People usually think that just being old should make a tw valuable. Compared to other items, tws are much lower in price. What have been the 5 (or so) highest...
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Robert L. Nelson
rlnelson@xx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 2, 1999 7:10 am
For Sale...some clean, some dirty,some in between adding machines: Daltons Burroughs..portable,Class 3,early Class3,burroughs portable elec.late 1920`s early...
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Paul Robert/The Typew...
type@xxxxxxx.xxx
Apr 2, 1999 7:17 am
Amigos, Roger Vail set up a picture drop zone at http://homepages.go.com/~barclash. where all those who have no homepages of their own can drop pictures to go ...
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baubert@xxxx.xxx
Apr 2, 1999 6:38 pm
To The List From: Bob Aubert, <BAUBERT@... I originally had thirteen copies of "A Brief History of the Typewriter" which are now gone. Four other...
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David R. Proper
prope@...
Apr 3, 1999 5:31 pm
... Please reserve me a copy of the booklet history of typewriters and Smith Corona. The little folding model is one of my favorites. If I don't hear...
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Paul Robert/The Typew...
type@xxxxxxx.xxx
Apr 4, 1999 1:20 pm
Friends, happy easter! the Typewriter restoration site has been updated with: a contents list on the homepage for faster navigation a gallery (my collection) ...
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Paul Robert/The Typew...
type@xxxxxxx.xxx
Apr 4, 1999 1:32 pm
Friends, I'm not sure if this is a problem, but maybe someone can help me. I am nog taking apart and cleaning the type basket of my Smith Premier as the next...
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Paul Robert/The Typew...
type@...
Apr 4, 1999 2:55 pm
I found it. The plate in fact moves sideways. And it works again! Paul ... Van: Paul Robert/The Typewriter Restoration Website <type@...> Aan:...
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Cuyler Brooks
nedbrooks@...
Apr 5, 1999 6:00 am
Some old friends sent me this spoof URL - but the typewriter, whatever it is, looks real: http://www.wenet.net/~saylor/monkeybiz.html What was apparently...
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Richard Polt
polt@xxxxxx.xx.xxxx
Apr 5, 1999 1:27 pm
... Looks like a Yost to me! Not aluminum at all....
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Lin Lewis
lin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 5, 1999 3:58 pm
Cuyler, isn't that a Yost? It doesn't appear to be a #1 (no medallions at the back corners), but the tunnel sure looks like a Yost (maybe a #4). The chimp...
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Romain Hilgert
rhilgert@xx.xxx
Apr 5, 1999 4:30 pm
The British weekly The Economist publishes in it's issue dated April 3rd another article about Liebowitz's and Margolis research on the QWERTY keyboard as an...
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Cuyler Brooks
nedbrooks@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 6, 1999 5:53 am
You may well be right - I never saw a Yost. Were they that silvery? I never saw a silver Yost I never hope to see one But I can tell you anyhow I'd rather see...
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JAY RESPLER
jrespler@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 6, 1999 7:21 am
... Is this available online? I wonder how many people who 'research' QWERTY actually examine an original QWERTY machine and understand the mechanism. Or do...
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Romain Hilgert
rhilgert@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Apr 6, 1999 11:34 am
Reply to: RE: [TYPEWRITERS] Re: QWERTY myth The Economist article about QWERTY economics is avaible online: ...
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Getz, Jack ...
GetzJ@...
Apr 6, 1999 5:18 pm
Bob, Please reserve me a copy of "A Brief History of the Typewriter." I'll put a check in the mail as soon as I locate my checkbook. Jack Getz 2027 Third St. ...
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Adam Rosenzweig
gthawk@xxxxx.xxxx
Apr 6, 1999 9:02 pm
Folks, In the early 1960s, Macy's Dept. store in New York City sold Voss portable typewriters, made in Germany. I know because I bought one then. The machine...
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Paul Robert/The Typew...
type@xxxxxxx.xxx
Apr 6, 1999 9:17 pm
Mark, Ernst Martin's 1949 history of the typewriter (Schreibmaschinen geschichte) mentions the Voss factory as the second last in his chronological list of ...
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baubert@xxxx.xxx
Apr 6, 1999 10:42 pm
Okay Jack. Send your check ASAP. Bob Aubert ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use...
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Typeter@xxx.xxx
Apr 7, 1999 1:58 am
Mark, As I near as I remember, the Voss was sold as a unit (all the tools & dies, plans & parts -- lock, stock, and barrel) in the 1960s or ''70s to Messa in ...
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Cuyler Brooks
nedbrooks@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 7, 1999 6:00 am
I have a Voss portable with italic font and serial number 207501, but I don't know any more about it. I assumed it was German as it says "Wupperthal" under the...
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Paul Robert/The Typew...
type@xxxxxxx.xxx
Apr 7, 1999 6:48 am
Friends, I received this request from Shaun Liboon. Sounds like a case of adjusting to me, but I don't know how to do it. If anyone can help Shaun, please ...
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typer66@xxxxx.xxx
Apr 7, 1999 10:01 pm
Hi All! I am proud to announce that I have constructed a TW chatroom. Come and speak to other colletors. All TYPEWRITERS all the TIME! Come & chat at: ...
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JACK TANNER
jtanner@...
Apr 8, 1999 6:56 am
Hi, Is it just me, or is the new chat room not quite operational? When I click on the start chatting link, all I get is a blank screen with 'The Typewriter...
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Paul Robert/The Typew...
type@xxxxxxx.xxx
Apr 8, 1999 1:00 pm
jack I drive a pc and received an error message that the page couldn't be found. Another problem of course is that a chat room will stay empty as long as no ...
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Robert L. Nelson
rlnelson@xx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 8, 1999 2:21 pm
I couldn`t get to the site either...my system said "no DNS entry found for.." just figured it was me ...i get that alot. Robert...
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typer66@...
Apr 11, 1999 9:28 pm
Hi all! Am I the only one who finds this frustrating? We never have the right timing to meet on the chatroom. How about meeting there at a specific time? How...
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Robert L. Nelson
rlnelson@xx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 11, 1999 9:47 pm
I haven`t been able to access the site ...i`ve tried...any tips?most of the time when people send links they are high lighted in blue and i just click on them...
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Richard Polt
polt@xxxxxx.xx.xxxx
Apr 13, 1999 11:03 am
I was asked by a Dutch correspondent to identify a machine I've never seen before. He calls it an index typewriter, but I would call it a stencil maker. He...
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Richard Polt
polt@xxxxxx.xx.xxxx
Apr 13, 1999 11:30 am
Those of you who (like me) are eBay addicts, check out this NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/04/biztech/articles/13auction.html (If...
