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Re: Best laugh in typewriter ads
From the description: "Extreme wear , missing parts , complete color damaged, not working condition, a display show piece collectiables.
Except patent label & embossed mark 2 A.K.1 , No other marks & sign visible
My study suggest it is a Model no.5 (1911-1914)"
This "great machine" can be yours for "only" 810 USD....
Heavily infected with typewriter aquisition syndrome... Please help!
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Re: Best laugh in typewriter ads
just saw this painted underwood...$1,400
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Freja wrote:
just saw this painted underwood...$1,400
I think that's very pretty. Not $1,400 pretty, but it looks pretty hot. Like a fire engine.
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What am I missing with this auction? I may be a novice but I didn't think the 35's were that valuable.
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What am I missing with this auction?
Well, "some keys stick", so usually you pay more for that feature. Oh, and it has an "AZERTY" keyboard (even though the photos show it's a QWERTY).
But wait, there's more: It was "professionally tuned upon purchase by antiques dealer a decade ago." That has to add some value. And since it was "used sparkingly" it must be a very bright machine - far brighter than its owner at least. One last bonus feature that always drives a typewriter's price up: "Requires a new ribbon."
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What am I missing with this auction?
Well, "some keys stick", so usually you pay more for that feature. Oh, and it has an "AZERTY" keyboard (even though the photos show it's a QWERTY).
But wait, there's more: It was "professionally tuned upon purchase by antiques dealer a decade ago." That has to add some value. And since it was "used sparkingly" it must be a very bright machine - far brighter than its owner at least. One last bonus feature that always drives a typewriter's price up: "Requires a new ribbon."
Lol big time! Thanks for that clarification. I will add it to my watch list for sure. Ssshhhh.... I hope no one else gets in on it. Oh wait, I forgot I already own a 35. Wow, who knew I was sitting on a gold mine?
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What am I missing with this auction? I may be a novice but I didn't think the 35's were that valuable.
What is MoMA? Museum of Modern Art??? Maybe that's why? Art is expensive.
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What is MoMA? Museum of Modern Art???
I think you're right. If these plates sold by MoMA are $54 each, then if you have a typewriter that is the same model as one displayed there, it must be worth a fortune.
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Did people used to type with thimbles on their fingers?
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Did people used to type with thimbles on their fingers?
No. It's an artist's interpretation of typing. I suspect one was trying to convey the feeling of what it's like to type with an Olivetti Studio 44... 
Serve up a new take on an old-fashioned type. This twisted tableau has been pulled from the pages of artist Maurizio Cattelan and photographer Pierpaolo Ferrari's provocative image-only magazine Toilet Paper. Cattelan is a celebrated artist whose facetious sculptures and installations poke fun at popular culture, history, and religion in a manner that is at once irreverent and bitingly critical. His work is featured in MoMA's Collection. Dishwasher safe.
