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| Alphabet - Typewriter Key Bracelet | | By: | Kerry Loeb and Rachel Hannah (click to see more) |
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| Studio: | What's Your Type |
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| | Specifics: | Authentic typewriter keys and sterling silv | | | Unusual and retro, this bracelet is brought to life by the unique blend of artistic ingenuity combined with the marvels of the past. Combining a touch of style with vintage nostalgia, this one-of-a-kind bracelet is made of recycled, antique manual typewriter keys with 100 percent Sterling Silver Findings (no glue or solder used!). Each one is a unique piece of art that holds a key from the past. This piece is created using the first 10 letters of the alphabet.
The husband and wife team of artists use their own custom sterling silver findings which are securely fastened directly to the keys. You are guaranteed a very durable, clean-looking and high quality piece of jewelry that will surely make a great conversation piece.Please Note: Font styles and key colors may vary, and due
to the age and authenticity of these keys, some may have slight imperfections.
Due to the authenticity of our typewriter jewelry,
for the best care of your jewelry, we do not recommend wearing it in the shower,
swimming or playing sports. We're proud to say we have gone to great lengths
to insure our jewelry is strong and durable. | | | | Medium: Typewriter Key Jewelry
Dimensions: 7 x 0.5 inches
Weight: 7 oz
| | | | Due to the authenticity of our typewriter jewelry we do not recommend wearing it in the shower, swimming or playing sports. We have gone to great lengths to insure each piece is strong and durable. If any purchase needs repair due to | |
| | | About the Artist |
| Whats Your Type | | | | | What's Your Type | | Background: | The husband and wife team of Rachel Hannah and Kerry Loeb own a novel business which turns old typewriter keys into jewelry. The pair, who are also the firm's only employees, scour the nation for old typewriters. The business began after Hannah, the more artistic partner, found herself marveling at an old typewriter in 1997. It inspired her to create a collection of handmade earrings, bracelets and pins from the keys of old machines.
We are a success story for online dating, says Loeb, who has a background in marketing and alternative health and was once a nutritional counselor. He met Hannah - who spent almost 10 years as a recruiter at Pixar Animation Studios - by way of the online classifieds site craigslist. We rely on craigslist to find our typewriters and relied on craigslist to find each other, says Hannah. If that ain't a line, huh? We love craigslist! | | | | Artist Statement: | "They use only the typewriters' keys but, with a mission statement of taking something that is on its way to trash (and) recycling it into art or donating it to kids, Hannah and Loeb also concern themselves with the typewriters ultimate end. We really care about the typewriters being recyclable. We send the good ones to Mexico (to villages where there is no electricity), and we send the guts up to this artist in Tahoe, Loeb explains. It's kind of sappy, adds Hannah, but dumping millions of typewriters out there is not a good thing ... I have a real problem with creating more garbage for the world.
Although their art is stuck in the pre-electronic age, the owners themselves have a computer-savvy history. I know I am strange, says Hannah,! but my favorite part is actually cleaning. When I get these typewriters, they are brown, they're rusted out and gross, and then I turn them into beauty. I think they're beautiful and just stunning to look at.For Loeb the joys are not in the tangibles of the products but in the process. I love making contact with people, he says. I love the treasure hunt. And with the couple's wide-ranging outlook, art doesn't stop at the close of the work week. They have family art days - art Sundays - with (Loeb's) 14-year-old daughter. It is our family day to do art, Hannah says. We are full of art, there's no doubt. " | | See more of their works: Kerry Loeb and Rachel Hannah (click to see more) | | | | Technique: | While art bridges the gap between old and new for Loeb and Hannah, there are plenty of people out there who've never seen the old part. Some of the kids, says Hannah, come up and ask, Mom, what's this? They've never seen a typewriter. And then there is just a whole generation of our age who grew up using typewriters ... there's always a sentimental story behind a typewriter. Adds Loeb: There's definitely a sense of nostalgia. It is a throwback to another time.Then there are the little oddities of the whole project. One memorable customer, relates Hannah, bought his initials, which were P-M-S, and he wore them proudly. Hannah has also found some unusual typewriter keys, she says: Shift freedom, floating key, self-starter and of course, I like my back spacer. People ask some odd questions, too, Hannah says. When they ask Where is the delete key? I always say, on your computer. People also always want exclamation points, but back then, you used a l and then backspaced a period.
The couple's job satisfaction, though, stems from more than their end-product. |
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