I totally feel your pain.  Look at that thing, though -- spectacular.

Markmotown wrote:

Okay, there was some interest on the introductions thread about this Remington 17 with the wiiiide carriage. So here it is. And OF COURSE the first thing I did when I got it was to snap the draw band. Of course.  

If I had a machine like that...


I would...









Make the biggest typewritten smiley face in the world

Found on one of the online selling apps.  $20...in my favorite color and with my favorite typeface

An early Christmas gift from a friend -- a 1939 Underwood Champion, in the beautiful gloss black finish. It was bought new by her parents. It had apparently not been used since 1982, but everything works fine. Even the ribbon has some life in it.  She had promised this machine to me for some time, but I didn't expect it to appear anytime soon.

Lovely action with this machine; types very smoothly. Cosmetically it's in great shape (though it appears, based on the orange-brown residue that cleaning keeps bringing off the finish, that someone was a smoker in the household). The keys look good, though the engraving could stand a little cleaning. The two rear feet are shot, but it rests nicely in the case base with no play. The paper rest (which swings back to reveal the margin and tab settings) isn't quite aligned; the right side spring clip that holds it in place is broken. Also, the carriage lock seems to be missing the bolt that holds it in place. But none of these interferes with the function of the machine.

A neat bonus: It came with a box of black painted metal caps for the keys, which cover the labels and are used to teach touch typing. Not that I will use these anytime soon, but they are still very cool.

Yesterday, I met Spazmelda in person and we went typewriter hunting.  I wound up with an Olympia SM-9 and an LC Smith (not sure what model), which has a decimal tabulator.  I have not been able to find a serial number on the Smith yet.  Any ideas as to where it might be?