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26-6-2015 16:46:56  #1


Continental Typewriter found on Ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-continental-standard-of-tilman-elster-1904-typewriter-/131541261282?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1ea0785be2

I dont know how much these generally go for, I was just looking up something else and this came up. 


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26-6-2015 21:47:53  #2


Re: Continental Typewriter found on Ebay.

Take a few zeros off of it, and I'd say go for it!

But I know nothing about those machines. German typewriters (besides Olympias) aren't common in my area.


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27-6-2015 06:56:51  #3


Re: Continental Typewriter found on Ebay.

I dont know much about em, thats why I posted.


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27-6-2015 08:41:48  #4


Re: Continental Typewriter found on Ebay.

They are rare in North America, but they seem to be common in Germany. Another, cheaper one will appear given time.


 
 

27-6-2015 16:18:33  #5


Re: Continental Typewriter found on Ebay.

JustAnotherGuy wrote:

They are rare in North America,

Actually, they come up for sale often enough in my area. Both of my Continental standards were bought locally, and there's usually one or two portables available within a hour radius of Toronto. In other words, not rare.
 


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27-6-2015 19:25:21  #6


Re: Continental Typewriter found on Ebay.

I think he meant just south of the Canadian border. I'd have a better time finding diamonds in my backyard than a Continental in the US.


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27-6-2015 22:25:00  #7


Re: Continental Typewriter found on Ebay.

ztyper wrote:

I think he meant just south of the Canadian border.

He wrote "North America", a continent that aside from the United States includes Canada (all of it), Mexico, and the Caribbean, which itself includes around 30 countries and dependent territories. 
 


The pronoun has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
 

27-6-2015 23:16:44  #8


Re: Continental Typewriter found on Ebay.

Yes, I did mean the continent, even though it appears I was wrong anyways. I am surprised that you are able to find them locally in Canada, though. Out of curiosity, were they models designed for export or were they for the European market?


 
 

28-6-2015 00:03:37  #9


Re: Continental Typewriter found on Ebay.

JustAnotherGuy wrote:

Out of curiosity, were they models designed for export or were they for the European market?

I haven't checked out enough of them in person to anser that with any certainty. I have one with a QWERTY layout and another with a QWERTZ. In the case of the later I know it was brought to Canada by a German immigrant. I'm willing to guess though that in areas of North America with larger numbers of German immigrants it will more likely be easier to find Continental typewriters. 
 


The pronoun has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
 

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