1 - Pete E.
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Facit TP-2
"New" Facit TP-2 typewriter in my collection.
Made in Sweden in 1966. Was happy to pay $ 110 USD for it with its lovely powder-blue color.
Surprise for me when I got it home and found out it is cursive-script, too.
1-owner machine with very little use. Needed a good cleaning and some minor adjustments, but it works and types great. That tube-bearing travel-system is so smooth. Will make some new rubber feet for it when I pick up the materials.
- Laurenz van Gaalen
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Re: Facit TP-2
Congrats, that machine looks really good.
Do you own a Triumph Norm or Perfekt?
I am wondering how they compare with the Facit concerning the smoothness of the carriage.
Lau
- Uwe
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Re: Facit TP-2
I'm a fan of Facit in general, but I'm less enthusiastic about the later portables like the 1620; that sentiment of course holds true for most manufacturers offerings from the '70s and '80s.
- Pete E.
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Laurenz, I do own a 1962 Triumph Perfekt. The carriage is smoother on my Facit TP-2 but the type-keys are a little more secure/solid feeling on my Triumph. Here is a photo of my Triumph. I did repaint the exterior of the case top.
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Thread Starter- Laurenz van Gaalen
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Thanks for the info Pete.
The paint job on the case looks terrific, very good color match.
- Pete E.
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The bottom of the case (inside and outside) were perfect. Only the exterior of the cast-top was severely scratched up.
My case was also missing its "Triumph" badge. Made this one by using a high-resolution photo off the Internet, printed it out on photo-quality paper. Then I placed two layers of Avery laminating sheet to the back and one sheet on the front, cut out the badge, and glued it in place.
I did not think I would find an original badge in my lifetime or the next...
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Thread Starter- Laurenz van Gaalen
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Look what I got for you.
If you are willing to pay the shipping I can send the badge to you.
- Pete E.
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Hi Laurenz,
That would be great. I have sent you my address here in the USA via a private message.
You can let me know your shipping cost and the cost for the little badge as well. I am willing to pay you for it.
Do you accept PayPal ? I can send it to as a family gift.
Private Message on its way to you.
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Thread Starter- Laurenz van Gaalen
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Hi Pete, the shipping costs will do. The badge comes from a 1962 Norm I recently selled to my typewriter dealer. The machine was waiting in its case to be picked up. When I saw your post I contacted the dealer and asked him if he cared about the case. The answer was exactly what I hoped for: "No, we throw them away, they take up too much space". I never thought I was happy to hear such a thing. I removed the batch instantly and I am happy to send it to you soon.
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Laurenz van Gaalen wrote:
..."No, we throw them away, they take up too much space"....
The horror... 
and the insanity!
