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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Type-out weather

(color enhanced -- and yes, I know our porch is desperately in need of paint)


(Actually, this may be a pre-Champion model.)







"Continental" Arabic Erika (read more here)

Here's a very interesting blog post from someone who visited Najjar Continental in Beirut and made some fonts from the typing of Arabic typewriters.

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9 comments:

  1. Scott KMarch 11, 2014 at 6:28 PM

    Still love the look of that Erika. Glad it got a bit of writing love! (from someone that actually knows how to use it)
    And those Kolibri really are great outdoor typers. However, I think Nat, Steve and I experimented with a new category - the Cafe Typer, last week.

    Enjoy your snow!

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  2. notagainMarch 11, 2014 at 8:02 PM

    That's pretty neat! Very nice typewriter, I've long admired it. I hope you'll be biking soon.

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  3. notagainMarch 11, 2014 at 8:02 PM

    p.s. love the background!

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  4. Bill MMarch 11, 2014 at 9:27 PM

    Glad you had a nice spring day. Snow this late!!! Hopefully it will not last long.

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  5. TedMarch 11, 2014 at 11:13 PM

    Ugh! stop making me want a Kolibri! :D

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  6. Jasper LindellMarch 12, 2014 at 7:39 PM

    Oh! a Kolibri... how I'd like to come across one of those here in Germany... Though it's not quite warm enough yet for typing on front porches.

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  7. Piotr TrumpielMarch 13, 2014 at 5:54 AM

    I could watch a Kolibri on a porch for a long time!

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  8. Robert MessengerMarch 13, 2014 at 10:07 PM

    My USB Underwood looks exactly like the one pictured above, and it's a Universal, successor to the Model F.

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  9. deekMarch 15, 2014 at 9:25 AM

    Always a great read, Richard.

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