Friday, June 15, 2018

A successful safari

It's time to play that old game: Which One Did He Buy? I think the answer will be obvious, but maybe not. (There are multiple photos of one typewriter and its case, but that doesn't necessarily mean it is The One.)

For a little added difficulty, I'm not typing the prices; you can make them out on the tags if you click on these photos to enlarge them.

These photos are presented in random order, but the one I ended up buying was a machine I spotted after I'd given up hope—it was in a booth that "never" has typewriters, and it was the last spot I reached in my complete circuit of the largest antique mall in town. Which just goes to show that the old collector's saw is true: You Never Know.



13 comments:

  1. I might have gone for the remmie portable. (:

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  2. I'm guessing the Remington Portable, if only for the amazing travel stickers. I would have been tempted by the SM3 but it's a bit pricey.

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  3. I'm guessing the Woodstock. --Fred D.

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  4. I'm going to say the Woodstock, too, although the Remington portable, and that case, are pretty incredible.

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  5. A Dollar Steamship Line sticker? Who could turn it away. I vote the Remington Portable!

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  6. I was going to say the Crest, but I think you have one already, so I vote for the Remington Portable.

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  7. It may not be the most revered machine of the bunch, but I’m placing my bet on the Crest. It has that something special to it.

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  8. I'm going to guess the Remington Portable as well. (I would buy the Olympia at that price--I'd love to have an SM3--but only if it had a typeface I liked.)

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  9. I would've bought the Crest. They are rare in these parts.

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