tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post1120327035112012988..comments2024-03-25T08:42:25.940+01:00Comments on Retro Tech Geneva: Visiting the Perrier Typewriter Collection, Pt. 1Adwoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-82050101039618645382018-05-21T14:08:47.080+02:002018-05-21T14:08:47.080+02:00Hello.
I am working in Korea to repair and restore...Hello.<br />I am working in Korea to repair and restore the old Hangul typewriter.<br />I'm glad you have a Korean typewriter.<br />Column 2 The 3rd button is turned upside down.대안쑥뜸https://www.blogger.com/profile/13657662108930837108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-52422332402358056882012-04-20T14:29:52.707+02:002012-04-20T14:29:52.707+02:00The "Postal typewriter" (with the D/@) k...The "Postal typewriter" (with the D/@) key is a Blickensderfer. George Blickensderfer invented a pioneering mechanism (imitated decades later by IBM in their "Selectric" typewriters). The layout of this specific machine is a regular QWERTY, a layout which Mr. Blickensderfer considered inefficient but made these machines because of the popular demand. The original Yuval Rabinovich (yuval@lab.co.il)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-10575071710766252982011-04-17T18:19:12.153+02:002011-04-17T18:19:12.153+02:00Adwoa: I also thought along the same lines as Mr. ...Adwoa: I also thought along the same lines as Mr. Perrier and Speculator regarding the Erika with Hebrew keyboard, but I guess the Jewish folk that ordered that typewriter from the GDR were pragmatic and thinking into the future, busy as they were, fighting for the creation of the modern state of Israel against overwhelming odds. If you think that ordering German-made typewriters seems strange, R. Vieirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00082350013226061416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-75837916318913532662011-04-16T05:38:30.158+02:002011-04-16T05:38:30.158+02:00@Ruy: Well, I think Perrier's point - that Spe...@Ruy: Well, I think Perrier's point - that Speculator has also caught on to - is that he found it unusual for a typewriter manufactured in Germany (albeit East Germany) so soon after World War II to have a Hebrew keyboard, considering what the war meant for Jewish people...<br /><br />Also, the Corona would date from 1914 at the earliest, about seven years after the Revolution, so perhaps Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-6771086176298852272011-04-16T00:09:08.089+02:002011-04-16T00:09:08.089+02:00@ Adwoa and Speculator: modern Hebrew was in use i...@ Adwoa and Speculator: modern Hebrew was in use in Palestine under the British Mandate well before the declaration of independence on May 1948, so on that regard there's nothing unusual about that Erika 10. I've seen other machines with Hebrew keyboards and a return lever on the left - Robert Messenger has one Triumph with such an arrangement on his site (from Richard Amery): http://R. Vieirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00082350013226061416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-31084098543379493542011-04-15T23:53:24.671+02:002011-04-15T23:53:24.671+02:00@ Adwoa: you are welcome! Thanks for the wonderful...@ Adwoa: you are welcome! Thanks for the wonderful report on the visit! I'll look forward to read that e-mail.<br /><br />@ Rob: You're right. That logo is actually rendered in Italic cursive letters, i.e. <em>Марица</em>, which is a bit different from the normal, non cursive form Марица.<br /><br />P.S.: Upon a closer examination of the photo depicting that nice folding Corona 3 with R. Vieirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00082350013226061416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-5180585367308215762011-04-15T23:48:45.559+02:002011-04-15T23:48:45.559+02:00Hmmmm..... a German-made typewriter for writing He...Hmmmm..... a German-made typewriter for writing Hebrew and Yiddish, albeit made in 1947. <br /><br />On top of that, the carriage mechanism goes the western way (the return lever should be on the right).speculatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02726065482584166028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-15874953933525917922011-04-15T23:27:36.248+02:002011-04-15T23:27:36.248+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.R. Vieirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00082350013226061416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-2595070996873882142011-04-14T02:33:19.248+02:002011-04-14T02:33:19.248+02:00What an amazing place! Thanks for the write-up and...What an amazing place! Thanks for the write-up and photos. Just in case you aren't aware, the 'Mapuua' logotype is Cyrillic. Phonetically translating as 'Maritsa, the second 'u' has a tail which means it is a 'ts' sound. Never would have guessed 35 years ago that my Russian studies would come in so handy!Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-76213158018109671202011-04-13T20:21:14.709+02:002011-04-13T20:21:14.709+02:00Ruf was a Swiss company founded by Alfons Ruf, who...Ruf was a Swiss company founded by Alfons Ruf, who built up the business from 1917 on but then died young in 1931. His company, however, lived on, today's Ruf Gruppe is still in business ("information technology"). Ruf was in the book keeping business and adapted typewriters to fit the book keeping "System Ruf" invented by them (in German "Konto originale shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-48146724044979631652011-04-13T17:42:46.941+02:002011-04-13T17:42:46.941+02:00PS: Love the video on the Perrier Museum web site!...PS: Love the video on the <a href="http://www.perrier-sa.ch/musee.html" rel="nofollow">Perrier Museum web site</a>! Everyone should check it out.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-38250623101057023552011-04-13T17:39:27.483+02:002011-04-13T17:39:27.483+02:00Thanks for the virtual tour! Looking forward to th...Thanks for the virtual tour! Looking forward to the next installment. The Korean and Hindi typewriters are very cool. That Hermes poster is psychedelic!<br /><br />Do you know the story behind all the Hermes labeled Ruf? Some of them use a logo that looks quasi-socialist -- a hammer, or something.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-65727011931543774612011-04-13T15:30:27.589+02:002011-04-13T15:30:27.589+02:00What a cool place! I can't wait to see the re...What a cool place! I can't wait to see the rest.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-9524647204641886182011-04-13T15:27:03.485+02:002011-04-13T15:27:03.485+02:00@Ruy: Thanks for that! (I owe you an email, I'...@Ruy: Thanks for that! (I owe you an email, I'm getting around to it - promise.) I'll edit the post to mention that it's a Hindi keyboard. <br /><br />@Ted: Funny you should bring that up; I didn't really notice! The display looks exactly the same as it did when I visited a year ago, so I think he keeps it like this all the time. Some of the typewriters (like the Mapuua pictured) Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-27224926250063827062011-04-13T15:20:43.464+02:002011-04-13T15:20:43.464+02:00That's an amazing selection of machines! so ma...That's an amazing selection of machines! so many of them seem to be hanging off the edges of the shelves, though. does he display them like that or was that just so you could get a good picture?Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-81214545689299203772011-04-13T14:41:24.827+02:002011-04-13T14:41:24.827+02:00Hi Adwoa, the Hermes 2000 has a Hindi keyboard.
R...Hi Adwoa, the Hermes 2000 has a Hindi keyboard. <br />R.R. Vieirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00082350013226061416noreply@blogger.com