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one typist in the 21st century

Monday, November 13, 2017

Halda Star typewriter





Halda Star and Olympia SG1:



Mayan temple:



Halda portable (more here):





You can read about the Facit portable here.

The Star's rubber base:



The Star disassembled:






Typed by Richard P at 10:02 AM
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13 comments:

  1. TedNovember 13, 2017 at 12:26 PM

    Impressive! gotta say I love the badge for sure. I'd be tempted to swap that badge over to a portable Halda - it gets a little drowned out by the massive machine it's on :D

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  2. Joe VNovember 13, 2017 at 4:22 PM

    Wow, Mayan temple indeed, hopefully no blood-letting required. There was a large Godrej machine at yesterday's Type-Out here in ABQ that resembles this Halda and the SG1, including easily removable carriage. Hopefully an interview video of it and its owner, forthcoming soon.

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    1. Richard PNovember 13, 2017 at 8:20 PM

      That's neat, I have never seen a Godrej in person. I vaguely recall that it was based on some European design—possibly Facit! I look forward to the video.

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    2. ChinMayNovember 14, 2017 at 11:04 AM

      Joe and Richard - I lucked out and found this amazing video on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BskXhYLmvLo

      Check it out !

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    3. Richard PNovember 14, 2017 at 1:27 PM

      Thanks, nice video! I would like to get hold of the book about Godrej that it is promoting.

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  3. Bill MNovember 13, 2017 at 7:30 PM

    Great looking typewriter. I really like the typeface and the badge. I have a Lettera 22 that even after cleaning and lubricating takes a great amount of hammering compared to the great touch of many other typewriters.

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    1. Richard PNovember 13, 2017 at 8:20 PM

      Sometimes it's just the way the machine is put together.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 13, 2017 at 11:00 PM

    I too have admired these from afar. A beauty built to last.

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  5. GerardNovember 14, 2017 at 8:52 AM

    i love the typeface, plus, the green paint and red tape combination is is reminiscent of the 1966-1977 Cultural Revolution here in China.

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  6. ChadNovember 14, 2017 at 9:51 AM

    To this day my chief typewriter regret was not snagging a Halda portable at a thrift store. It was just out of my price range. But had I known I still would not have encountered another one in the wild two years later, it would have been an easy buy. May the typewriter gods look upon me favorably!

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  7. rnNovember 14, 2017 at 8:15 PM

    Snazzy! Looks great with that telephone on your desk, too.

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