Yesterday's Technique, Or Technique Of The Past
About a week ago, I bumped into an exhibition called Yesterday's Technique. When I saw the poster, knew right away that it's going to make me smile and was not wrong to think that, at all. What I saw there was the beginning of technology and technique that led to where we are today.
The exhibition was hosted by the municipality museum of Mediaș. This was a temporary exhibition and as the museum is small, the items were exhibited in the hall of the museum. I did not mind at all as the light was good.
This was the first item, or two items exhibited (but only one is tech) that I saw and made me smile. A couple of people on chain may know why 😂. But let me tell you why as putting you through the headache of guessing is not my intention and besides, you would never guess what's the story here.
Back in the communist times, TV was a useless piece of furniture, unless you were part of the political elite. We had load shedding every single day, plus there was a single channel available, airing for max 3 hours a day, in the evening and that was mostly brainwashing political propaganda bullshit and lies. Rarely a crappy movie (pardon my French). There were a couple of TV types existing, literally 2 or max 3 and you had to be lucky or with greasy connections to buy one. So in most of the homes the TV was just a piece of furniture, with a macrame embroidery on top of it and in some cases, with a glass fish like the one in the photo 😂
Those glass fish were extremely kitschy, but most had it because it was trendy back in those days. These fish were made in Mediaș had a huge and famous glass factory back then, and I was told these were made illegally and sold for a profit. So this setup describes that period perfectly. This TV was black and white by the way as there was no other choice. Color TVs were brought only in the 90's.
A photo with people listening to a tape recorder. Imagine yourself in their shoes, now, with the knowledge you have.
Old records and tapes. As there was no internet and there was no decent tv program either, records had an important role. There are two boxes on the right, with ORWO on them. That was a respected brand in the film and imaging industry.
Tesla recorder from 1980 and a Ziphona record player from the same year, which was called usually pickup.
Kashtan tape recorder from 1989. This brand was a respected one in those days. if you had one, you were king or queen 😁. I had no idea is a Russian make though.
Veronica sewing machine from 1978, Romanian made. These were sought after as women could create some clothes at home, or repair what they had. It was a big help back then.
Gritzner sewing machine from 1890, made in Karlsruhe, Germany. This was new to me, have never seen one like this.
A typewriter from 1889, made in NY, USA. I've seen quite many in my life, but never one like this, to have two characters on the letter keys. Quite interesting and valuable too today.
A Triumph, electric typewriter, made in 1980 in Nürnberg, Germany.
IBM model XYD, made around 1985, in the Netherlands.
Triumph typewriter, Electric MX, made in Federal Republic of Germany, or commonly called East Germany, 1985.
Olimpia International, made in the 80's in Germany. I've always thought these were Romanian make, but was wrong.
Irene Super, made in the 80's in Germany.
Torpedo B90, made in the 80's in Czechoslovakia.
Consul, made in the 80's in Czechoslovakia.
For those of you who are not familiar with Romania's history, typewriters were mostly owned by state institutions and companies. There were no private institutions or companies by the way. So individuals who owned typewriters, had t register at the police station and give a sample of writing. There were periodical controls to see what you're doing with your typewriter and if there were suspicions of riots or any gathering with manifestos, these typewriter owners were called in for questioning and persecuted. So you can imagine, no one wanted a typewriter as it meant trouble. Those were tough times.
Anyway, this was the first part of the story, next time I'm going to show you a bunch of telephones, cameras of all types, radios and so on.
Which one is your favorite today? Dis you find anything interesting here? Or any item you knew before?
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Como valorar el papel de la tecnologia del ayer...La tecnología del ayer se refiere a los avances tecnológicos que se desarrollaron en el pasado y que han sido superados por tecnologías más modernas. Algunos ejemplos de tecnología del ayer incluyen:
Teléfonos con cable: Los teléfonos con cable eran muy comunes antes de la llegada de los teléfonos móviles. Estos teléfonos requerirían una conexión física a una línea telefónica y no eran portátiles.
Cámaras de película: Las cámaras de película eran la forma más común de tomar fotografías antes de la llegada de las cámaras digitales. Estas cámaras requerían la carga manual de rollos de película y el revelado posterior para ver las fotografías.
Radios de tubo: Las radios de tubo eran comunes en la primera mitad del siglo XX y utilizaban tubos de vacío para amplificar las señales de radio. Estas radios fueron reemplazadas por radios transistorizados más pequeños y eficientes.
Televisores CRT: Los televisores CRT eran la forma más común de televisores antes de la llegada de los televisores LCD y LED. Estos televisores utilizan tubos de rayos catódicos para mostrar imágenes en la pantalla.
Aunque estas tecnologías han sido superadas por tecnologías más modernas, todavía tienen un lugar en la historia y han contribuido a los avances tecnológicos que disfrutamos hoy en día.
I'm not sure why you wrote this to me.
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Gritzner sewing machine from 1890
Are still being used in homes today, so many women still use it, no matter how develop a nation is, stay at home mothers or full time mothers still use these two machines.
That must be difficult to be honest. I have an electric sewing machine and know how much i would struggle with a non electric one. But I suppose if you get used to it, it becomes easy.
The TV brought a smile to my face too.. probs late 80's for me haha.
You're right :)
Definitely an interesting exhibit... I'm actually old enough that few of these things are strange to me. I remember growing up in Denmark there was just one state run TV station, which started around 18:00 and went to maybe 22:30, except on weekends.
My mother always used a small Olympia "portable" typewriter, all the way till she passed away in 2009... even though I offered many times, I always refused switching to a laptop, instead. I wrote most of my papers at University on an old IBM Selectric.
As an interesting aside, the newest store in our town is actually a typewriter shop, perhaps a nostalgic tip of the hat to the fact that this place is considered a haven for poets and writers, and there are many (evidently) who still create their manuscripts the old fashioned way.
It depends which period and country we are talking about, obviously, but I bet each country had it's developing period when there was only the state run TV station. We were unlucky to live under strict control as information was constantly suppressed, blocked.
Looks like your mom was loyal to her typewriter. I can understand that as after a certain age change is not really needed, not accepted. I see that with my dad.
Wow, I've never seen a typewriter shop, but I can understand, some writers need to live the and experience the real feeling, like in the movies.
The Olympia typewriter reminds me of my father's typewriter. And this is where I learned to type at first. From A to Z using all my 10 fingers. That's why with a computer keyboard, my typing speed is at 99 wpm with 100% accuracy. hehe
Looks like you deserve a medal then.
All thanks to my late father. He typed faster even using a typewriter. XD
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