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Portable case options
I just picked up an SC Series 5 Silent yesterday in a green case. Pretty sure they just painted it inside and out, but it brought up the question: what options were available at the time for cases? Is there any documentation on this?
I've got one in tweed, one in black, now one green-painted black.
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Re: Portable case options
There were also colored harshell cases I believe. I have seen a pink one and a powder blue one. Not a whole lot of companies did colored cases. Royal had a few color matched ones for the p series, but later dropped them for the post 1930 lineup as far as I've seen. Case liner can get interesting though, I have seen plaid fabric patters come out of some european machines
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Ooh. Paid liners... That gets my creative juices flowing, should I ever decide to refurbish a case in a nonstandard way. A few years back, I found a site that let you design tartans. My wife designed one using all the body colors offered by BMW for the 1969 BMW 2002. We're thinking of reupholstering our 2002 seats in that tartan, then echoing the colors tastefully in the rest of the interior. A similar strategy could be done for typewriters that were offered in several colors (e.g. Royals)...
Back to the original question, it seems like there were lots of options, I wonder if it was a bit like cars in that there were a lot of dealer options / customizations (e.g. Matching your existing luggage). Or, did they all come from the manufacturer. Wonder if the NOMDA blue book has any info (though I don't have one), or if anyone's got salesman literature...
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Thread Starter- robmck
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Oops. "Paid" should be "plaid". That's what I get for replying on my phone...
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Thread Starter- Pete E.
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Robmck,
I was really un-inspired by the original color of the case for my 1957 S-C Silent Super. It was almost the same color of the plastic handle on the case.
So I went with a 2-tone paint scheme in colors to fire up the look a bit more.
AND...because everything from the 1950's should be 2-tone, right ???
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Nice! I like it.
And yes, 50s is license for 2-tone.
Did you take this to a shop to paint it, or did you do it yourself? If yourself, what sort of paint did you use?
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Thread Starter- Pete E.
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I just use cans of Kyrlon spray paint and tape off/cover as needed and paint over 1-2 days. Very light coats so runs or orange-peel does not develop.
"Paprika" was the top color. Cannot quite remember the name of the lower, brownish-color.
I use their satin-finish paints. I think the gloss-finish looks too much like a Las Vegas casino interior.
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Here is another view of the back and side...
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