A postcard from Beeching's collection pictures an ornate Sholes and Glidden
which is now in a collection here in central California. Small world.

Dax

Nicholas Fisher wrote:

> Fritz,
>
> Thanks for your reply. I have just about found out where you are on the
> map - the only one I have is in a Pear's Encyclopaedia from 1903, which
> (naturally) has you as part of Prussia! But it tells me you are in striking
> distance of the UK. I will put October 28th in my diary - I would like to
> meet.
>
> I have always found Olivetti's rare in the UK - I have never seen a pre-1939
> office model, though I did pick up a portable labelled as a Harrod - sold by
> Harrods in London, which is a nice piece of engineering. The Everest models
> are very fine too. I used a Swift (Stoewer) when I was at school, which I
> still use, so I have a 'soft spot' for German machines.
>
> I was recently able to buy a Fox No.3 which is one of the finest pieces of
> quality engineering I have seen - it puts the Remington to shame.
>
> I am intrigued to know how you came by Wilfred Beeching's machines? I
> always remember them as being rather shabby and unrestored (not such a bad
> thing?). My last batch of German machines came from a dealer in
> Strassbourg who had cleared a typewriter shop in Koln (maybe that of Hugo
> Essmann?)- the dealer's brother lived near me.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Niemann.Speiko@...>
> To: <TYPEWRITERS@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 7:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [TYPEWRITERS] Adler Model 7.
>
> > Hi Nick,
> > I am living in Dissen, Low Saxony, between Osnabrück, Münster and
> Bielefeld,
> > near the battlefields where the romans lost at 9 ac three of their
> legions.
> >
> > Oh yes, I met Wilf Beeching several times and during the last 2 years I
> > bought all these rosty machines, what were left from the Beeching
> > collection.
> > If you are interested in well designed machines - are you interested in
> > Olivetti Portables? Or in an Alpina? or in an Olivetti 201 bookkeeping
> > machine?
> >
> > Usually, I am visiting UK twice a year. I am buying and selling at the SIS
> > fair (Scientific Instruments Society) twice a year. The next one will be
> at
> > 28th of October in London.
> > Any chance to meet there or during the days before?
> >
> > Fritz from Germany
> >
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Nicholas Fisher <nicholas-urania@...>
> > An: TYPEWRITERS@yahoogroups.com <TYPEWRITERS@yahoogroups.com>
> > Datum: Sonntag, 5. August 2001 20:26
> > Betreff: Re: [TYPEWRITERS] Adler Model 7.
> >
> >
> > >Fritz,
> > >
> > >I met Bernard Williams when I was a student at Leicester, bought a Blick
> > >Featherweight off him - his collection even at this time was very good -
> > >about 1982.
> > >
> > >I also met Wilfred Beeching in 1979 - didn't think to get a signed book.
> > >The museum in Bournemouth was demolished to make way for a car park! I
> was
> > >out of collecting between 1987 and 1994, sold most of my collection,
> though
> > >I still have the first typewriter I bought in 1975 - a Remington S. I
> have
> > >been typing on my Groma this evening - my second typewriter was a Swift
> > >(Stoewer). When I started collecting again I set a target of having the
> > >models I has originally - I now have about 180, but I have never replaced
> > my
> > >Adler Favorit - I would love a Kanzler! I don't have anything exotic -
> my
> > >Adler 15 is high on my list of designs, though I have a Lambert, Munson,
> > >Caligraphs and early Imperials. Rarity isn't a primary attraction for
> me -
> > >design is!
> > >
> > >Where are you from in Germany?
> > >
> > >All the best,
> > >
> > >Nick
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: <Niemann.Speiko@...>
> > >To: <TYPEWRITERS@yahoogroups.com>
> > >Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 7:35 AM
> > >Subject: Re: [TYPEWRITERS] Adler Model 7.
> > >
> > >
> > >> Hi Nick,
> > >> welcome to our group,
> > >> but, you´re not alone.
> > >> One of the nicest collection of typewriters I ever could see, is in the
> > >> middle of UK in Burton on Trent. The owner is Bernard Williams. May be,
> > >you
> > >> have heard of him before?
> > >> You see, there are other collectors around.
> > >>
> > >> Fritz from Germany
> > >>
> > >> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > >> Von: Nicholas Fisher <nicholas-urania@...>
> > >> An: TYPEWRITERS@yahoogroups.com <TYPEWRITERS@yahoogroups.com>
> > >> Datum: Donnerstag, 2. August 2001 22:10
> > >> Betreff: Re: [TYPEWRITERS] Adler Model 7.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> >Hello,
> > >> >I'm Nick Fisher, from Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. Interested to hear
> about
> > >> your
> > >> >find. I'm sure that some of these German machines were looted during
> > >WW2 -
> > >> >I have a Rheinmetall Standard which has the Waffen SS rune on the
> > >> >keyboard/type.
> > >> >
> > >> >I have 3 Model 7's (94766, 232969, and 361303) which all have German
> > >> >keyboards. Also a No.15 (282066),
> > >> >and Klein Adler (280763). I found the earliest No.7 in a junk shop
> > about
> > >a
> > >> >mile away for £5 - bad condition, but good for spares. An interesting
> > >> >variation of the Klein Adler I have is the Blick Universal, which was
> > >> >produced for the British wing of Blickensderfer after the parent
> company
> > >> >ceased trading, by Adler (215145). Blick still trade in the UK - in
> > >> Swindon
> > >> >of all places! Hope you haven't slipped into a coma reading this!
> > >> >
> > >> >I'm new to the group but have been an addict since 14 years old - nice
> > to
> > >> >'meet' a bunch of enthusiasts, which in the UK seem scarce. Is still
> > get
> > >> >looked at as if I'm barking mad if I mention collecting typewriters.
> > >> >
> > >> >All the best,
> > >> >Nick
> > >> >----- Original Message -----
> > >> >From: "earlydaz" <earlydaz@...>
> > >> >To: <TYPEWRITERS@yahoogroups.com>
> > >> >Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 2:40 PM
> > >> >Subject: [TYPEWRITERS] Adler Model 7.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >> My first find of the Winter, and what a find! S#239970, I presume
> it
> > >to
> > >> >be the 1902 version. Beeching has a photograph of the model with a
> > long
> > >> >carriage, whereas mine is the standard. Obviously for the German
> > >> market,
> > >> >the keyboard has umlauts & accents, and looks unusual to the Qwerty
> eye.
> > >> >Price was very reasonable .
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Are there any others out there in TW Group Land? I now must find
> an
> > >> >instruction manual. The condition is excellent, paintwork fine, some
> > >> >beginnings of pitting on the metal bits.But its mine!
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Going to bed a happy little budgy - good night
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Bruce,
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> ++ Typewriter collecting is fun ++
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