tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post2926996236142022241..comments2024-03-25T08:42:25.940+01:00Comments on Retro Tech Geneva: The Great Geneva Typewriter HuntAdwoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-67800369379958991662011-12-12T21:58:50.177+01:002011-12-12T21:58:50.177+01:00Another exciting outing -- thanks for sharing! Flo...Another exciting outing -- thanks for sharing! Florian obviously had a good time along with his hosts, and got to go home with a new interesting Tippa.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633967390492270136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-54425397208154084882011-12-12T03:50:29.657+01:002011-12-12T03:50:29.657+01:00Nice typeface. Good trip. I would love if the lo...Nice typeface. Good trip. I would love if the local thrift stores here had any typewriters. Other stores are 20 to 30 miles away (32 to 48 or so kM).Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-61200287113164222672011-12-11T10:55:09.908+01:002011-12-11T10:55:09.908+01:00@Florian: Nice post! I shall refer to these advent...@Florian: Nice post! I shall refer to these adventures as type-hunts from now on, too :)<br /><br />@notagain: You're exactly right, that's the same typeface on your Adler, which I was a bit jealous of now that I think of it :) It seems to have made an appearance on many mid-50s typewriters: Richard has it on a Lettera 22, Lexikon, Voss, Alpina, and also a Byron, I think. I also found it Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-38836973722375058192011-12-11T05:04:32.198+01:002011-12-11T05:04:32.198+01:00Do Studio 44s come in any other color? I've se...Do Studio 44s come in any other color? I've seen a few, but all are the same Olivetti robin's egg blue.mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-16037315400294164492011-12-11T01:52:08.011+01:002011-12-11T01:52:08.011+01:00For a low enough price I would have taken the Cont...For a low enough price I would have taken the Continental and either attempted the drawband repair or used a bungee cord arrangement.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-90395920370790150122011-12-11T01:38:18.407+01:002011-12-11T01:38:18.407+01:00That typeface looks very much like my Adler Univer...That typeface looks very much like my Adler Universal. That's a cool machine you got at the thrift store.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-56763035055175228742011-12-10T22:35:02.253+01:002011-12-10T22:35:02.253+01:00Adwoa, here's the link to my typecast: http://...Adwoa, here's the link to my typecast: http://maschinengeschrieben.blogspot.com/2011/12/type-hunt-in-geneva.htmlmaschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.com