- noahwrote
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- noahwrote
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- noahwrote
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- Fleetwing
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Too bad the keytops aren't in a regular typeface -- I can't tell offhand what some of those letters are! (I realize it's a QWERTZ keyboard, but still.)
- noahwrote
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- Uwe
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noahwrote wrote:
Here is an interesting Olympia Traveller with nautical/maritime signs...
A bizarre arts & crafts project. 
Looks like that seller specializes in transforming nice portables into personal statements. Not for me, but I will give the seller credit for how he prepares each machine for shipping.
The pronoun I has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
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Thread Starter- Gabby Johnson
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Interesting. It appears to have been professionally done via silkscreening. Could it have been a one-off sample from the factory, since the seller is in Belgrade? Or perhaps some limited edition swag for a yachting or NATO event?
It any case, if you're not a touch-typer you'd have to learn the international signal flags to use it.
- beak
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No idea what this is - but nothing to do with the Royal (or any other) Navy, IMO. There is no point in adding the ICoS etc. to a typewriter, since it is used for typing, not signalling. I guess it's just a fantasy creation just for the novelty of it. Seems well done though!
Sincerely,
beak.
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… Could it have been a one-off sample from the factory, since the seller is in Belgrade?
Definitely not. If you look at the seller's inventory you'll see that there are other weird attempts at dressing up typewriters. And as beak pointed out, it's a nonsensical treatment given that the machine has a standard keyboard and typeface.
The pronoun I has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
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Thread Starter- steini
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I wouldn't claim that decimal tabs are so unique as the seller states, uncommon yes statistically, unique? ummmm and the price is quite high, but all depends on how typewriters are prices where you live... not my type ;)
