{"id":79217,"date":"2024-12-20T09:58:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T09:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=79217"},"modified":"2024-12-20T09:59:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T09:59:23","slug":"where-it-all-began","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2024\/12\/20\/where-it-all-began\/","title":{"rendered":"Where it all began"},"content":{"rendered":"

I mentioned my first typewriter<\/a> this morning.<\/p>\n

That no longer exists - being little more than a toy beaten into non-existence by over-use not long after its acquisition, I suspect.<\/p>\n

This was the replacement:<\/p>\n

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This was old when acquired from a family friend when I was about 10. It may be pre-WW2 vintage.<\/p>\n

It was portable at that age only if my twin was around to share the weight.<\/p>\n

It did invaluable service for a number of years, being replaced by a manual portable in my teenage years when it was apparent that I was never going to stop typing, and the noise from this one was unbearable downstairs in my parents' home.<\/p>\n

I still have it. And it still works. It has been through a lot of house moves and must be the oldest of my own possessions that I still have.<\/p>\n

When my sons were young, they were puzzled as to where the screen was.<\/p>\n

Typists must have been strong in those days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I mentioned my first typewriter this morning. That no longer exists – being little more than a toy beaten into non-existence by over-use not long
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