- Persiflage
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Re: How Addicted to Collecting are you?
Having 11 typewriters would put me under the extremely addicted collector. I generally go after Royal and Imperial typewriters but I've been eyeing the Remington Noiseless line of portable typewriters for quite a while.
- Bassoonbloke
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Re: How Addicted to Collecting are you?
Hi All,
Well I have four at the moment (and don't intend to get any more unless.......).
I have a Remington Standard 7, an Oliver 5, an Imperial Model D and finally a two window Royal 10.
All relatively clean and working well (I think for their age).
Alan.
- Bassoonbloke
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Re: How Addicted to Collecting are you?
Me again !!
Just realised that I said a two window Royal above and it should have been a single window version (I can't see a way to edit my original post after posting it).
Alan.
- colrehogan
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Re: How Addicted to Collecting are you?
"When someone says I have one in my basement would you like it?" It is very tempting to go look at it. 
In this case, it was a friend of my mom's that was playing bridge the other night at her house (I was over there doing my laundry). Showed the ladies the Richard Polt book though. I love the bookmark looks like a ribbon.
A different lady at the table said that she might have an electric or two. I'm not sure about that. Would need to see which one. I can't get too many more; I'm running out of room - for everything, not just typewriters. 
Smith Premier typewriters are cool!
- ztyper
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Re: How Addicted to Collecting are you?
We all know that problem... 
A high schooler with a lot of typewriters. That's pretty much about it.
- TypewriterKing
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Re: How Addicted to Collecting are you?
Yes, they work about as well as rabbits in that department, don't they? 
Underwood--Speeds the World's Bidness
- JoeV
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Re: How Addicted to Collecting are you?
I'm not very addicted. Except I picked up another Hermes 3000 this last week. Now I have, hmm, maybe 12? If you don't know how many typewriters you have, kind of like not knowing how many gin bottles are around the house, you might have a problem.
~Joe
- Typewriterlv
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Re: How Addicted to Collecting are you?
JoeV wrote:
I'm not very addicted. Except I picked up another Hermes 3000 this last week. Now I have, hmm, maybe 12? If you don't know how many typewriters you have, kind of like not knowing how many gin bottles are around the house, you might have a problem.
~Joe
if I had no storage restraints to my collecting, I would keep buying Hermes 3000's in all different typefaces. I simply love that machine!
- Ampelmann
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Re: How Addicted to Collecting are you?
if I had no storage restraints to my collecting...
That's the biggest problem for me, lack of space. It's always a challenge for me to display them in ways that aren't junky or cluttered, or to keep them stored neatly out of sight. I try not to let it stop me though - I have no problems with typewriter-centric decor! Unfortunately for me, most of the other people I know consider any number of typewriters greater then zero to be 'addicted' to collecting.
Sometimes I can go for months without buying one, other times I end up acquiring multiple machines in a relatively short time. I'd call it a hobby. I guess perspective can sway it either way.
- ztyper
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Re: How Addicted to Collecting are you?
If I don't get at least a typewriter a month, I start going through withdrawal... 
Only problem is, I can't seem to get rid on the ones I don't want, so they just keep coming in!
A high schooler with a lot of typewriters. That's pretty much about it.
