No, no keys harvested. Those are key cushions made by any of several companies. Peter ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
40026
don feldman
donfeldman
Sep 5, 2008 4:28 pm
Keep your vacuums away from those ribbons. I was just vacuuming dust of my machines ,and lo and behold, before I knew it, reeled about 15 feet off a corona...
40027
Mytrombona
jazephine
Sep 5, 2008 4:50 pm
Hey! never thought of that before. What a way of quickly removing useless ribbons off spools that you want to keep. Jay ... From: don feldman To:...
40028
don feldman
donfeldman
Sep 5, 2008 5:07 pm
It works real good! Or maybe toss on a hook and sinker and go fishing for blue fish? ... From: Mytrombona <mytrombona@...> To:...
40029
don feldman
donfeldman
Sep 5, 2008 5:48 pm
I picked up this machine yesterday. It was worth the 12 hr drive. I could never comprehend that something like this could be manufactured. Does anyone have any...
40030
avesthefox
Sep 5, 2008 5:50 pm
greetings to all, My name is Brian Nicholas Bullock, a young beginning writer at the age of 25. I've just recently purchased my very own typewriter from a ...
40031
skywriter_types
Sep 5, 2008 6:04 pm
Oh my word! It looks so top-heavy but wonderful. Laura ... could never comprehend that something like this could be manufactured. Does anyone have any...
40032
James Lundy
james.lundy42
Sep 5, 2008 6:32 pm
Ok, I'm completely amazed. What does it do? What is all that carriage equipment for? To: TYPEWRITERS@...: skywriter_types@...: Fri,...
40033
don feldman
donfeldman
Sep 5, 2008 6:57 pm
As per "Early Office Museum" website Remington No. 23 Bookkeeping Machine, 1927. "It writes, adds and subtracts, both vertically and cross--all in one...
40034
James Lundy
james.lundy42
Sep 5, 2008 6:58 pm
Hi Brian, glad to see there's another actual typer in the group. I know just what you mean about falling in love with the typewriter. I type just about every...
40035
Randy Otmar
randyotmar
Sep 5, 2008 7:44 pm
Sounds like a good idea, parts do have a way of disappearing that way. Randy ... From: don feldman <donfeldman@...> Subject: [TYPEWRITERS] Typewriter...
40036
Randy Otmar
randyotmar
Sep 5, 2008 7:48 pm
If it's what I think it is, no I don't have anything on that. I know Remington has nothing because they're not in the business anymore. However, Unisis...
40037
jeff
rustytyper
Sep 5, 2008 8:03 pm
I just posted an ad for an early example in the Photo section (Monster Remington)...
40038
Will Davis
wbd641
Sep 5, 2008 8:06 pm
There isn't a whole lot out there dedicated specifically to typewriters modified heavily for accounting use, although you can see the front- strike Smith...
40039
Dave Margulius
dmargulius
Sep 6, 2008 12:16 am
Hi Folks: here's the past week's top 40 (by price) completed eBay typewriter auctions, as of today. Have a good weekend... Dave For direct links to these...
40040
Brian Bullock
avesthefox
Sep 6, 2008 12:26 am
Thanks, James. and yes, I already sense a kind of improvement with my writing. I've been writing paragraphs and whole pages over and over again trying to...
40041
solcell04
Sep 6, 2008 1:02 pm
Hello all, I received an interesting letter this morning from a gentleman working at Kennedy Space Center asking me if I could repair a Hermes 51 level 4...
40042
Brian Bullock
avesthefox
Sep 7, 2008 5:12 am
Interesting indeed, that a rocket scientist cant fix something as simple as a typing machine. Thanks for sharing this with us! ... [Non-text portions of this...
40043
David Sadowski
davidsadowski
Sep 7, 2008 5:50 am
Fixing typewriters is not part of NASA's core mission, so naturally if they need one repaired, they will look to the outside world. That being said, one of my...
40044
JAY RESPLER
jayrespler2
Sep 7, 2008 5:58 am
... I got the letter too and replied to him. Of course, shuttle is just launched there, but built elsewhere. He can also be working on a completely different ...
40045
Stephen Davis
guitarman03894
Sep 7, 2008 5:20 pm
... What is that typewriter anyway? I got the same email and couldn't locate anything about that model on the Internet that wasn't in German....
40046
Travis H.
solcell04
Sep 7, 2008 6:31 pm
I found a little about it. Just enough to indicate that it was an electronic word processor. I however couldnt find anything on the level four part, just the...
40047
avesthefox
Sep 8, 2008 12:17 am
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb195/bellcountycomics/mysetup.jpg its a Sears brand with only the label 'Sears' on the front. No specific model title, no...
40048
Steve L.
randomloony
Sep 8, 2008 1:30 am
Sears used a great number of manufacturers to produce typewriters with their brand name. One thing to do is check this website and look at the various...
40049
James
thetypewrite...
Sep 8, 2008 2:49 am
I found a picture of the Hermes 51 online, looks like my type of machine, I like the older electronic typewriters like the 51, Xerox 600 Series Memorywriters,...
40050
PHILMOULTON@...
phil_moulton
Sep 8, 2008 3:23 pm
Anyone who would have bought one of those POS machines obviously could not find their way to the moon. Phil ... From: TYPEWRITERS@yahoogroups.com...
40051
Gary Bothe
bothe_g
Sep 8, 2008 8:13 pm
Was in the St. Vincent dePaul store in Green Bay, WI the other day and they had a Underwood Elliot Fisher bookwriter (for writing on flat pages) that was...
40052
Ned Brooks
beroaldus2001
Sep 8, 2008 9:13 pm
I saw a manual one once at the Goodwill in Norfolk VA and could have had it for a few $$ - but I couldn't see the expense of getting it moved. There was no...
40053
pattypuff777
Sep 8, 2008 9:22 pm
... and they had a Underwood Elliot Fisher bookwriter (for writing on flat pages) that was obviously tricked out for accounting/bookkeeping work. It had three...
40054
volkswagen1972
Sep 8, 2008 9:27 pm
Ok I just got some ribbons for my Underwood 5. It typed two lines and then the cloth or whatever it is strip that holds tension on the drum to allow the...
