I also filled in a card from my #22 Numbers Game scorebook as well. It’s been ages since I tracked pitches. I’m thinking that this would be a good reason to pull out the old 0.3mm multipen for the next game.
Noo-nee-noo-nee-noo…Typewriter Guy is rolling in as a ReAction Figure! Inspired by the animated character from Sesame Street, this articulated collectible is 2.5” tall with rolling wheels! This action figure takes the shape of the original television character, with colorful typewriter keys, a blank piece of paper, expressive eyes, and elongated arms with hands poised to bring new words to life. The Typewriter Guy ReAction Figure comes in blister card-back packaging with Super7 artwork influenced by the original children’s television series. Clickety-clack, tap, tap, tap—and hurry to bring this inventive character home to your collection.
h/t to Joe Crawwford (#)
S/N: HHS-5406732
Royal Pica Double Gothic typeface
10 characters per inch; 6 lines per inch; U.S. keyboard, 43 keys, 86 characters
(Sorry James…)
Serial number: 7-139497 (body), 8-178336 (carriage);
Congress Elite No. 84 typeface, 11CPI, 2.3m/m pitch, 46 keys, 92 characters
bichrome+, tabulator, paper injector, line spacing: 1, 1 1/2, 2, 2 1/2, 3; spaced typing;
This 70 year old standard typewriter is in reasonable condition, but will require a full clean/oil/adjust as well as the following repairs:
With some of the quick repairs listed below, I’ve got this machine up to the level of pretty good acceptable daily use condition. It’ll definitely be a serious member of the rotation once the C/O/A is finished. If it had a more standard typeface it might have a shot at replacing my elite Royal KMG.
My machine didn’t come with a manual—standard typewriters without protective cases rarely ever do. If you happen to need one for yours, Richard Polt has one in his collection: Olympia SG1 Super De Luxe Operating Instructions
As someone who uses a lot of index cards, this seems a spectacular machine. My one immediate issue is that I wish the paper injector went down a few more notches as I have to roll it back up a few lines to get to an acceptable starting line on my index card.
Made of steel; in green; with original key
The green paint is almost an exact match for our vintage Stanley thermos and my 1958 Olympia SM3 typewriter.
Peter Rukavina (ruk.ca)My friend (and prototypical blogger) Catherine gave me her Olympia Monica electric typewriter many years ago. After a flurry of typing initially, it sat fallow for a time. When I returned to use it a few years ago, it suddenly stopped working, due, I found later, a slipped drive belt.
If you need inexpensive, US-made typewriter ribbon, try Baco Ribbon or Fine Line which can be had for pennies on the dollar (and it’s usually where most shops or re-sellers of ribbon are sourcing theirs). https://boffosocko.com/research/typewriter-collection/#Typewriter%20Ribbon
Most know about the blogosphere, but did you know there is also a small, but growing, typosphere?!?
