Tabs / More Continental 200

That would be a gif animation, twice for good measure. I find that black and white photos are far superior in some situations, such as this, where colour would merely be a distraction.

(original Continental 200 typecast)

sent from my hermes 3000

An Interesting Torpedo 18 Advert

For those of you who haven't seen it on tumblr, check out this amazing early 1960s Torpedo 18 advertising leaflet! Two important conclusions. I never new the Torpedo 18 was offered with a wide carriage (the 18/33, which I now must have!), and the (double--old and new!) list of colour combinations is exactly what I needed. If you haven't heard, a little goal of mine is to own one of each Torpedo 18 colour combination (in as many different typefaces as possible) before I die. Probably impossible, but worth trying for.

Some of the cream/colour ones were made with only ribbon cover in the colour, whereas some were made with the ribbon cover and the carriage in that colour. It appears that from reading this ad, the carriages were coloured first, and then later it was only the ribbon covers. My quest would disregard this fact. XD Now, my own humble array of Torpedo 18s. :)

A Flat Continent(al)

194X Continental 200 501679

"There is no sacrifice of convenience when using a Modell 200." I sound like an ad writer using his second tongue. XD

typewriters.ch: Continental 200

(supplementary typecast with more photos)

Sent from my new Continental 200

Tell me what you see here...

click on photo to enlarge

We'll all find out in about a week when it arrives if my suspicions stand true.

(And a bit of design change to my blog)

Depression Typewriters: Olympia (DM) Style

1936 DM 5 55281

(Though it doesn't beat my Corona Sterling. Not quite yet...)

This really has a mirror-like finish if there ever was one. Which makes it both hard to photograph without showing reflections, and also very easy to make self-portraits with.

Typed on my DM 5

You Have Died of Dysentery

because you can't spell it you incorrigible git and i adored that game

sent from the corona 3 i brought back into my possession from michigan

Opening the Olive Green Corona Case

1943 Corona Standard Mill 3C 312420

Transcribed with my new Corona Standard Mill

Adventure Typewriter Search + Mystery Typewriter (part 2)

You can find out the exact details of the mystery typewriter if you know what to look for. ;)

Colon Mountain: Notice how the fields and houses continue right up it...haha

Looks like that Hammond probably wasn't worth over $300. Such price inflation! It was beside a $600 Oliver though...and across from a caseless $150 Corona 3.

200th Philosophothought post, begun March 2011, sent from our new Smith-Corona Skyriter and Royal Safari.

Adventure Typewriter Search Results! (part 1)

The Adler cleaned up surprisingly well! In fact, it looks like not only did I clean off the gunk, but some of the scuffing went away too. I didn't expect that. All I did was scrub the plastic with an electric toothbrush--first with goo gone, then with dish soap. It did wonders.

But for once you finally see typewriters as I found them. Almost no cleaning has been done for these makeshift photos, aside from the Adler. I didn't have any time to clean them up before the sun completely set, and then I'd just have to wait until the next day to take photos. I'll show the cleaned up typewriters in much better photos when the time comes.

I photographed the typecasts once more instead of scanning them. Out of laziness, I guess. I didn't want to get the scanner out. XD I think the scanner does do a better job in these low-light conditions...

Sent from my new typewriters: Hermes 2000, Adler J5, Smith-Corona Galaxie Twelve, and Smith-Corona Skyriter.