At the swap meet

My efforts to sell much of my collection have been successful. The major step was holding a swap meet at WordPlay Cincy on May 2. It took some planning ... but it's fun for me to do things like design event tickets.The day before the meet, Dave Brechbiel very generously helped me transport a ton of typewriters to WordPlay from my home and office.On May 2, weather was pleasant and there was a good turnout—I'd guess about 50 people came by, including longtime collectors and new users. Visitors came from as far as Boston and D.C. Some people had appropriate clothing!Whether we bought or not, we got to admire and test a wide variety of machines, including classic midcentury portables.The WordPlay mural formed a perfect backdrop for the swap meet. (Here you can read about the mural and the writers it depicts.)Yvette brought a full-keyboard Smith Premier no. 10, a red italic Spanish Remington no. 3, and a Royal Quiet Deluze with double gothic type (sans-serif capitals).Max looks cool next…