tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post5206497987474667593..comments2024-03-25T08:42:25.940+01:00Comments on Retro Tech Geneva: Post(Card)-A-Day 20: Variations on a themeAdwoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-17112760938680287762012-02-22T12:41:00.742+01:002012-02-22T12:41:00.742+01:00Bill. Like a cellar but up, not down :-) Kind of o...Bill. Like a cellar but up, not down :-) Kind of one of the reasons for the name Typewriter Heaven. Our house is 1960 so the roof space isn't crammed with trusses like new builds. But I do have to lower the rickety ladder to get up there.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-64153597974120051892012-02-22T12:34:59.267+01:002012-02-22T12:34:59.267+01:00Ha! I was also tempted to concentrate purely on Ol...Ha! I was also tempted to concentrate purely on Olympias but I don't have the strength of mind nor the willpower to stick to this.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-54926831587561322572012-02-21T05:23:31.074+01:002012-02-21T05:23:31.074+01:00We do have 2 nearly identical Hermes 3000's (E...We do have 2 nearly identical Hermes 3000's (Easy and Joanie), only 300 numbers apart in serial #, and different typefaces.<br /><br />By this Friday I should have been delivered a late 40's Royal QDL, identical to my 1948 model, Moneypenny (hopefully except for typeface). <br /><br />Eventually I would love to have another 1964 Hermes Rocket, identical to Sara's "Starbuck".Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-20256022083011151822012-02-21T01:38:40.249+01:002012-02-21T01:38:40.249+01:00Attic? What's that? I think I had houses wit...Attic? What's that? I think I had houses with those before I moved to Florida.<br />I miss my first house built in 1854 with a walk up attic (as in stairs just like I was ascending onto a third floor)Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-77342183199099987242012-02-20T21:36:39.301+01:002012-02-20T21:36:39.301+01:00I don't really know... Maybe the fancy-named, ...I don't really know... Maybe the <a href="http://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/rem2colors.jpg" rel="nofollow">fancy-named, coloured Remington Portable 2</a>s?maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-75169833456044381062012-02-20T21:16:17.123+01:002012-02-20T21:16:17.123+01:00I should have known you would say that!I should have known you would say that!Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-65490485541814867582012-02-20T21:15:54.328+01:002012-02-20T21:15:54.328+01:00Richard, your impressive collection of Kolibri var...Richard, your impressive collection of Kolibri variations was what initially got me interested in Groma typewriters. They are all so pretty! :-) You got them at the right time, I think, as it has been a while since the halcyon days of 1-euro Kolibris!Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-30266373532689798532012-02-20T18:04:59.432+01:002012-02-20T18:04:59.432+01:00I'll say it again and again, Olivetti Studio 4...I'll say it again and again, Olivetti Studio 44!Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-57160380097213550822012-02-20T16:32:46.834+01:002012-02-20T16:32:46.834+01:00I definitely have to say the SM3! But in different...I definitely have to say the SM3! But in different colors and typefaces. I can see my self having two or three identical machines but not more than that.Fernando Antuneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303644262338846935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-47879227317420490342012-02-20T16:02:54.006+01:002012-02-20T16:02:54.006+01:00A few years ago I got this impulse to collect a va...A few years ago I got this impulse to collect a variety of Kolibris (which were often selling for 1 euro on ebay.de). I built up a collection of 8 or so which I displayed on stacking transparent plastic desk trays. They can be very space-efficient!Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-30379315508366869342012-02-20T14:50:22.406+01:002012-02-20T14:50:22.406+01:00The attic! Rob, you just gave me a great idea...The attic! Rob, you just gave me a great idea...shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-83164446909677225272012-02-20T13:58:02.725+01:002012-02-20T13:58:02.725+01:00I could see myself collecting multiple SG1's, ...I could see myself collecting multiple SG1's, for different platen widths and fonts. Of course, having a few more Hermes 3000s or Baby's wouldn't be so bad either:)deekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140131381076720375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-82284079827407106012012-02-20T13:40:16.664+01:002012-02-20T13:40:16.664+01:00I began with a pre-WW2 black-only habit. Then,for ...I began with a pre-WW2 black-only habit. Then,for a time, I harboured a yearning to collect as many colours of Corona 4 as I found. When a red one sold on eBay for over £50, I sort of lost the will chase after more than the three I already had. In the last few months, I have gone beyond the pale and acquired quite a few more post-war machines, too. So, I have to say, my collecting habits have Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-74614874847052348972012-02-20T11:37:00.658+01:002012-02-20T11:37:00.658+01:00Nice. I like the Hermes square. Yours have all t...Nice. I like the Hermes square. Yours have all the platen knobs also.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.com