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I'm in the same boat. Todd said that there is a shipping store in
town. Is there anyone close to Greensburg, IN and could help get some
things shipped?

From Todd:  Fed Ex does list a "Goin' Postal" franchised packing and
shipping store in Greensburg, Indiana, at 1913 N. Greensburg Crossing,
812-662-9701.  Perhaps Bob could deliver to that location in town and
they could pack and ship it for you?
http://www.goinpostal.com/locations/locator_store.php?storeID=GP209

Deb Fuller

On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 3:25 PM, Bobby Zacharias
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I just called Mr. Jackson to speak about the possibility of getting a few of
> his machines to show as examples of mechanical engineering to our students
> in NYC, and unfortunately it's too much effort to ask him to drive to the
> nearest town with a UPS store to pack and ship the items (it's a 25 mile
> drive).
>
> BUT, let me just say, that if anybody wants to speak to a truly friendly 85
> year old in rural Indiana about typewriters, you should *absolutely* pick up
> the phone and have a chat with Bob. Definitely one of the more charming
> phone calls I've had in recent memory.
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 12:01 AM, MUSEUM-L automatic digest system
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> There are 2 messages totaling 296 lines in this issue.
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>> Topics of the day:
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>>   1. Collection of vintage typewriters, calculators, and office equipment
>>      available from a closed 51-year-old Indiana office supply business
>> (2)
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>> Date:    Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:51:32 +0000
>> From:    "Stockwell, Todd" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Collection of vintage typewriters, calculators, and office
>> equipment available from a closed 51-year-old Indiana office supply business
>>
>> The owner of a now closed 51-year-old office supply business in
>> Greensburg, Indiana, is offering a collection of around 70 typewriters and
>> calculators and a few other pieces of vintage office equipment as a group or
>> by the piece to any interested museum or other organization.
>>
>> If you are interested or have a suggestion of someone else who might be,
>> please contact the owner directly:
>> Bob Jackson, Jackson Office Equipment, Greensburg, Indiana, 812-663-2156
>>
>> The building the collection is currently stored in needs to be vacated
>> soon, so the machines will have to be given away or scrapped in the next
>> week or two.  All of the equipment was acquired through normal business
>> trade-ins over the past 51 years.  The manual, portable, electric, and
>> electronic typewriters and desktop calculators range from the 1920s to the
>> 1990s.  Most major brands are represented, but there are more Royal-brand
>> typewriters and word processors as the business was a Royal dealer.  There
>> is a late 1960s Victor early electronic desktop calculator with CRT display
>> minus the outer case.
>>
>> The owner is very knowledgeable about the individual models and he has a
>> list of the available machines with their serial numbers that he can discuss
>> by phone.
>>
>> Todd Stockwell
>> Curator of Agriculture, Industry & Technology
>> Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
>> Indianapolis, Indiana
>>
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>> Date:    Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:27:03 -0700
>> From:    A Blean <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Collection of vintage typewriters, calculators, and office
>> equipment available from a closed 51-year-old Indiana office supply business
>>
>> send the typwriters to Tom Hanks, he's a collector
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Stockwell, Todd <
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> >  The owner of a now closed 51-year-old office supply business in
>> > Greensburg, Indiana, is offering a collection of around 70 typewriters
>> > and
>> > calculators and a few other pieces of vintage office equipment as a
>> > group
>> > or by the piece to any interested museum or other organization.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > If you are interested or have a suggestion of someone else who might be,
>> > please contact the owner directly:
>> >
>> > Bob Jackson, Jackson Office Equipment, Greensburg, Indiana, 812-663-2156
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The building the collection is currently stored in needs to be vacated
>> > soon, so the machines will have to be given away or scrapped in the next
>> > week or two.  All of the equipment was acquired through normal business
>> > trade-ins over the past 51 years.  The manual, portable, electric, and
>> > electronic typewriters and desktop calculators range from the 1920s to
>> > the
>> > 1990s.  Most major brands are represented, but there are more
>> > Royal-brand
>> > typewriters and word processors as the business was a Royal dealer.
>> > There
>> > is a late 1960s Victor early electronic desktop calculator with CRT
>> > display
>> > minus the outer case.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The owner is very knowledgeable about the individual models and he has a
>> > list of the available machines with their serial numbers that he can
>> > discuss by phone.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Todd Stockwell
>> >
>> > Curator of Agriculture, Industry & Technology
>> >
>> > Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
>> >
>> > Indianapolis, Indiana
>> >
>> >
>> >
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