tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post8536984586459823360..comments2024-03-09T23:23:11.400-08:00Comments on x over it: An Interesting Torpedo 18 Advertx over ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15734152691021327395noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-59205385805244964072013-10-11T16:40:47.586-07:002013-10-11T16:40:47.586-07:00It's finally here. As new condition + brushes,...It's finally here. As new condition + brushes, brochure and manual. I've scanned the brochure and manual to pdf - happy to send it to you if you haven't these already...ZetiXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849313715621355838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-48842992307491266972013-10-07T16:12:20.403-07:002013-10-07T16:12:20.403-07:00I forgot I said in about a week haha. All in good ...I forgot I said in about a week haha. All in good time!<br><br>That's a good catch. Be sure to properly care for it. ;)Nick Belandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280294152270101017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-21649646740899676252013-10-07T09:02:49.041-07:002013-10-07T09:02:49.041-07:00Did I miss it? :) Accidentally - I've just man...Did I miss it? :) Accidentally - I've just managed to catch a Blue Bird...ZetiXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849313715621355838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-38544132077768032492013-09-22T15:57:32.354-07:002013-09-22T15:57:32.354-07:00Very grateful that you shared it, as Torpedo liter...Very grateful that you shared it, as Torpedo literature is of particular interest to me, as well as being rather difficult to come by. I didn't know they were from Seattle, practically local for me!Nick Belandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280294152270101017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-20858047469246319092013-09-22T13:07:26.680-07:002013-09-22T13:07:26.680-07:00I'm glad this leaflet is getting some attentio...I'm glad this leaflet is getting some attention and exposure. It came in stuffed in the pocket of a typical gray vinyl/double zippered carrying case with a typical blue cover/gray frame Torpedo 18b (s.n. 1266038).<br><br>I sent a scan to Filipa Freitas of the TypewriterWshop in Berlin hoping she would post it. At the time she was offering a gorgeous Torpedo 18a for sale, with a blue (or gray)cover and white frame and I thought she might find it of interest. I'm glad you and followers did, too.<br><br>The original leaflet is pretty fragile at the folds. Note that the vendor who handed it out was J.K. Gill's/Lowman & Hanford, which in the early 60s had been a longtime fixture in the stationery business in Seattle.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813996622310585545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-26868252418266560762013-09-20T23:58:01.770-07:002013-09-20T23:58:01.770-07:00That would be the ivory + ivory colour combination...That would be the ivory + ivory colour combination. :D Wrong country for me though, but in my own country just a few days ago I won an auction for a Torpedo that you'll find out about in a week. ;)Nick Belandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280294152270101017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-42495964488223840712013-09-20T04:50:39.855-07:002013-09-20T04:50:39.855-07:00Here's and albino Torpedo for you:http://www.e...Here's and albino Torpedo for you:<br>http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-COLLECTABLE-TORPEDO-NO-18-MANUAL-PORTABLE-TYPEWRITER-WITH-CASE-INSTRUCTIONS-/370902303600?hash=item565b800370ZetiXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849313715621355838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-21915834229690023232013-09-19T11:53:42.929-07:002013-09-19T11:53:42.929-07:00Cool ad. I have a wide-carriage Torpedo with decim...Cool ad. I have a wide-carriage Torpedo with decimal tab labeled "Eichner":<br>http://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/eichner.jpgRichard Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-81029958105265688692013-09-16T18:10:11.276-07:002013-09-16T18:10:11.276-07:00He reads my blog. :DHe reads my blog. :DNick Belandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280294152270101017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-46824750872768609502013-09-16T18:07:20.124-07:002013-09-16T18:07:20.124-07:00Believe it or not, I had originally wanted to purs...Believe it or not, I had originally wanted to pursue it with both Torpedoes *and* Olympia SMs. Yeah.Nick Belandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280294152270101017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-23114857240006872972013-09-16T17:51:07.585-07:002013-09-16T17:51:07.585-07:00PS: worth forwarding the link to Georg for his col...PS: worth forwarding the link to Georg for his collection at typewriters.ch?Rob Bowkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-73683483752265314002013-09-16T17:50:00.105-07:002013-09-16T17:50:00.105-07:00Acute and single minded obsessive streak coming to...Acute and single minded obsessive streak coming to the fore. I have been similarly tempted down a likewise route but with Olympias SM to SM 4. So far, sanity has got the better of me, more or less. But a chap can dream, right?Rob Bowkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.com