From my notebook (and I don't remember where I got this; probably an old thread from one of these forums): SG = "Schreibmaschine Groß" ("Big Typewriter") SM =...
Oh, and the "bowl" where the type segment sits is commonly referred to as the "basket". So when you hear "basket shift", they're talking about that part moving...
In a message dated 8/1/2008 12:21:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, skywriter_types@... writes: 1. What does the SG stand for? I assume the S may stand for...
besides the used typewriter market, including both regular 'used' typewriters and remanufactured typewriters, there were also 'dollar a week' plans where you...
... Speculation was that the G is for "gross", the German for "big honking" ... The "bowl" is called the "basket" (one makes as much sense as the other). The...
Hi Folks: here's the past week's top 40 (by price) completed eBay typewriter auctions, as of Friday. Have a good weekend... Dave For direct links to these...
Danke! which is about one-sixth of my German ("Schreibmaschine, gross, mittlegross, und flache" now comprising the other 5/6ths, thanks to Alan). And I admit...
Does anyone know how many different color combinations that the Remington Typewriter Company used on there #2,#3, portables. Richard Polt has six different...
In a message dated 8/1/2008 1:08:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, nedbrooks@... writes: << The "bowl" is called the "basket" (one makes as much sense as...
In a message dated 7/31/2008 2:45:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, wdssbn641@... writes: << Hope that isn't too much to take in, but since typewriters whose...
Dear all, A friend of mine has the opportunity to view a Philadelphia No1, which is described as a three row machine (ties in with Adler's description of the...
Nickurania@...
Aug 2, 2008 7:56 pm
39657
If truly a "Philadelphia Typewriter", it is almost surely the only one known and may be the antecedent to the Travis, of which only six or so are known....
Peter M. Weil
pmweil@...
Aug 2, 2008 9:28 pm
39658
Anyone look at Mares, pg. 253? A "Philadelphia" is described therein, with no reference to the Travis. Some of my later references (Rehr, Adler) clearly...
Dear all, The bloke my friend was dealing with can't remember where he put it, but he thinks he has it on a shelf in the garage, over the freezer.? We are both...
Nickurania@...
Aug 4, 2008 10:07 pm
39660
... Oh? Well I don't think they're any stranger than those we have in the US, not me included of course...... -- Jay Respler ADVANCED BUSINESS MACHINES CO. ...
I had asked a while back about this, but i figure i could give it another shot. I bought a bennett on ebay and the guy neglected to tell me it was missing a...
It should use the same ball, or type element as the Blickensderfer. Every once and awhile you see them on ebay and they go for whatever is the fancy of the...
Coronata sounds better, though. ;-) QUI ME AMAT, AMET ET CANEM MEUM. ... From: chalkmanpeace <hamintheturlet@...> To: TYPEWRITERS@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
... It's the cheaper mass merchandiser version of Coronamatic 2200. I think it was the discount Custom Line compared to the dealer Executive line. -- Jay...
"It's a Coronet Super 12. Thoughts?" The power cord is shorter than the Coronamatic 2200 and it doesn't have a paper injector. [Non-text portions of this...
you are correct, it is Coronet 12, not the typo coronata (sounds Italian). It was just a variation of the different models of the same machine made available...
Are you sure you aren't confused with something else? The elements on the Bennett and any Blickensderfer I'm familiar with aren't even close. Maybe you're...
... FYI, earlier 2200 did not have a paper injector either. It was a later 'enhancement'. -- Jay Respler ADVANCED BUSINESS MACHINES CO. 732-431-1464 -- ...
I own several of each both the Blick #5 &7 as well as the bennett juniors and I am fairly certain that they are the same though I have never actually tried to...
Hello All: I was given what I think is a Remington Noiselss #5 Desktop machine. It has the steel platen, but I can't find any data on it. On the back it says...
agh! I just found it in one of my books. It's not a Remington noiseless. It's a brand name called "Noiseless" Learn sumptin' new every day... ... From: don...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
