tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post2541075214442638301..comments2024-03-09T23:23:11.400-08:00Comments on x over it: Superbx over ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15734152691021327395noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-32112845178768184732017-07-14T07:12:39.135-07:002017-07-14T07:12:39.135-07:00Now this is a history for us. Its so hard to findi...Now this is a history for us. Its so hard to finding. Here fell happy to see.Swaponhttp://www.product-photography.eu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-32819677512489624462014-11-13T15:23:58.401-08:002014-11-13T15:23:58.401-08:00Haha that was an accident. .de is German ebay. I d...Haha that was an accident. .de is German ebay. I didn't mean to put that in.x over ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734152691021327395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-81343935985250880532014-11-13T15:21:13.734-08:002014-11-13T15:21:13.734-08:00Ebay.de = ... Denmark?!Ebay.de = ... Denmark?!TonysVisionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035849049327300498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-3227682883686145822014-11-13T14:10:59.268-08:002014-11-13T14:10:59.268-08:00Guess again—Germans didn't switch the Y and Z ...Guess again—Germans didn't switch the Y and Z on their keyboards and add pound signs. ;)x over ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734152691021327395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-42746142379986106582014-11-13T13:58:32.928-08:002014-11-13T13:58:32.928-08:00Quite a beautiful design. German ebay has been ver...Quite a beautiful design. German ebay has been very kind to you! Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-66222661766080359822014-11-13T13:28:25.852-08:002014-11-13T13:28:25.852-08:00They're deceptively small, too. The cover make...They're deceptively small, too. The cover makes it look larger, and it is fairly tall, but it is just as compact as any Underwood portable.<br /><br />You're right about the importance of keeping the dust out.x over ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734152691021327395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-61276691664076525362014-11-13T11:22:04.336-08:002014-11-13T11:22:04.336-08:00I haven't looked into Mercedes yet, because I ...I haven't looked into Mercedes yet, because I find their bodies to ... steep and unnatural. But now that I've seen one with the actual cover (which I never heard of) it's a total different story. It's amazing! And I imagine it will keep out most of the dust too, which is even better than 'silencing' the sound.<br /><br />Yours is in really good shape by the way. I love it!Spiderwebzhttp://blog.spiderwebz.nl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-27052977068207645262014-11-13T09:06:57.664-08:002014-11-13T09:06:57.664-08:00I am interested in the name "Superba" be...I am interested in the name "Superba" because it was one of the early nicknames of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team, which came from an old theatrical production (and later lots of movie theaters). Didn't realize it was also applied to a typewriter!<br /><br />http://www.cohassetcentralcemetery.com/article/superba.htm<br />http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/bridegrooms_brooklyn_baseball_team/<br />Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-85304679361028132132014-11-12T20:14:05.133-08:002014-11-12T20:14:05.133-08:00Black Beauty! And I never knew about the Underwood...Black Beauty! And I never knew about the Underwood connection either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-19777532968563757522014-11-12T18:07:14.651-08:002014-11-12T18:07:14.651-08:00Wow, what a beauty! But it seems that you "co...Wow, what a beauty! But it seems that you "could make a silk purse out of a sows ear" with your fine photography. ThanksDon Lamperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10033476212606822358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-74528603710153278552014-11-12T12:17:25.303-08:002014-11-12T12:17:25.303-08:00Most typewriters… have you noticed it on others?
...Most typewriters… have you noticed it on others?<br /><br />As far as I know, Olympia was its own foundry. Mercedes is similar, but not identical. I looked through the 1932 RaRo catalog and it wasn't there either.x over ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734152691021327395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-17960394990942110522014-11-12T10:13:26.565-08:002014-11-12T10:13:26.565-08:00Such a handsome machine and it looks to be in pris...Such a handsome machine and it looks to be in pristine condition, congratulations.Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-26555971318787101912014-11-12T02:02:20.348-08:002014-11-12T02:02:20.348-08:00Very nice looking typewriter. Congratulations.
I ...Very nice looking typewriter. Congratulations.<br />I was unaware of the relationship to Underwood. I agree about the a key on the Underwoods. That key on most typewriters is my nemesis.<br />Perhaps Olympia and Mercedes used type slugs from the same foundry. I've noticed this with several of my typewriters.<br />The last picture is great.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.com