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Anyone use or have any tips on where to find a vintage typewriter? I want one in working order. Not sure why, but I didn't understand where my sudden urge to use a straight razor last year came from. But that has turned out well, so I'm trusting the feeling and looking into it.
Thanks!
See them at garage sales all the time for next to nothing.I threw a perfectally good and working IBM selectric in the recycle bin when we moved last month.
But than again what was once old tech becomes new again,Have fun:)
That's the thing. I see tons on eBay, but want to work with a reputable dealer to get a restored one in working order.
Few sites out there on the interwebs, but I'm hoping a member here has some insight before I get too far.
Oh yeah they're cool. I love them. I put it on the dining room table, load in a sheet of paper and pretend I'm a writer...
"It was a dark and storm night..."
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Then you should love the Worst Writers contest: http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/Quote:
Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider
That's really cool, ta. I'm digging out the typewriter today! I hope you find a nice one...Quote:
Originally Posted by SixNipples
When I find the time, I'll dig mine out and take a picture. I have a 1950's Hermes Rocket that still works like the day it was made. Even in the computer age, I've used that typewriter for many school papers and other various writing projects. There's just something about the sound, feel and even smell of a manual typewriter.
When I was a kid, my mom had one. I remember playing around on it. I want to explore what a typewriter does for my writing. I want to feel the romance of the vintage machine and see exactly how it works. Sometimes, as much as I love it, I grow tired of the 1s and 0s and mystery that goes on inside my computer. Guess it is the same appeal that brought all of us to this hobby/obsession of ours.Quote:
Originally Posted by Theseus
I took typing class in high school.. It was the onlyy class that did me any good... I got promoted in the army because I was the only joe that could type.
Actually, I got the thing out and just noticed it's ELECTRIC!!!
(still cool though)
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Very cool! Thanks for sharing.
You guys might enjoy this piece from CBS:
A typewriter renaissance - YouTube
Funny that this thread should appear now. A few days ago, the very last typewriter made in Britain was built at the Brother factory in North Wales and was donated to the London Science Museum.
BBC News report
Gareth
I ordered this yesterday:
The real question is how hard is it to obtain ribbons for the machines?
There are places that still sell them. They aren't the original cotton-based ribbons but now they use a nylon underlay. So that isn't a problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
The guy I spoke to said the problem moving forward now is to find the rubber platens (rollers). The place all the restorers were using recently closed shop.
