tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post2484296436844916388..comments2024-03-09T23:23:11.400-08:00Comments on x over it: From the Soviet Union with lovex over ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15734152691021327395noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-14638857032967076832015-12-22T08:45:06.943-08:002015-12-22T08:45:06.943-08:00Looks like about 1974 for your Moskva. we've g...Looks like about 1974 for your Moskva. we've got some new data from the East:<br />http://typewriterdatabase.com/moskva.701.typewriter-serial-number-databaseTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-92060548972761079762014-04-06T05:31:05.595-07:002014-04-06T05:31:05.595-07:00Thanks for the Parade of Typewriters.
I like that...Thanks for the Parade of Typewriters.<br /><br />I like that Russian typewriter. Now that Russia wants to go back to typewriters there may be more of these made.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-65183438131882208092014-04-04T17:19:55.119-07:002014-04-04T17:19:55.119-07:00I think you're quite right. And even during th...I think you're quite right. And even during the same era, whenever this sort of design was implemented in plastic instead of metal (they just look more precise unless if the plastic is really cheap), it does tend to look fairly modern—if you ignore the fact that the design is for a typewriter or telephone.<br /><br />I think that the Erika that this resembles a bit is less jarring in its angles, and therefore is quite aesthetically pleasing and could look very contemporary with small changes. ( https://www.etsy.com/listing/157780827 )x over ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734152691021327395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-91616974634705723072014-04-04T17:06:46.223-07:002014-04-04T17:06:46.223-07:00Your machine is everything that i love - and hate,...Your machine is everything that i love - and hate, about Russian design. Oddly enough you can sit this next to a phone that they soviets made that has equally as jarring angles, and it looks right at home. The costructivism period brought about some interesting design in the USSR that is so unlike what we were used to in the west. Some of the ideas translated through Europe, but like this machine - as it aged, it lost its gloss and started to look too utilitarian. <br /><br />The complex angles of the design in this typewriter is very similar to a lot of design ideas being used in the west today, but with more accurate manufacturing techniques they tend to look more modern than these older looking designs despite being principally the same. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-49841480038746663572014-04-04T16:26:26.072-07:002014-04-04T16:26:26.072-07:00It seems like, based on pictures at least, the qua...It seems like, based on pictures at least, the quality control peaked in the 1960s with your Moskva and the immediately preceding crinkle paint model. (Possible the one that looks a lot like an Underwood, too, because the ones I've seen in good shape look positively beautiful)x over ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734152691021327395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-13692941988059787812014-04-04T10:30:33.097-07:002014-04-04T10:30:33.097-07:00Neat! Thanks for the rundown of models.
I think t...Neat! Thanks for the rundown of models.<br /><br />I think the typewriter is based on the Underwood portable, but I haven't compared very closely.<br /><br />Love the fact that the decal on the back is crooked. Quality control was not a priority.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-83823044725807896702014-04-04T08:04:00.894-07:002014-04-04T08:04:00.894-07:00Very cool, Nick! Congrats on "cracking the ve...Very cool, Nick! Congrats on "cracking the veil" and finding that the little blighter was fine. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09331656773177360643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-3388800632292200032014-04-03T22:10:18.445-07:002014-04-03T22:10:18.445-07:00Yeah, it's a replacement. When I first bought ...Yeah, it's a replacement. When I first bought it, it was so dirty I didn't notice. For a while I was upset about it but now I think it's just part of the character and story, even though I really don't know any story behind it.x over ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734152691021327395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-45276301372003421642014-04-03T21:34:39.304-07:002014-04-03T21:34:39.304-07:00I like the solitary green key. It looks like it be...I like the solitary green key. It looks like it belongs there (like the red Tab key on an Olivetti) I'm assuming it's a replacement key?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com