Typewriters – Page 14 – Type OH! The manual typewriter experience…

Studio 44 (1966 & 1954) make my day.

I started to type on the 1966 Studio 44 and just had to go get the 1954…

Well its cold… (4 Degrees this morning) but I strive to keep my thoughts warm.

Once I tied down the space-bar with a twist tie this (sold for parts) machine began to play.

It was just a little thing… I attempted to adjust a spring it came off… I reattach at the Underwood begins to function like new!!!

Bonus came with this l906 Underwood 5…. a great looking pillow… hard to believe I was the only bidder.

Post 484 (January 3, 2014)

Sometimes it just takes a little adjustment to improve things a lot.

The problem with reading other blogs…. you wind up buying a typewriter that you would passed on before.

This is what happened when I read Robert Messenger’s post on the Bar-Lock Portable… I came across one and was the only bidder.

When you look at it does not inspire. When you type with it… amazing.

I’ve gone through the levers as I have them set and included examples of the various fonts Continental offered.

Shock & Awe… I was about to toss the box that this typewriter came in when I spotted an envelope…. inside was a German manual.