The other day I was thinking of sunflowers then I found my old picture. I looked at my old Woodstock and found I need to use it more to keep it functional.
Summer thoughts and old woodstocks
Tag: Woodstock
11 Cents… 10 Months… the woodstock fix…
10 months ago I bought a factory rebuilt Woodstock… there was a stripped gear that caused the carriage to skip and advance and slip… I put coins between the space when the screw holding the gear in place was stripped… it has held up very well with this cheap fix. In fact I started with a quarter and a cent; now only need a dime and a cent.
My favorite post on this typewriter is… my favorite post with this typewriter are from September 2012… Wisdom Tooth and thoughts on my father’s father… RH
As you can see from this May 10, 2012 post the type has cleaned up nicely.
The best BBQ Chips… Jays!
Looking at six: Reliance, Woodstock, Remington, Underwood & Royal 5 & 10
When I was in high school a friend of mine bought a brand new 1970’s something Ford Pinto… he opened the hood and explained to me just how little he thought of the components that made up his car. But it was brand new. I was driving a decade old (plus some) Thunderbird and loving it. Another friend had a 64 Mustang that he considered a hand-me-down and really wanted a Firebird. A 57 Chevy was something your Grandparents owned … A VW “Thing” was cool… Gremlins were interesting… Bugs were everywhere and the only truly important thing was to drive… anything that moved… was better than the bus or walking.
Time places it own take on the value of a car made 40 years ago. Looking back on typewriters made 90 years ago… I start to think would I buy a fully featured used typewriter or a brand new low-priced one. Where I live someone owns a 1970’s Ford Pinto (not me) and another a Yellow 1959 Caddy… guess which one draws a crowd? Nothing wrong with that Pinto. Noting wrong with a Reliance… either (which for some reason I keep wanting to call Reliant).
Factory Rebuilt vs Orginal… Early Woodstock
Like a mutt…. a rebuilt typewriter can come from many parents. Like a dog from the pound the mutt may have many advantages over the pure-breed. I look at my rebuilt Woodstock and know it has had a long and productive life and been used a great deal. My old Woodstock may have been repaired or well taken care of… but for the most part retains its “as bought” function and appearance. After 96 years does it matter.
In the long run it does not.
I land my “white whale”
I enjoyed my re-built Woodstock so much… I just needed to go back before the changes. Silly… un-needed… but that’s why I chased…
Gerald
Its a woodstock kind of day…
Value is in our hearts…
Creature comforts…
When a Woodstock calls…
