tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post4178001461828121721..comments2024-03-26T16:00:23.608-04:00Comments on The Typewriter Revolution blog: Revolution in the mailbox: On a Dutch AmbassadorRichard Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-77490186236183800962015-10-17T14:30:38.206-04:002015-10-17T14:30:38.206-04:00My Hermes Ambassador is indeed a beautiful machine...My Hermes Ambassador is indeed a beautiful machine. Though unimpressed by its everyday typeface (which I also find it a bit too widely spaced), the crispy sharpness of its print hasn't escaped me.<br /><br />My determination not to start a collection is made of steel, as hard as the inner frame (!) of my Ambassador. Maybe harder. A week ago or so I spotted a Corona 3 for little more than small change. Didn't even flinch, no sir!<br />(Or maybe not so steeled, for this was hardly a standard machine. What if it had been, say, a wonderful turdy-brown Facit 1740? Even steel can melt like snow...)<br /><br />Garage sales have not yet been invented in this country. Even though garages have. Thrift shops ("recycle stores") on the other hand are abundant. There one can wade knee-deep through Erika 34s for ± €10,- a piece. More interesting machines tend to show up on local ebay-variants.<br /><br />Myoldtypewriter: I really like that site.<br /><br />By the way, I've filed my Underwood at the typewriter database (http://typewriterdatabase.com/1958-underwood-5.5154.typewriter). With no other goal than glorifying its underrated beauty! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674808562402049164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-43557852178460428142015-10-17T14:19:17.742-04:002015-10-17T14:19:17.742-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674808562402049164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-52073620150245820242015-10-14T09:02:30.937-04:002015-10-14T09:02:30.937-04:00That Hermes is a beautiful machine. Beware, Hans. ...That Hermes is a beautiful machine. Beware, Hans. I started out only thinking I'd have one or two for serious use. Look what happened to me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-68709536017133123962015-10-14T05:56:22.617-04:002015-10-14T05:56:22.617-04:00Well written! I plan on using a Remington Noiseles...Well written! I plan on using a Remington Noiseless Portable for nanowrimo, but reading this, maybe I should use something more ugly and less demanding. My Imperial Portable 260 (with built in radio) might be better. :) <br />Ah, Hans, please, don't start a collection in The Netherlands :pschrijfmachinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677147544714474667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-57479413068352427332015-10-14T00:10:35.235-04:002015-10-14T00:10:35.235-04:00Couldn't agree more about the demanding nature...Couldn't agree more about the demanding nature of the Lexikon 80. Glad to hear the Ambassador isn't as gargantuan as it looks. Don't think I could resist if one came up locally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-36277123881736241742015-10-13T17:17:03.609-04:002015-10-13T17:17:03.609-04:00I would like to go to the Netherlands and adopt so...I would like to go to the Netherlands and adopt some unwanted typewriters - it sounds like a great place to go garage saling. Also: someday I hope to try out an Ambassador.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-47349450937242481482015-10-13T14:20:19.952-04:002015-10-13T14:20:19.952-04:00Wonderful thoughts, Hans. And I love both photos. ...Wonderful thoughts, Hans. And I love both photos. For different reasons.Joe Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10679530650280030752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-81568006699119273342015-10-13T11:35:17.714-04:002015-10-13T11:35:17.714-04:00Neverland REPRESENT! :DNeverland REPRESENT! :DTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.com