Thought I'd send myself an e-mail...I certainly havn't rec'd any typewriter messages lately. Whats up guys and girls. I'm getting lonely. Phil On the off...
I'm here Phil! I guess it's just a slow day. BTW, Susan and I had a great day with you and Donna earlier this summer. Thanks! And to the group as a whole, I...
Hi Phil and the rest of the typewriters, I haven't been going online as much as before and haven't been able to participate in the tw discussion as much. ...
Hi Jim, tried to email you privately, but not sure it went through. Yes, the disks arrived safely, thank you:) Was just wondering if you'd deposited the...
... No - mine doesn't look like that in the same area, and the part that you show in two positions in those photos is not on mine at all. The inch-wide lever...
Hi, Folks, More people are asking me about good places to stay while visiting Charleston. If you haven't found a room through www.charlestonsfinest.com...
Hello, There are various ways to adapt a typewriter for teaching blind typing / touch typing, where you are not supposed to look at the keys while typing:...
When I was taking touch typing in high school we had some Royal or Olympia (can't remember which) that had blank keys, and some with keys of different colors...
Ned and the list, Although I am only a beginner, I believe that intriguing facts and unanswered questions about typewriters, like the presence of that extra...
Hi all, I have been trying to catch up on all the Wellington/Empire/Adler discussion here. It is a busy time of year. I did look at all of the great photos ...
... Hi Huberto - A good idea - why don't you do it.... I am backed up on unfinished projects at the moment. And I have a poor memory. Maybe other members...
... on ... other ... In case Jay Respler and Paul Robert also think this could be interesting, and despite being unskilled for the task, I could start ...
... The pictures could have more resolution. But even so it wouldn't be the same as looking at the thing in person. I wonder what range of machines has this...
Solved, thanks to you! It's in effect an UNLOCK key. I would never come to the answer without your help, because, besides the key label, that flat metal piece...
Pictures 1 and 2: Botton views of the lever actuated by the (un)lock key; first stop has been worn by a piece of the right margin adjustment set. The existence...
... Aha - the manual, which has no date alas and is for the Wellington, not the Wellington No.2, says that after the bell rings you may type 6 more characters;...
The "Wellington" is a Wellington # 3. There were several changes made between the #2 and the #3. No Wellington # 1 is known to exists. exists. I think there is...
Peter Weil
pmweil@...
Sep 6, 2005 3:58 am
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Thanks Peter - I didn't know that! So my Wellington No.2 s/n 3560 is quite early. Does your #4213 have the lever just to the rightof the space-bar?...
Ned, Yes, your Wellington # 2 is quite early--the earliest I can remember hearing of. If I get a chance, I'll check ther lever on my machine. Peter ... ...
Peter Weil
pmweil@...
Sep 6, 2005 12:37 pm
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Isn't that an early 4, telegraph model (no caps key) but with a 3 row wheel? Wow. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6206849482& ...
... row wheel? ... That occurred to me too when I saw just one shift key, but it's hard to tell. Isn't it more likely that the caps shift is simply missing? ...
The Blick on EBAY that someone wrote about yesterday I think is a Blickensderfer # 5, not a # 4, according to all the evidence. First, it does have two shifts,...
Peter Weil
pmweil@...
Sep 7, 2005 1:40 pm
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... I thought it odd that the "dhiatensor" line was on the bottom of the keyboard rather than the middle....
Ned, The dhiatensor is always the bottom row. I enhanced the typewheel in photoshop and it is definitely a regular 3 row wheel. Ergo: A regular early Blick 5...
... Yes - I should have known better, as I have a Blick 5 with the dhiatensor keyboard. It has no decals - the logo is on a silvery metal plate. Best, Ned...
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