tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post4546812303613817968..comments2024-03-25T08:42:25.940+01:00Comments on Retro Tech Geneva: Typecast: State of the Typewriter UnionAdwoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-59836388261418146322012-04-25T12:25:39.642+02:002012-04-25T12:25:39.642+02:00Don't tempt me! I am having a hard time stayin...Don't tempt me! I am having a hard time staying away from getting one of those, and I know from typewriters how quickly one turns into ten... and then thirty. Funnily enough, I spotted one of those window displays when I was in Berlin last summer. A premonition, I suppose...Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-23192517180900120722012-04-25T12:23:51.401+02:002012-04-25T12:23:51.401+02:00Hello there and nice to meet you virtually! You ha...Hello there and nice to meet you virtually! You have a great blog and I shall add you to my blogroll posthaste. That is a lovely story about growing up in Accra; I am sure if you (and your parents) returned for a visit, you would find it has transformed greatly since you lived there!Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-24240528096200699642012-04-24T14:53:27.007+02:002012-04-24T14:53:27.007+02:00Sounds like a good break. Accra seems a very exoti...Sounds like a good break. Accra seems a very exotic location from this wet and windy Oxfordshire perspective. You know, you might just end up with a collection of hand-cranked sewing machines. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_d0aQae2awa0/S93B5lI9hkI/AAAAAAAAAkI/-vAMj7ZTdMY/s1600/CIMG0004.JPG" rel="nofollow">I can see it now...</a>Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-30366162355923391342012-04-24T10:14:48.797+02:002012-04-24T10:14:48.797+02:00Hi I'm new to the typo sphere and discovered y...Hi I'm new to the typo sphere and discovered your blog while you were away. Big fan, and very helpful in my own search for the perfect typer. I also like that you're from Accra. I moved there as a child when I was six months old. I don't have much memory of it except for many old photos and super 8 footage of me as a baby there. And I've never met anyone from Ghana since I left, - a typebarheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582684370284561165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-42635953486233811102012-04-23T17:50:39.064+02:002012-04-23T17:50:39.064+02:00Fantastic job on that sofa cover. I have a sofa i...Fantastic job on that sofa cover. I have a sofa in need of the same treatment. I doubt, though, that my first attempt will be as successful as yours!Duffy Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105074089216551597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-36447586546203533802012-04-23T08:15:37.165+02:002012-04-23T08:15:37.165+02:00You're on the right track, Ted! Perhaps the tw...You're on the right track, Ted! Perhaps the twOlivetti will not be with these two, exactly, but another combination... and that's all I'll say for now :DAdwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-24366624801087005512012-04-23T08:14:41.478+02:002012-04-23T08:14:41.478+02:00I occasionally complain about how much space the t...I occasionally complain about how much space the typewriter collection takes up, but imagine if I was into old radios! Those are some hefty boxes. I hope an interested collector saw them; it looked like it would be quite the haul for the right person.Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-16805593102491116302012-04-23T08:13:26.405+02:002012-04-23T08:13:26.405+02:00Thanks, Richard! It took far longer for me to comp...Thanks, Richard! It took far longer for me to complete because I hand-sewed the whole thing, tried it out, and then finished it off with the machine. But it's very satisfying to look at, and use, the final product!Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-72152591874984093232012-04-23T08:12:10.454+02:002012-04-23T08:12:10.454+02:00It's incredible how much helpful advice one ca...It's incredible how much helpful advice one can find about sewing from browsing the 'net... way more than typewriters! It's a nice change, participating in a popular hobby. I feel I could spend all day reading and not actually sewing, which is why I was keen to get started on the couch. Aside from a typewriter cover here and there, I'll probably spend most of my time making Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-23772934226211636642012-04-23T08:09:07.636+02:002012-04-23T08:09:07.636+02:00Don't worry about it, Florian! I don't thi...Don't worry about it, Florian! I don't think I would want a Torpedo 18 unless it had a very very special typeface. I already have in mind the typewriter that needs a custom-made cover; I just have to wait for it to arrive :) In the meantime, feel free to think of other interesting trades :)<br /><br />No, I ended up not getting the chrome Princess; there was a fierce bidding war and I Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-57056855177666577322012-04-23T06:49:59.298+02:002012-04-23T06:49:59.298+02:00I hope your major acquisition comes through. I do...I hope your major acquisition comes through. I don't talk about mine until they arrive, either, lest I jinx the transaction.Dwayne F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-62590250898082189862012-04-23T05:13:53.068+02:002012-04-23T05:13:53.068+02:00ooh, a Lettera 32 and a 35? I sense a TwOlivetti i...ooh, a Lettera 32 and a 35? I sense a TwOlivetti in the works! :DTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-30676649325147110802012-04-23T02:55:26.733+02:002012-04-23T02:55:26.733+02:00It's great that you have projects lined-up.
I...It's great that you have projects lined-up. <br />I'll chime-in, nice job with the couch! I look forward to seeing the typewriter cover.Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-85867582197658710062012-04-23T01:45:32.674+02:002012-04-23T01:45:32.674+02:00Nice couch cover. Thanks for the insights on Ghan...Nice couch cover. Thanks for the insights on Ghana and the photos of the old radios. I can't wait to see your new (typewriter?)Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-63074416140063501852012-04-23T01:20:01.284+02:002012-04-23T01:20:01.284+02:00The couch looks great! I am curious about your inc...The couch looks great! I am curious about your incoming fabulous acquisition and your reflections on Ghana were interesting.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-58591312027875830472012-04-22T23:58:32.953+02:002012-04-22T23:58:32.953+02:00Sounds like you really unplugged, so to speak, whi...Sounds like you really unplugged, so to speak, while away. I am somewhat the opposite myself. I've long wanted to learn to sew, too. It won't bore me if it's helpful advice.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-85175884044652821562012-04-22T23:34:36.464+02:002012-04-22T23:34:36.464+02:00Wow, you seem to be in an acquisition mood lately....Wow, you seem to be in an acquisition mood lately. Did you get the super-cool chrome-and-blue Princess? And if you'd like to part with one of your Kolibris, tell me, I think I could - Gosh, I'm stupid. That lonely Torpedo 18 in the thrift store... Stupid. It would even need a custom-made cover.maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.com