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11-3-2019 09:28:47  #171


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14-3-2019 09:05:05  #172


Re: Possible Acquistions Thread

Here is a Remington with Marathi font!  I've never seen one before.  I've also never heard of Marathi before but it's spoken by a whopping 83 million people in India! (They have listed it twice on ebay so I'm listing both in case they pull one down.)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1886-Marathi-Font-Keyboard-Antique-Collector-Remington-Model-5-Typewriter-OA-037/233142235276?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107095009%26meid%3D7ad2b63515a245119a476be9053d99f3%26pid%3D100040%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D232746170835%26itm%3D233142235276&_trksid=p2046732.c100040.m2060

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1886-Marathi-Font-Keyboard-Antique-Collector-Remington-Model-5-Typewriter-OA-037/333085258737?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D815225da84c042dfa469c9829d7ccdd4%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D233142235276%26itm%3D333085258737&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

From Wikipedia: Marathi [...] is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by around 83 million Marathi people of Maharashtra, India. It is the official language and co-official language in the Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India, respectively, and is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India. 

 

14-3-2019 11:45:00  #173


Re: Possible Acquistions Thread

Fascinating. In particular its partial provenance revealed by the labels on the travel case. Hopefully it will end up in the hands of someone who can actually speak the language and make some practical use of the Remington rather than ending up as a display piece.


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22-3-2019 12:23:15  #174


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Found an Oliver at our local antique shop. Compared to others I've seen it's a fairly moderate price, although the carriage doesn't move and the Q key is just barely misaligned. I wonder how much effort it would be to rig a new drawstring and bend the Q key back into place, + a new ink ribbon off Amazon for like $15. I've always wanted a batwing, even a totally unusable one, but one I could possibly get working is an interesting prospect

 

22-3-2019 14:21:09  #175


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missy20201 wrote:

Found an Oliver at our local antique shop. Compared to others I've seen it's a fairly moderate price, although the carriage doesn't move and the Q key is just barely misaligned. I wonder how much effort it would be to rig a new drawstring and bend the Q key back into place, + a new ink ribbon off Amazon for like $15. I've always wanted a batwing, even a totally unusable one, but one I could possibly get working is an interesting prospect

The drawstring on Olivers is very accessible. If the special hook on the carriage end of the string is missing, you can just tie it on and live without the neat easily-demountable carriage or make your own double-hook. All my Olivers have used a 7/16 inch wide ribbon instead of the standard 1/2 inch wide one, so they would go smoothly through the vibrator. Measure yours to be sure and then good luck finding them. Fixing the Q will depend on your skills.
 

 

24-3-2019 12:13:00  #176


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Missy, you can get some odd sized ribbons from Tom [aka thetypewriterman] if you end up buying the Oliver.  


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27-3-2019 21:52:24  #177


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I recently bought a 1956 Olympia SM3. I’m still awaiting some correct size rubber washers to get that one working properly.

I’ve since stumbled upon another SM3 locally, in a lovely looking pale green/grey, in a clean tweed case. It looks very neat, and in nice condition. The only stumbling block is that it’s a QWERTZ machine (which may be no stumbling block at all). How much trouble does it give users here to change between a QWERTY and QWERTZ keyboard, if any? Also, in your opinion, would the value of a QWERTZ SM3 be much different to a similar QWERTY SM3?

 

28-3-2019 07:25:59  #178


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Jack Kerouac wrote:

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I’ve since stumbled upon another SM3 locally, in a lovely looking pale green/grey, in a clean tweed case. It looks very neat, and in nice condition. The only stumbling block is that it’s a QWERTZ machine (which may be no stumbling block at all). How much trouble does it give users here to change between a QWERTY and QWERTZ keyboard, if any? Also, in your opinion, would the value of a QWERTZ SM3 be much different to a similar QWERTY SM3?

Way, way more trouble than it's worth, Jack, to switch the keys. Pass it by or learn to live with switching back and forth with the inevitable typos. Some people, myself included, would love to have a QWERTZ machine of such good quality but there is no difference in value or price between the two keyboards apart from the fact that some people will not pay anything for a "wrong" keyboard. If you can pick it up and get it to me in Maine for $30 or less and it's in good shape, I'm in!

 

28-3-2019 17:57:56  #179


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Jack Kerouac wrote:

How much trouble does it give users here to change between a QWERTY and QWERTZ keyboard, if any?

Hmmmm… I took this to mean switching between using QWERTY and QWERTZ keyboards as opposed to physically swapping the Y and Z keys and slugs, which as Mr. Höhne pointed out is not something a novice should tackle.

I have quite a few QWERTZ machines that I use and it takes me a paragraph or two before I stop making mistakes (this is switching from my native QWERTY keyboard). I don't think it's a big deal, and certainly not one that ever caused me to hesitate buying a machine that had a QWERTZ keyboard. I should add that I'm a touch typist, and I imagine that it would be an even easier swap for someone who's a hunt-and-peck typist.


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06-4-2019 10:53:46  #180


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Here is a Royal typewriter with tab buttons below the spacebar and frame.  The seller included a picture of its underside.  Wild!  https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Typewriter-Royal-Unique-Tabs-SYDNEY-PINCOMBE/153132545674?hash=item23a769368a:g:6ZcAAOSwqSJbbAfr

 

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