Vintage Dixon Ticonderoga box of six NOS pencils with plastic ferrule at the end. (by Pencil Collector)
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This vintage 50s illustration of a kitchen office is a feast for the eyes and looks quite functional too. The neutral grey with red accents (including a red Eames bent plywood chair) is both retro and modern. Pull-out work surfaces would be just as useful today for laptops as they were for typewriters. (via Chronically…
Don’t delay! Agent Obsolete is selling this gorgeous 1963 vintage Adler typewriter with new ribbon. $75 (via AgentObsolete on Etsy)
Vince Lombardi’s “Office” at the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame. (by pheisty)
What any well-appointed desk really needs is a
What any well-appointed desk really needs is a way to make the often boxy and less-than-aesthetic computer fit into the overall decor. This is a retro-fitted cabinet for a computer tower that would look stunning in a office with a bit of mid-century flair. Based loosely on the designs of a sleep 60s-era Danish desk,…
Recreation office at Ft Miles in Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware, once the location of the wartime Civil Defense Headquarters. So many lovely details like the paper trays, filing cabinets, phone and sturdy lunchbox all on a well-loved wooden desk. (via The Fedora Lounge)
In Praise of the Typewriter
In May 2010, a New York writer named Skye Ferrante learned that he was welcome to remain a member of The Writers Room — a quiet, communal space for writers willing to pay a $1,400 annual fee — as long as he gave up his 1929 Royal typewriter. “No one wants to work around the…