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Sexy Legs and Typewriters depicts beautiful women and typewriters as they appeared together in vintage advertising; humorous photo series and postcards; glamour photos; and erotica. This richly illustrated book covers all these areas, from the first woman to appear in a typewriter ad to a large collection of vintage pinups and nudes.

112 pages with 150 photos.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The sexiest gift idea and a must have for any man!, November 14, 2004

By	Flavio Mantelli - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is truly awesome: it's a unique get together of information on the early history of office machines and on the changes of women, costumes and advertising!
Congraturations to the author for putting together such an impressive collection of erotica in the office!
Not only I loved this book as a typewriter collector but it became a perfect gift idea: all my friends loved it... Especially for the wonderful nudes!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Where the Skin meets the Steel, November 15, 2004

By	Lynda Beckler (Stockton, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Paul Robert, the internationally known typewriter collector, restoration expert and historian is having a bit of fun and we're all invited to join in and take a peek!
Sexy Legs and Typewriters chronicles the history of women in typewriter advertising materials.
Paul begins with a very early ad depicting typewriter inventor C. Lathom Sholes' prim and proper daughter, Jenny, encased in a victorian bodice and layer upon layer of skirts.
Don't despair! The models get prettier and more scantily-clad as you progress through the text.
Of course, you understand, some of us bought the book for the wonderfully detailed photographs of the typewriters!!
This is erotica at its very best!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun and Thoughtful Book, November 15, 2004

By	Typewheel1940 (Newark, DE) - See all my reviews

Paul Robert's "Sexy Legs and Typewriters" is both fun and thoughtful. Photographic and advertising graphics are combined with the author's commentary to create a history of the changing perceptions of women as clerks in the offices of North America and Europe during more than a century.
The book can be read on several levels. Of course, the large number of mostly unpublished graphic images alone are enough to make this book an enjoyable peruse. But, in combination with Paul Roberts' interesting discussions, the graphics make this book an essential companion to many other books on the development of popular business culture.