned the word girlfreind once in my setence i said freind.i don't need jesus cause i can read/ you can't read you need jesus. i've seen your YT you should be booking trips to the optician to get a new pair of glasses not booking trips to thailand.

[@earlspencer7863]

Must be a pbs affiliate channel no regular TV station would ever allow something so informative.

[@iamandreja]

This is great. Accidentally bought Adler no.7 at flea market two days ago, wanted to sell it, started researching about them and got interested in typewriters, what the hell :D

[@elukomsk]

iamandreja Is it just me because in the only one who has never seen a typewriter at a flea or tag sales...

[@natorusemporium645]

iamandreja, I recently bought an Adler Special.

[@johntapp1650]

@@elukomsk I used buy and sell typewriters at the flea market all the time. Gotta be you.

[@NeurosenkavalierEmilSinclair]

I have an Adler Favorit 2 from the 1930s and I've only payed 20€ for it 😍 I own an Olympia SM2 and a Trumph-Adler Contessa 2 (the one I got my hands on at age 13) - but my favourite to write is my beloved Rheinmetall from the 50s or 60s. I'm 28 and grew up with computers but typewriters have a special kind of magic. Also, people throw these beautys out for nothing; I payed 0-20€ for each of them and I would buy more if I had a house and not an appartment in the city 😂

[@ajarofpotential]

I very much enjoyed this interview. Would love to see a documentary on the history and evolution of typewriters 😊

[@JulianOShea]

Lovely interview - great insights on both sides.

[@EstaPeters-hv9mx]

I have yet to see one used for typing stencils, they had a longer carrage. I just love them, when the grandkids come to visit they love the typewriter. !Indestructible!

[@kennygk79]

Glad to hear the Anti-Keychopper message at the interviews end; now they're cutting more than just the glass-topped keys off machines: VERY SAD!

[@profetik777]

Brutal interview. Great machine.

[@hoodoo2001]

Nice interview. Greg is a nice guy. Recently got some parts from him. ...I just got into collecting as a adjunct to my living history hobby so I tend to go for the ones a more beat up an inexpensive and not advanced collector interest. Incredibly addictive. I'm finding myself in to a spiral, initially was into the 20's, working my way back to the 1890's. For now, except for the rarest machines, they are still very affordable if you stay away from the Ferengis on Ebay and Etsy. Every once in a while you can find a fair deal if you study and learn. Just don't get crazy. Still today a lot more typewriters than people wanting then which is good for beginning collectors.

[@archkull]

Etsy is terrible for finding typewriters, so much overpriced craziness by people trying to bank on people who dont know much about the a niche

[@dylanmcwhirter9844]

Does Greg have an active website currently? I would love to contact him

[@JB-uv4hm]

@@dylanmcwhirter9844yes.

[@CNder77]

This was so cool. I enjoyed this, thanks for sharing :) I've been interested in typewriters for years now, they're building up in the attic and I need to start selling them.

[@ethanomcbride]

It’s weird how much I enjoyed this

[@wahoospa1]

Olivetti had a large collection in Tarrytown, NY at the old Underwood factory. Of course that place is probably gone forever. I was at their school in 1968 to learn to program and repair their Programa 101 computer and went back several times.

[@vincentaurelius2390]

The fact that a she’s genuinely interested/fascinated by the machines makes this a great interview.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

I wish that I had an interest in collecting typewriters besides the IBM Selectric typewriter I have not used since the 1990s. Greg Fudacz can be a fine historian about the best office machine.

[@johnandrewmunroe]

That was fantastic!!

[@NeurosenkavalierEmilSinclair]

I have an Adler Favorit 2 from the 1930s and I've only payed 20€ for it 😍 I own an Olympia SM2 and a Trumph-Adler Contessa 2 (the one I got my hands on at age 13) - but my favourite to write is my beloved Rheinmetall from the 50s or 60s. I'm 28 and grew up with computers but typewriters have a special kind of magic. Also, people throw these beautys out for nothing; I payed 0-20€ for each of them and I would buy more if I had a house and not an appartment in the city 😂

[@jamesaritchie1]

I love old typewriters, and I used one for years while writing for a living. I still use a Royal Quiet Deluxe today, which was the typewriter Ernest Hemingway preferred, and was using when he committed suicide. But I sure don't own anything the ones in the video. The closest I can come is an Underwood number five, maybe the most famous writer's typewriter ever made. It was so popular, and so many were made, that it's still easy to find one cheap today.

[@Mihali92105]

Very Good most excellent.

[@portlyoldman]

I love these typewriters 🤓

[@josephgaviota]

I have my dad's old Woodstock typewriter, which he got for painting a garage. I'm told Woodstock is the predecessor to Underwood.

[@Jose-si5jb]

I just recently caught the Typerfevermania for manual typewriters just a few days ago!,I just purchased a blue colored royal Typer and yes!,I too am in on the coast to coast fever for typewriters.If this fever catches millions of Americans let us say 100,000,000million American purchase this many types times $65,you will be surprised the total calculation!$650000000 in revenue!😂🎉😊😊😊😊

[@johnnydough8924]

Interviewee was on point

[@litothemanlapid]

I love that the reporter knows some of the machine. I bet she used one in the 80s or 70s

[@Astyanaz]

I've typed on both a Yost and a Williams. The Williams is better. What is the use of a typewriter that doesn't type. I've had several Yosts, Several Franklins, Williams and a bunch of Hammonds.

[@KrazyKaiser]

GOOD SEGMENT!!

[@samdavenport4604]

I had no idea I loved typewriters untill 10 minutes ago

[@rehetbutler]

Cool AF

[@yogibear6084]

I collect typewriters too and my son fixes them. If you ever want to sell, please let me know. :)

[@TypewriterChicago]

Hi Greg

[@johnnyj0104]

4:26 "It's terribly rare, there's only 4 of these known and I'm lucky enough to have one." THEN SHE DROPPED IT 💀💀💀

[@lastAOLuser]

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[@captainpikachu7446]

I have an atique Dial Typewriter

[@m.ganeshganesh5460]

Captain Pikachu , ur typewriter for sale,

[@m.ganeshganesh5460]

Captain Pikachu , for sale?

[@manuelceniceros6290]

m.ganesh ganesh probably not bro

[@johntapp1411]

I read a book that called such machines index typewriters.

[@HoldYourSeahorses]

Our dimension's Lex Luther is super weird.

[@Jasmine-cs9dp]

I am very protective and obsessed with my typewriters, so when she started fucking pounding on the Franklin typewriter, my soul left my body. I could see him cringing as he just about died.

[@peterkovinski8476]

Ask what does the typewriter use for.

[@JB-uv4hm]

What is it with typewriter people? It’s always got to be the $10 typewriter. In this case $5. I guarantee there’s some pricey typewriters on the desk. And here we are 30 yrs later and the budding typewriter enthusiast can start off with a $20 KMM, have a blast and maybe actually do some typing.

[@ryancamp7044]

i have more and im 15

[@sixscorpion8169]

I want to feel old so I got a typewriter and wrote a story

[@user-to8qw7ur9h]

I'm actually 34 years old and I don't want to feel old I want to feel young but I love typewriters and I love the history of the 1800s

[@JessHull]

Did she just ask what a typewriter is used for?

[@mumiemonstret]

Haha, and she asks it twice! (3:01 and 12:01). She was probably after something like "travelling" but Greg simply answers "Typewriting. Duh!"

[@melanatedprose9134]

I wouldn't have trusted that woman handling those typewriters. The interviewer is annoying and silly.

[@aaronbasham6554]

I mean, they survived this long, and the opinion I have on any computers or consoles I've brought with me to show off in things like that is that I shouldn't bring them if I'm not willing to do repair work on them after.

[@dscott130]

She was very annoying. She needed to stfu.

[@josephsmith1893]

LOL Greg needs to get a girlfriend... Hahahahaha

[@RoyalKnightVIII]

So they can type together ;)

[@dylanmcwhirter9844]

That woman is insufferable

[@portlyoldman]

So far I’ve managed to control the urge to buy typewriters... this hasn’t helped 🥺