1 - RWWGreene
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Yeah, I Decoupaged a Typewriter
- Uwe
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Re: Yeah, I Decoupaged a Typewriter
I've seen worse things done to typewriters. 
And at least you used an Olivetti, but why?
The pronoun I has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
- RWWGreene
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Re: Yeah, I Decoupaged a Typewriter
If you click on the picture, the answer will become clear-ish.
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Thread Starter- beak
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Re: Yeah, I Decoupaged a Typewriter
Olivetti use some rather unpleasant (IMO) paint colours, and this is unusual - and very neatly done!
I quite like it.
Last edited by beak (21-11-2014 19:11:44)
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- Uwe
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RWWGreene wrote:
If you click on the picture, the answer will become clear-ish.
Ah, didn't realise you added a hyperlink to the photo.... will read your blog entry now.
The pronoun I has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
- Ektagraphic
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Re: Yeah, I Decoupaged a Typewriter
I actually think that this looks pretty cool! I don't know that I would do it to a typewriter that I liked very well, but I would much rather see people do this then totally dismantle the typewriter or chop the keys off!
- TypewriterKing
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Re: Yeah, I Decoupaged a Typewriter
Hear hear!! I'd actually had plans once of taking a typewriter and painting it just like the Partridge Family bus--in Mondrian style. Someone beat me to it, but I think I might just do that anyway--at least to a 1957 model typewriter, since their bus was also a '57 model--about the biggest '57 Chevy you'll ever find.
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- BrentMWiggins
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Re: Yeah, I Decoupaged a Typewriter
I love the idea put to it but I would definitely be more wary about using it after having decorated it. Still, a clean and great work of art!
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I was thinking doing this to one of those boxy Smith-Corona cases would be better than on the typewriter itself. But well done anyway!
- Rattle Tap
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Actually, I like it.
I saw one of these machines the other day with a $100. (U.S.) price tag on it and for the life of me I could find nothing about it that made me think it was even close to worth it.
I like that you have made the best of a less than stellar machine by adding your own touch.
I would not have thought to do this but then I find even the fancy pin stripping and decals on my Underwood 5 to be distracting.
Still, I have often thought of getting a real wreck of a machine and refurbishing it complete with a new paint job. I probably would not use a covering with wording on it but maybe some brown craft paper strips.....
