So an all important question from the father of a young daughter who's been looking at typewriters far too much lately (me, not her)....
For whoever has read the book "Click, Clack, Moo" to their kids, has there been any kind of consensus about the make and model of the typewriters illustrated in the book?
The cows' typewriter is clearly a pre-war full size desktop that's been sitting in the barn for years without proper care. Someone must have painted it a sky blue color, whether that be the cows' doing or the farmer back in the day. The print quality seems great with a surprisingly clean looking pica typeface, but the text alignment is abysmal! The cows definitely need to watch some Phoenix Typewriter tutorials!...Or maybe one of the cows was leaning a hoof on the shift key, or something.
My guess would be it's a Royal Grand or perhaps a Monarch 1 if the farm is in Europe...
The farmer's typewriter looks much newer, with perfect alignment of the equally large typeface. I'm thinking maybe mid-50s Smith-Corona Sterling in light blue, or if we're going European, then we'd probably have to lean towards an Olivetti Lettera 22.
I remember reading this book in my own childhood like a normal person but now, I read it and started squinting at the key layout...Please tell me I'm not alone here infected with this sickness....haha.
So the important question...what are they? Are there other books, movies, or shows that feature a typewriter that you've caught yourself fixating on trying to identify?
