tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post241527535624726164..comments2024-03-25T08:42:25.940+01:00Comments on Retro Tech Geneva: The Greatest Day in Geneva Typewriter Hunting History, Ever.Adwoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-45197721734288422872012-03-12T23:12:25.523+01:002012-03-12T23:12:25.523+01:00Thanks for taking us along on your flea market fie...Thanks for taking us along on your flea market field day. I know we'd all love to be digging through those boxes.Duffy Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105074089216551597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-38077374477421764062012-03-12T20:42:54.348+01:002012-03-12T20:42:54.348+01:00A Valentine for 10€! That's really a great cat...A Valentine for 10€! That's really a great catch... And the Smith Premier it's absolutely gorgeous :)Fernando Antuneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303644262338846935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-13803674988893354862012-03-12T16:52:23.888+01:002012-03-12T16:52:23.888+01:00Astounding! I think you deserve the karma, so keep...Astounding! I think you deserve the karma, so keep doing what you are doing and sharing your results!deekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140131381076720375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-84692468030925342812012-03-12T16:51:12.326+01:002012-03-12T16:51:12.326+01:00Well, my Erika basically works. It types when I hi...Well, my Erika basically works. It types when I hit a key, and the carriage and everything work. Some keys are stuck at the platen, but it types. What drives me crazy about my Erika is the rust everywhere, the filth, the oil, the corrodated keytops...<br />I've seen the very nice one on our favorite site too, I hope you're not interested...maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-73104649842729010292012-03-12T06:52:02.050+01:002012-03-12T06:52:02.050+01:00Fantastic!Fantastic!Ryan Adneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00638154287454314617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-26963438746081440832012-03-11T22:48:51.752+01:002012-03-11T22:48:51.752+01:00Thanks for your nice comments, everyone! It has ce...Thanks for your nice comments, everyone! It has certainly been a very fun weekend around here. <br /><br />@shordzi: How predictable :-)<br /><br />@Florian: I'm sure your Erika isn't all that bad! There's a very nice one on our favorite site right now, I just noticed. Look forward to seeing yours. <br /><br />@notagain: Oh, I'd feel terrible getting a typewriter just for the Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-49964443868038405722012-03-11T19:37:05.060+01:002012-03-11T19:37:05.060+01:00What they all said! Yeah!
== Michael HöhneWhat they all said! Yeah!<br /><br />== Michael HöhneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-14145881331706790222012-03-11T03:45:31.815+01:002012-03-11T03:45:31.815+01:00WHAT. Just...what.
You must have some seriously g...WHAT. Just...what.<br /><br />You must have some seriously good karma saved up to have stumbled across such a find. And a Valentine for $10! Unbelievable. Congrats.Mike Speeglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648532407369443335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-13566870377697037442012-03-11T03:21:02.473+01:002012-03-11T03:21:02.473+01:00It`s a dream for a collector, very nice post!.It`s a dream for a collector, very nice post!.Fer Andradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438606270227702149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-72822364850153249872012-03-11T03:17:57.079+01:002012-03-11T03:17:57.079+01:00You really struck gold today -- I would have been ...You really struck gold today -- I would have been in a fever of acquisitiveness had I been in your shoes. Congratulations! Fantastic day.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633967390492270136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-70961297404960074682012-03-11T02:57:42.232+01:002012-03-11T02:57:42.232+01:00Adwoa! You finally landed a Remington Portable no....Adwoa! You finally landed a Remington Portable no. 2 just a week after you commented on my post that you've been looking for one for ages. Happy for you, congratulations!<br /><br />The stars really aligned today for Geneva, just the sight of those typewriters all in one flea market is just dizzying, I can only imagine your energy. When I first caught a glimpse of your post title on dashboardTon S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-69926526364081068552012-03-11T02:00:20.189+01:002012-03-11T02:00:20.189+01:00what a sweet haul! I think you might regret not pi...what a sweet haul! I think you might regret not picking up that Royal (they look a lot bigger inside the case than they do outside, and you *must someday* own a 1940's Royal), but you absolutely made out like a bandit! (:<br /><br />It's funny to think of a Valentine as little more than a "ribbon cover parts donor machine", but that just proves what a rich typewriter-collecting Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-65167168888823675722012-03-11T02:00:12.872+01:002012-03-11T02:00:12.872+01:00Valentines never go for less than £100 on UK eBay ...Valentines never go for less than £100 on UK eBay - usually more - and a drawband's not too hard to fix really. You did well, and I am just a tiny little bit jealous of your local flea market. I think everyone is. Would be great to share the repair manual on the wiki - assuming it is out of copyright. I love the quality of those early photographic halftones - especially when lavished on such Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-30392196679758646902012-03-11T01:05:56.443+01:002012-03-11T01:05:56.443+01:00PS: That Remington #1 portable you linked to on eB...PS: That Remington #1 portable you linked to on eBay is surprising. I'm sure it must have been repainted quite a bit after manufacture -- it has that hammer-tone paint that was used in the '50s. But whoever did it, did it professionally and had a Remington decal on hand.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-25649202788527300452012-03-11T01:04:17.259+01:002012-03-11T01:04:17.259+01:00Very cool! The book looks intriguing. Thank you fo...Very cool! The book looks intriguing. Thank you for sharing your good luck.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-46015969959439992722012-03-11T00:32:01.136+01:002012-03-11T00:32:01.136+01:00Wow! What a great day. I doubt that we'll ev...Wow! What a great day. I doubt that we'll ever see that many typewriters in one place out in the wild. I would have had a hard time resisting the boxes of parts. The book looks great as well.Dwayne F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-63530528208192693582012-03-11T00:18:00.155+01:002012-03-11T00:18:00.155+01:00That is a great find! Never anything like that he...That is a great find! Never anything like that here. I could not imagine going to a place seeing all the fine typewriters and parts and only 2 following me home.<br /><br />I'd love those platens alone if they were not rock hard. Even if they are for a standard office machine they can be fit to a portable in a few minutes on a lathe (of course I have access to good machine lathes of Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-59595488824796355342012-03-10T23:23:47.582+01:002012-03-10T23:23:47.582+01:00Wow that is quite a find. Love that Smith Premier...Wow that is quite a find. Love that Smith Premier. I often think of the SCMs in Goodwill in terms of ribbon value, but then I don't have the heart to give them back without them. Love the book too.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-31034521809006065262012-03-10T23:18:47.151+01:002012-03-10T23:18:47.151+01:00Epic, epic, epic, epic! And I only got a rusty Eri...Epic, epic, epic, epic! And I only got a rusty Erika today...maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-64629180376646566152012-03-10T23:04:52.801+01:002012-03-10T23:04:52.801+01:00What´s the serial number?What´s the serial number?shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.com