tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post1290034022238855636..comments2024-03-25T08:42:25.940+01:00Comments on Retro Tech Geneva: Update Just To Update: August 2012Adwoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-59524418558874043152012-09-14T18:17:23.210+02:002012-09-14T18:17:23.210+02:00*poke**poke*Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-90903954764735746982012-09-07T04:00:14.525+02:002012-09-07T04:00:14.525+02:00Good to read your post! I haven't been posting...Good to read your post! I haven't been posting much, either. Finally broke my 4-month freeze on collecting. A Royal Arrow like Ledeaux'.<br /><br />Am very glad to hear that your energy is returning! Best wishes from The Woods of Northern California.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633967390492270136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-56695615878978222022012-08-25T02:38:06.496+02:002012-08-25T02:38:06.496+02:00Ledeaux, please do a post on your Arrow. I am very...Ledeaux, please do a post on your Arrow. I am very interested in getting a 1950 QDL to go with my 49 and 48, so checking out yours would be pure typornography. (:Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-81959140426628826552012-08-24T15:30:44.720+02:002012-08-24T15:30:44.720+02:00Like everyone has said - great to see a post from ...Like everyone has said - great to see a post from you. <br /><br />I do really like that typecast font. most lovely!michaelianyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473989420991038113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-52925247934375027282012-08-23T17:05:04.641+02:002012-08-23T17:05:04.641+02:00Oh, where shall we meet? Hope I can pick up some o...Oh, where shall we meet? Hope I can pick up some of the discount SBB tickets Migros is selling and use them for the Type-In!Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-2427958765291142372012-08-23T17:04:09.674+02:002012-08-23T17:04:09.674+02:00Those sound like fantastic acquisitions! The Facit...Those sound like fantastic acquisitions! The Facit TP-1 is a perennial typosphere favorite, and tombstone keys on a Royal are much too handsome to pass up! I can understand :)Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-5468687363544892352012-08-23T17:02:52.793+02:002012-08-23T17:02:52.793+02:00Thanks for noticing! Self-made shirt :D
Yes, this...Thanks for noticing! Self-made shirt :D<br /><br />Yes, this leather-like shell is the deluxe case, and I don't see them very often! You are lucky to have one. I used to swoon over the cursive H300s on Etsy which also had deluxe cases... just lovely. Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-46139239518834315802012-08-23T17:01:31.573+02:002012-08-23T17:01:31.573+02:00Love the new acronym! It's easy to remember, m...Love the new acronym! It's easy to remember, maybe if I keep repeating it I will actually note down (or at least take pictures of) the serial numbers for you...Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-6039340055449377162012-08-23T16:59:37.362+02:002012-08-23T16:59:37.362+02:00That's what I tell myself too! And it is fun, ...That's what I tell myself too! And it is fun, I love feeling productive even if it is just for myself :)Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-48478627228837203292012-08-23T16:57:13.952+02:002012-08-23T16:57:13.952+02:00Welcome back! Love your travel pics too. ;-) I th...Welcome back! Love your travel pics too. ;-) I thought I was done collecting (except for that someday Oliver 5 I hope to find for some drawings I want to do). As I said, though I was done . . . but in these last two weeks I picked up a Facit TP1 and a Royal Arrow, circa 1950 (with the 'tombstone keys'). Sigh (but a happy sigh!).J.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716960326168886178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-44733074892619223172012-08-23T16:32:51.530+02:002012-08-23T16:32:51.530+02:00Hi Adwoa!! Hermes Baby and Hermes 3000: WHAT'S...Hi Adwoa!! Hermes Baby and Hermes 3000: WHAT'S THE SERIAL NUMBER? For future posts, I shall use the abbreviation "WTSN" :)=shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-81161588575313651652012-08-22T18:59:24.943+02:002012-08-22T18:59:24.943+02:00Ahh but a house well-stocked with vintage typewrit...Ahh but a house well-stocked with vintage typewriters and sewing machines is a house that encourages you to *create*, far better than a house packed with Hummel figurines or beanie babies. :DTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-59036217496130678162012-08-22T10:05:38.247+02:002012-08-22T10:05:38.247+02:00OH! I love that little Hermes baby's case. I h...OH! I love that little Hermes baby's case. I have a H3000 with a similar case. That's the 'Deluxe case'? I never knew that they had a deluxe case! Now I understand why my unit has a totally different case then I expected to get. <br /><br />Get well soon indeed....<br /><br />Oh, and nice outfit! Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-59656870720048674752012-08-21T21:38:11.374+02:002012-08-21T21:38:11.374+02:00Good to hear from you again! Get well soon - there...Good to hear from you again! Get well soon - there's a Type-In to be hold in September, I think!maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-4723605576045204882012-08-21T20:55:27.959+02:002012-08-21T20:55:27.959+02:00Oh dear, that sounds awful! Hope you feel better s...Oh dear, that sounds awful! Hope you feel better soon too, Ted! You might look into getting your levels checked; sometimes a B12 deficiency can affect the nervous system and you can take a supplement for it. At my worst I was taking painkillers every day too and resenting every second of it... just not normal, really. <br /><br />Yes, it took me a while to reach contentment, but now I can't Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-65422024323554309712012-08-21T20:51:44.870+02:002012-08-21T20:51:44.870+02:00Peter - Yes, there are slide rules sometimes, and ...Peter - Yes, there are slide rules sometimes, and I'll photograph a couple if I remember next time I see them. I don't know how to use them myself, so I'm afraid my eyes glaze over and I look right past them!Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-58614081303788252692012-08-21T20:50:58.675+02:002012-08-21T20:50:58.675+02:00Thanks, Bill! Indeed, it's been a while. Funny...Thanks, Bill! Indeed, it's been a while. Funny how time gets away, isn't it; so many projects to be taken care of. Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-28077622882016251372012-08-21T20:49:35.380+02:002012-08-21T20:49:35.380+02:00Thanks, Mark! That Olympia was absolutely gorgeous...Thanks, Mark! That Olympia was absolutely gorgeous, especially with its tight-fitting clamshell case. And spotless, too. I hope you find one you like; I love how the American ones are called "Olympia Socialite"!Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-72018120543998675362012-08-21T20:45:18.820+02:002012-08-21T20:45:18.820+02:00Thanks, Richard! Getting there; I feel better ever...Thanks, Richard! Getting there; I feel better every day.Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-39145774982218849962012-08-21T20:44:54.317+02:002012-08-21T20:44:54.317+02:00Thank you, Ton! Wondering which typewriters are le...Thank you, Ton! Wondering which typewriters are left for you to acquire, now that the ICO has been conquered...I look forward to finding out!Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-64590012551965865502012-08-21T20:26:41.720+02:002012-08-21T20:26:41.720+02:00Nice update, even if it was just to update. (:
I ...Nice update, even if it was just to update. (:<br /><br />I hope you're feeling better - this time of year has gotten rough on my old bones too, with the extreme flips in temperature and barometric pressure triggering weird but thankfully temporary nervous system failures. A daily regimen of Ibuprofen seems to keep it in check, but gosh it feels weird to have to take pills every day. :P<br />Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-90840085628458843392012-08-21T19:00:46.992+02:002012-08-21T19:00:46.992+02:00That Olivetti looks impressive! Also like the Tur...That Olivetti looks impressive! Also like the Turissa sewing machine. Do you ever see slide rules?notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-30477767302544742772012-08-21T18:20:29.928+02:002012-08-21T18:20:29.928+02:00Welcome back. I hope you get back to good health ...Welcome back. I hope you get back to good health in quick time.<br /><br />Nice post. You are not alone on delayed posts. I have some ready and some I would like to do. All I need is time. Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-56036711738730786982012-08-21T18:18:18.185+02:002012-08-21T18:18:18.185+02:00Good to see a post from you again!
I really lik...Good to see a post from you again! <br /><br />I really like that Olympia Splendid. Now that I have a Corona 4 finally I guess the travel Olympia is my new most wanted typewriter.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407133004841846661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-18191072892757781052012-08-21T18:14:10.582+02:002012-08-21T18:14:10.582+02:00Nice update, skillfully typed on your Graphika! Ho...Nice update, skillfully typed on your Graphika! Hope you're feeling 100% soon.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com