tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post2732602599887892434..comments2024-03-26T16:00:23.608-04:00Comments on The Typewriter Revolution blog: Tuxedo typerRichard Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-12341138365408104082023-03-04T23:35:12.931-05:002023-03-04T23:35:12.931-05:00Wonderful! Glad to help. I've been investigati...Wonderful! Glad to help. I've been investigating the Continental typeface as I await an interesting Underwood Rhythm Touch with it. Your post (and type sample especially) is much appreciated! Jael P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-42219013210284719522023-03-04T16:41:17.952-05:002023-03-04T16:41:17.952-05:00Thanks, Jael! This question has been bugging me. I...Thanks, Jael! This question has been bugging me. I'm going to add the advertisement to my post.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-79940046988315439432023-03-04T13:15:24.535-05:002023-03-04T13:15:24.535-05:00Very late to the party here, but I found the docum...Very late to the party here, but I found the document with the "Continental" name that you might be referring to: http://xoverit.blogspot.com/2013/10/information-gained-from-underwood-and_2.html?m=0Jael P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-76121508890193733752021-07-11T21:44:30.056-04:002021-07-11T21:44:30.056-04:00Hindsight 20/20, reality, 300/20Hindsight 20/20, reality, 300/20Sunnyjim333https://www.blogger.com/profile/04818418705912352957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-16754908666056847662020-09-06T03:14:37.431-04:002020-09-06T03:14:37.431-04:00Love both my Underwood portables, and use more tha...Love both my Underwood portables, and use more than my Olympias. A few weeks from fifty, I’m a bit rattlie myself, so there is that I reckon...Shaggy Banditohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310366273864322755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-70970295419955195912020-09-03T10:30:44.278-04:002020-09-03T10:30:44.278-04:00Back when I was a new collector, back when I had f...Back when I was a new collector, back when I had fewer than 5 typewriters, one of these popped up at a local Goodwill for $5 and I passed on it, because it was one of the ugliest typewriters I had ever seen. I wish I could go back and tell myself to buy it because it would be great to trade with now!!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407133004841846661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-51049168739746432692020-09-03T08:41:57.946-04:002020-09-03T08:41:57.946-04:00Hmmm, yes, I remember your post now with the news ...Hmmm, yes, I remember <a href="https://munk.org/typecast/2018/06/16/leaping-to-the-defense-of-the-late-1950s-underwood-portable/" rel="nofollow">your post</a> now with the news about "Stymie." At the moment I can't recall who showed me a document with the evidence for the "Continental" name. Maybe Olivetti renamed it Stymie after buying Underwood??Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-87469131988645577052020-09-03T03:49:13.871-04:002020-09-03T03:49:13.871-04:00Agree. I only have one Underwood F-Model based por...Agree. I only have one Underwood F-Model based portable, and it runs fine. Ones that haven't run fine got given away to someone needing parts. I just don't have the patience for them. On a side note, Typeface books I have seem to indicate that Underwood called their distinctive typeface "Stymie". I don't recall seeing it called "Continental", but they might have called it different things at different times.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-32785848175542890162020-09-01T21:46:55.047-04:002020-09-01T21:46:55.047-04:00I would guess that the DQT and the H3K are indepen...I would guess that the DQT and the H3K are independent designs, both incorporating the typical mid-century bulbous aesthetic. But I really don't know!Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-16502427410285286652020-09-01T19:38:54.549-04:002020-09-01T19:38:54.549-04:00I've often wondered how much these influenced ...I've often wondered how much these influenced the first version of the H3k machines. Sleek, rounded, attractive typewriters. <br /><br />I still do not have one of these in my collection. I have typed on one owned by someone in our typewriter group. The tan and brown combination, It was like new and a great typer.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-34868924601252416982020-09-01T19:01:06.137-04:002020-09-01T19:01:06.137-04:00Thanks for commenting. I find Underwood portables ...Thanks for commenting. I find Underwood portables to be pretty challenging to work on, too. The mechanisms are crammed together tightly, and sometimes seem awkward. Aside from changing from carriage to basket shift, Underwood stuck with the same mechanical design from the 1920s through the 1950s, and one could argue that many obsolete ideas persisted for too long.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-33377940408406589172020-09-01T18:57:45.008-04:002020-09-01T18:57:45.008-04:00Richard, these are one of the most attractive type...Richard, these are one of the most attractive typewriters designed. The colours are perfect for the 1950s. Mechanically, as things go, they were excellent also, but where they fell down was in the quality area. Very poor would be my asessement and not at all that easy to work on. I must admit here that I did not have much experience with the Underwood portable range. In fact, as an "outside" mechanic, I dealt with standard machines 99% of the time. Of course, since I have retired and started to collect typewriters I have encountered quite a few Underwoods. I have always had a feeling of affection for the Underwood brand, stemming from my first encounter with the famous model NO.5.McTaggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401292090404357095noreply@blogger.com