Dear all, First of all a very happy new year to you all! MAy all your typewriter wishes come true. I just want to let you know that this morning I mailed issue...
Charles, My first noteworthy typer was an Early Hammond Multiplex. It looks just like the #12 and #2 but has a black shield. Hammonds are beautiful machines,...
Happy New Year to all, The email below is self-explanatory; those willing to join the Society or to have more information on the suject, please contact...
HAHA! You beat me by about 30 seconds, Richard! I had just copied the item number to report this monstrosity to the List. Truly hideous! Warning to anyone...
And yet ... we may both be wrong. Tilman Elster just sent me a photo of his OWN pink and green Mignon! So more than one was produced. Neither has any decals,...
Take a look at the circular wheel inside the turret. The shuttles are mounted on this. They have the typeface on them. ... would I tell if it's there?...
Dear Richard, like Tilman already wrote, this violet Mignon seems to be an original. I also own one that is identical. There exist a variety of colours...
Can anyone answer the more general question of what truly mint condition means for the value of a vintage typewriter? Is a 50 year old typewriter that has...
Dear Dax and Jay, Thanks for your responses to my email...Dax, I looked where I "think" you are telling me to look, and still can't find the number...I have...
Kate, judging by the Remington Secretarial T in mintish condition, in a splendid leather mobile office case, which sold for 720 dollars yesterday, I think that...
... I would say 50-100% more - but note that the older the machine is, the more it will have deteriorated even if never used. The rubber parts will become...
Hi Paul - No, I don't have a Rofa, though of course it may be the same machine under another brand name. It's this Voss: Voss 207501 man port it. 10 The...
That's different. And the Rofa wasn't zinc. I believe that was a kind of pot metal that tends to get very brittle. ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
Dear Paul, As a relative newcomer to the world of typewriter collecting, I know nothing about this journal. Would you please fill me in and tell me how to...
The Rofa is pot metal or the Voss is pot metal? I have no way to test for the difference between zinc and pot metal. When this subject came up last year (!)...
Marty, I'll be happy to. Just go to www.typewritermuseum.org and follow the link from the homepage. You can use the paypal buttons on the site to sign up....
I agree with both Paul and Ned, but would like to add a bit. The general rule of thumb in all antiques is that value is determined by desirability (which...
Peter Weil
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Jan 2, 2006 10:45 pm
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James, Try contacting the Keystone Typewriter Company, found in the "Links" section of the group. They are quite good with the electronic IBMs which are the...
Hello all and Happy New Year! I've been puttering around Google News this afternoon and found some interesting articles. I've linked to them from my site, the...
In a message dated 02/01/2006 16:09:58 GMT Standard Time, polt@... writes: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6241370932 Hi, I don't...
Nickurania@...
Jan 2, 2006 11:29 pm
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Hi all, With regards to this decay of castings (type-segment etc.) I have found that the lower slot casting on my Merz 3 has developed fissures that are...
Nickurania@...
Jan 2, 2006 11:41 pm
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Paul, Many thanks for the latest issue of Virtual Typewriter Journal and congratulations on another brilliant issue, packed full of fascinating new material! ...
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