Did those power-buttons have any special tricks up their age-period enormous sleeves (or trouser legs) or was that just a marketing magic? Because they smell like the latter, which would actually make them hilariously great.

It's surprisingly nice looking machine despite of being a satanic witchcraft box (what's this electricity I hear everyone talking about these days? May the dear god help me!)

Don't forget to document the Empress' transformation! So pictures, lot's of them, please.

Steady Shangas - don't flare up.

Hey everybody! It seems the entire winter has passed without my presence here. Due to a major victory, I've now returned. Yesterday in a single online auction I managed to acquire a Franklin, a Blickensderfer, a Smith Premier and a Canadian Scout. The last one I had never even heard of before. I lost out on a Hammond Multiplex because the %$#%!&* website froze up as I was attempting to snipe it.
     I don't have them in my greedy little hands yet, but should get them on Sunday or Monday, after which I will post some pics.
Hope everyone's typingly well here...

I picked up a Hermes 3000 the other day at a flee market, about 1958,  for $15.  (Don`t have a picture yet)   The unique thing about it was the type size: not a pica nor elite, but smaller type still, about 14 characters per inch.  Has someone seen such small type before, and what was it used for? 

Interesting look at machines that don't turn up as often as others... Thanks for posting!