Pete E. wrote:

Tolex is the wrap used on guitar cases and amps.

I have drilled out some rivets on case hardware and used very small screws & nuts to reinstall.  I get those at my local ACE hardware and/or Tru-Value hardware stores.
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I did not know that's what was used.  Did you find that you could have kept the hardware in place and strategically cut pieces of Tolex around it?  Or probably best to remove the hardware?

zpark wrote:

Pete E. wrote:

Tolex is the wrap used on guitar cases and amps.
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I did not know that's what was used.  Did you find that you could have kept the hardware in place and strategically cut pieces of Tolex around it?  Or probably best to remove the hardware?

That's not what was used. Tolex was invented in the mid-'40s and is not known to have been used by typewriter companies. Even with musical companies, it was only used by some of them, though Fender was prominent. Beware of "Kleenex Syndrome".

But it is a good cover for our cases! Available from MojoTone, https://www.mojotone.com/cabinets/cabinet-parts-hardware/tolex-carpet-and-tweed?page=1

And here is a great source for authentic handle material and hardware: https://brettunsvillage.com/tools-hardware/trunk-parts/trunk-handles/

And here's one for feet: https://www.performance-pcs.com/search/?q=case%20feet

And here's one for everything: Note the categories at the left: https://www.mcmaster.com/

Ouch! Gosh, Pete, I am not attacking you. I was merely giving some historical info. I thought and intended that, anyway. (And a careful reading of my response will show that I was responding to zpark's inference from what you wrote, not to your statement. I only included your snippet to give context to zpark's.)

You say Tolex can be used as a modern-day alternative; I said, "... it is a good cover for our cases." [Emphasis in the original.] I still think that I am agreeing with you. Then I take the opportunity to promote it and tell other readers where to get it. And then, prompted by your comment, I went on and linked to other modern aids to typewriter rejuvenation, for all the readers here.

I must say, I read all of your posts with fascination for your enthusiasm and care and energy in working with our mutual interest. I am concerned with the vehemence of your response to this one comment and wonder if there has been some tension building up over time. I'm sorry to have given offense, now or in the past.

Happy typing! Good thing you do not need me for that.
 

Thanks for the links, I’ll definitely do some shopping for some leather handle replacements and some feet for sure. I think out of 5 cases, one still has its original leather. So I’ll be reconditioning that and trying to keep it going. 

M. Höhne wrote:

zpark wrote:

Pete E. wrote:

Tolex is the wrap used on guitar cases and amps.
.... snip ....
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I did not know that's what was used.  Did you find that you could have kept the hardware in place and strategically cut pieces of Tolex around it?  Or probably best to remove the hardware?

That's not what was used. Tolex was invented in the mid-'40s and is not known to have been used by typewriter companies. Even with musical companies, it was only used by some of them, though Fender was prominent. Beware of "Kleenex Syndrome".

But it is a good cover for our cases! Available from MojoTone, https://www.mojotone.com/cabinets/cabinet-parts-hardware/tolex-carpet-and-tweed?page=1

And here is a great source for authentic handle material and hardware: https://brettunsvillage.com/tools-hardware/trunk-parts/trunk-handles/

And here's one for feet: https://www.performance-pcs.com/search/?q=case%20feet

And here's one for everything: Note the categories at the left: https://www.mcmaster.com/