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Students create incredible typewriter art in 1937 film "Able to tick? Tick along"

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Sep 09, 2025
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In 1937, a group of Dutch students created remarkable art using only typewriters, as documented in the film "Able to tick? Tick along" by Polygon-Profilti (now part of the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). The footage shows students working intently in a classroom, crafting intricate images — from clowns and camels to portraits of children — …

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