Revelation of Perfektion

1956 Triumph De Jur Perfekt 1231026

Not only am I not in the habit of spending $80 on a typewriter, I don't think I'd ever done it before. But it was worth every single one of those four twenties. So much for 8 photos. I went for 12. I think everybody deserved them, too. And if you haven't noticed, I am very fond of pinning years down on typewriters that aren't exact or verified. This is because I like to have a year rather than 195X, and if I'm off a bit it then oh well. It doesn't really matter that much.

There is absolutely no consensus on how we ought to officially label these as. I've seen Triumph DeJUR, Triumph De Jur, Triumph-DeJur, Triumph De JUR, and Triumph De-Jur. Notice how the badge on the back of the typewriter, and the brush and cleaning cloth do not say DeJUR on them.

Machines of Loving Grace (scroll down for the De Jur)

Manual Entry Triumph De Jur Standard

Perfectly printed and packaged by my new Triumph De Jur Perfekt

Typewriter sightings / Wal*Mart / Weapons exposure

wall of typewriters - which two did i buy?

$140

$100

$100

$95, and in better shape than the yard sale $140 one!

One find has been revealed!

Typed with the participation of my Olympia SM3

Typosphere-derived words / Ned the typewriter dog

Typed on my Torpedo 18 with Ned the black lab.

Usually you see typewriter cats. Not here I'm afraid, even though I love cats.

I add typospherical to the list, a pretty obvious one.

Typewriters in Seattle & Collected Summary of Collecting

These results show, considering they are about 2 years worth of continuous searching, that in the end it doesn't really matter where you look. You will find typewriters worth keeping in just about any venue as long as you keep at it long enough! Perhaps the antique store findings would be much higher if I had allowed myself a limit of, say, $50 instead of $30. But only slightly.

Typed on my Torpedo 18.

And well, actually, it's Lynnwood and Edmonds but Seattle sounds better.

A Most Crowned Typewriter

Typed on my lovely Imperial De Luxe 5

Robert Messenger featured my Imperial on his post about Imperial Portable Typewriters.

I can't think of a title exciting enough!!!

I usually hate multiple exclamation points. Fail.
Typed on my new Olympia SM3, Olympia SM4, Olympia SM5, and Voss De Luxe

Family Units & The Answers

Nobody won the contest. It was too tough.



My new old alarm clock chirps like a bird. When you press the 'Doze' button,

how long you hold it down is related to how long it waits til it starts up again.

When it starts after a doze, it starts slowly and speeds up. It's cute.

Not quite the best alarm for waking you up roughly!

Statements on Pink Paper: Remington & BBC

Typed on my new Remington Streamliner

Royal Dart found in thrift. See inside for details.

Typed on my new Royal Dart

A real Olympia & A typewriter makeover

Typed on my new Olympia SG3.
Sorry for the messy room. Yes that's a cigar box.
The Paymaster I forgot to mention in the typecast much; it still works with ink in the ribbon and everything. Fun to make pretend checks...