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28-6-2016 09:41:44  #951


Re: Recent Acquisitions Thread

pdxtypewriter wrote:

I think this is what SCM called Classic Pica?

It does look like Classic Pica #85. Are there no identifying marks on the slugs?

For example, these are the slugs in one of my Classic 12 models:


The pronoun has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
 

28-6-2016 09:46:35  #952


Re: Recent Acquisitions Thread

I've just learned something new. 660 is the foundry mark that ids the fontface?

 

28-6-2016 11:31:50  #953


Re: Recent Acquisitions Thread

It can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, but in my example the 'AR' identifies the manufacturer of the typeface, and the '660' the actual typeface. 


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28-6-2016 12:32:30  #954


Re: Recent Acquisitions Thread

What is that at the top of each slug?


Smith Premier typewriters are cool!
 

28-6-2016 12:44:53  #955


Re: Recent Acquisitions Thread

Looks like "85 U."

 

28-6-2016 13:23:40  #956


Re: Recent Acquisitions Thread

Uwe wrote:

It does look like Classic Pica #85. Are there no identifying marks on the slugs?

pdxtypewriter wrote:

Looks like "85 U."

There you go.
 


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28-6-2016 13:45:15  #957


Re: Recent Acquisitions Thread

And bam, case closed!  Thanks everyone!

 

05-7-2016 18:48:43  #958


Re: Recent Acquisitions Thread

Got this ca. 1923 Underwood 5 at a local estate sale. It didn't need too much work, but it cleaned up quite nicely! 





However, with this new addition, my workspace is starting to get a little... cramped. 

 

06-7-2016 06:18:04  #959


Re: Recent Acquisitions Thread

Maybe cramped, but what a beautiful workspace!


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06-7-2016 22:44:33  #960


Re: Recent Acquisitions Thread

I am very jealous right now... Both an Underwood 5 and an LC Smith 8, two typewriters that I have been searching for tirelessly... But what a great and beautiful find


A high schooler with a lot of typewriters. That's pretty much about it.
 

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