What about the TipTip? For those who think I'm kidding, see Paul Robert's www.typewritermuseum.org <http://www.typewritermuseum.org/> and click on ...
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johnleepayton99
Nov 5, 2007 6:04 pm
Ok, the contest flipped my switch I guess. I've posted a few photos of Chinese/Japanese typewriters. One came from The Early Office Machine web site, which I...
36404
Mytrombona
jazephine
Nov 5, 2007 6:26 pm
And to think it probably didn't sound like that when you typed on it. Reading about it makes me think that it should have been the hero of one of those kiddy...
36405
David B. Davis
dbdcva39
Nov 6, 2007 2:21 am
How about SCRIBEMACHINE? David B. Davis ... Mexican ... machines...
36406
ssuthe7880@...
qwertylurker
Nov 6, 2007 3:28 am
Well, congrats for saving the machine from the keychoppers. That whole movement is part of the double-edged phenominon known as the eBay effect. All these...
36407
Martin Rice
martinaricejr
Nov 6, 2007 3:29 am
I had the opportunity to stay at the Mountain View Inn on Route 30 between Latrobe and Greensburg this past weekend. In the lobby, behind the check out desk,...
36408
Mytrombona
jazephine
Nov 6, 2007 1:53 pm
Friends, Poor Remington 7. His paper-release lever is broken at the point where that beautiful handle that sticks upward turnas at a right angle and thus...
36409
Flavio Mantelli
mantelliflavio
Nov 6, 2007 4:28 pm
Hi everyone, I just wanted to send a quick note to publicly thank my dear friend Paul Robert for the tremendous effort he put on writing his book "The...
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Martin Rice
martinaricejr
Nov 6, 2007 7:21 pm
Wonderful! It's the direct English equivalent of the German. YOurs, Marty...
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Laura
laurabrendon
Nov 6, 2007 7:36 pm
Has anyone looked at US eBay #160164126367? I have never seen an Ambassador other than the photo at Mr. Davis' website. I think this person is selling...
36412
don feldman
donfeldman
Nov 6, 2007 8:13 pm
Get the video camera out and "Roll em" ... From: Ned Brooks <nedbrooks@...> To: TYPEWRITERS@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2007 1:22:49 PM ...
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Ned Brooks
beroaldus2001
Nov 6, 2007 8:39 pm
... I have this one Hermes Ambassador 1953 734745 man off R 12.5/50 which looks much the same. I think mine is older - only the space-bar, ...
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Freek Swarts
blabla1_nl
Nov 6, 2007 9:50 pm
It is an Ambassador indeed. Some time ago I saw Hermes 3000's offered as military surplus goods and a Google search brought me to ...
36415
Mytrombona
jazephine
Nov 7, 2007 2:10 pm
Hi, Folks, Nozyin' thru the archives, I found some 2003 posts concerning these machines and their relative rarity. Is anyone still interested in cataloging...
36416
Niels Kristensen
dokkumernieu...
Nov 7, 2007 2:49 pm
hello all, yesterday I stumbled upon a Olivetti Valentine. Searching the web for anything Valentine related I found this group and joined. There was a question...
36417
Lynda Beckler
lynda_beckler
Nov 7, 2007 3:30 pm
Love it!! One size fits all? hee-hee-hee :) ... for ... the ... case. ... will...
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Gary Bothe
bothe_g
Nov 7, 2007 4:22 pm
Hello Jay I too have a 4-row Hammond Multiplex. It is not a folding model but it has the 4-row math and science shuttle with matching keyboard. The serial is...
36419
Martin Rice
martinaricejr
Nov 7, 2007 4:41 pm
Don, My recommendation is ... DON'T DO IT The hardest part, with a portable, is getting the carriage back on after you get it off. You will need ten hands to...
36420
redandgold@...
dreamfire21
Nov 7, 2007 4:56 pm
Thanks to everyone who has answered this question so far -- there has been much that has been helpful. I am committed to going ahead, and have no attachment to...
36421
PAUL ROBERT
probert1955
Nov 7, 2007 5:20 pm
All, More christmas suprises... Peter Weil and I between us own three out of four issues of the Caligraph Quarterly, a magazine published between Oct. 1882 and...
36422
PAUL ROBERT
probert1955
Nov 7, 2007 5:26 pm
Sorry, mistake... the instruction manual is for the Caligraph 3, not the 2 Paul...
36423
whitinpdx
Nov 7, 2007 5:38 pm
I recently found an Underwood standard, the serial number is 4885365- 11, which looks like 1938 if I'm reading the typewriter database table correctly. A few...
36424
Gary Bothe
bothe_g
Nov 7, 2007 5:50 pm
But if you DO do it, there are a few tricks for putting things back together; for example, use a liberal application of grease on the bearing balls and their...
36425
Gary Bothe
bothe_g
Nov 7, 2007 6:03 pm
The number 11 (on the paper table and in the serial number) refers to the carriage width in inches. The model number is 6. I own one with serial number...
36426
Ned Brooks
beroaldus2001
Nov 7, 2007 9:10 pm
... I'm pretty sure the serial number suffix "11" is the platen width, not a model number - I have three Model 6, two with "-11" and one with "-18" and the...
36427
Mark
dreamfire21
Nov 7, 2007 9:46 pm
The first chapter of Darren Wershler-Henry's book The Iron Whim tells the story of a "performance art" (and I use that term with all the editorial comment that...
36428
Ned Brooks
beroaldus2001
Nov 7, 2007 10:03 pm
Most of my machines were acquired in person, and I was lucky with the others. Keith packed the pinfeed Underwood very well. If you do it yourself, the key is a...
36429
don feldman
donfeldman
Nov 8, 2007 12:16 am
I shipped a National Cash Register to myself when I was back east years back ( I live in Wa state). I built a wooden crate for this beast, padded it with...
36430
Martin Rice
martinaricejr
Nov 8, 2007 1:07 am
I just had a 1920s Woodstock arrive with the iron frame smashed. The seller put just a few crumpled newspapers around a machine that must weigh 35 lbs. My...
36431
eric995us
Nov 8, 2007 1:45 am
I have an Ambassador that looks like the one in the picture. It is great machine to use. Mine cost $1 from a thrift store and I then spent another $90 to get...
