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Looking closer at type
After reading the interesting recent postings by Mr Sommeregger on the RaRo type, I was curious to take a closer look at the type on some of my machines. The 3-bank Corona I think would have been...
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A room full of monkeys
So this is what the infinite monkey theorem would look like in practice.Another obvious title that springs to mind for this is 'monkey business' (Royal monkey business, that is). Another thought that...
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The giant typewriter again
They did get a lot of mileage out of the giant typewriter, or perhaps secretly they did build several over time. This time it is shown in a 1937 clipping from Popular Mechanics. By then the huge...
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Horological excursion - Shirley
Ladies wristwatch. She spotted this one on the local online auction site and after putting in a modest offer this was accepted by the seller. It arrived well packed, working and needing but very little...
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Project Parvus
New purchase. A bit of a project, as can be seen.And the inside of the case...It is a Parlophone Parvus portable gramophone. Or the remains of one; well, it looks bad, but it's pretty much complete and...
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Lucky Find, What A Night
In amongst a small stack of 12 records bought online. Hadn't asked for any titles or extra information from the seller, just judging from the designs of the sleeves visible in the image I'd decided to...
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Recovering Parvus
Amazing the difference new turntable cloth covering makes.Compared to the state it was in the case also looks a lot better now after some basic cleaning and a bit of polish. The metal fittings are...
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Printed Parvus Part
The one missing part was the flange of the winding opening in the front of the case. This flange or escutcheon not only protects the hole but also lends support to the handle during winding. The...
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Parvus Mechanism
The complete mechanism of the Parlophone Parvus portable gramophone is again mounted on the deck. Newly painted the deck and all parts polished and fitted again. The whole assembly dropped back in the...
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Paper Page Gauge
A while ago I spotted something like this in an old magazine. Can't find the article or magazine back again, but it set me thinking that this would be a neat thing and quite practical to make.An...
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Parlophone Parvus Plays
The soundbox is now decent, but not quite on the acoustic quality level it could be. Some of the parts are made of zamak, like many of these reproducers. The material is ideal for such small parts;...
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Price of a new Corona 3 typewriter
That was a couple of days ago. Can't find the ad back again, very likely already sold. It looked in very good condition, complete with original tools. And of course with the original invoice.The...
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Sleeved portables parallels
A clipping from Popular Science of January 1938. The wonders of modern technology and engineering can make a portable so small that it slides in a briefcase. Not mentioned by name, but I think probably...
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About 15 minutes, no sound, but lots of typewriters shown in pristine condition. Movie is over at archive.org, also viewable there and downloadable in several formats.Estimate it dates from the late...
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Linguaphone wordmark
When mocking-up an index label for the small record case a while ago, I couldn't find a clean graphic of a suitable period logo of Linguaphone online. They are of course still an active company that...
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Portable #2 Project
First new typewriter purchase in over a year. It is a bit of a project. Mostly complete I think, with lots of accumulated grime and dust. Rust also.For a while I had been looking for a Remington...
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Cleaned Remington Portable #2
Case cleaned with already a first blackening. Loose leathercloth and splitting wood glued down and the white paint stains also removed from the case. Lid sides are slightly bulging from being forced...
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A short film showing off all kinds of modern (for 1947) office equipment for the creation and reproduction of documents. E.g. a very impressive wide carriage Varityper, working Addressographs and much...
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Leathercloth
With the #2 Portable on the shelf, am back to the current hobby restoration project that is proving an exercise in new techniques (for me). Re-covering a wooden case in leathercloth, for one.Like the...
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