tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post8599263635783976596..comments2024-03-26T16:00:23.608-04:00Comments on The Typewriter Revolution blog: One to get rid ofRichard Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-80486038563124234732021-11-02T08:45:38.658-04:002021-11-02T08:45:38.658-04:00I have an Olympia Model 8 without the Rune and wit...I have an Olympia Model 8 without the Rune and with the date-gauge. it has all glass panes. Somehow - I don´t know why but I have seen this a few times - someone painted the ..."Erfurt"-string with black paint. I have a lot of machines and the 8 is by far the most snappy machine. I would never believed that. But I like this model even more than my SG 1 (f.e.). I am doing a Novel with this machine right now. Oliver Markhttp://www.typewriterrescue.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-33230785547264636182019-03-24T19:53:22.294-04:002019-03-24T19:53:22.294-04:00Yes. It ended up stuck forever in the customs offi...Yes. It ended up stuck forever in the customs office in Buenos Aires. Long story.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-54521885843956272292019-03-20T15:49:31.341-04:002019-03-20T15:49:31.341-04:00And, did you ever get rid of the machine?And, did you ever get rid of the machine?AmsterdamAssassinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699607926336082385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-63941879849213296122016-10-06T17:16:22.817-04:002016-10-06T17:16:22.817-04:00Just exactly what is the asparagus blamed for?Just exactly what is the asparagus blamed for?David Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259460000524812739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-24529602488704959782016-01-08T17:59:56.588-05:002016-01-08T17:59:56.588-05:00Thank you. It was a pleasure to meet Mr. Schulze a...Thank you. It was a pleasure to meet Mr. Schulze at the Last Bookstore event. Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-17153027879705312162016-01-08T17:04:10.503-05:002016-01-08T17:04:10.503-05:00I took my father's Olympia SM-3 and Underwood ...I took my father's Olympia SM-3 and Underwood 315 to StarTypewriters store in Los Angeles to restore, the owner is Mr. Schulze who know a lot about typewriters and has a huge collection of them. Their service fee is very reasonable and their time frame is very short, they done the job in 2 days.<br />If you are in LA area this is their info: 310-475-0859 www.StarTypewriters.comSeanshahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016557033523178380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-4347920337853177272016-01-06T16:30:04.928-05:002016-01-06T16:30:04.928-05:00i see it's up to $350 on the fb classifieds gr...i see it's up to $350 on the fb classifieds group. Richard, did you reach out to the WW2 crowd? Or more even more specifically, the German history collectors demographic?<br /><br />if you did, i will surmise the winning bid is above $800<br />If you didn't, i think under $500 wins it.michaelianyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473989420991038113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-33251229896762340222016-01-06T11:25:21.770-05:002016-01-06T11:25:21.770-05:00Thanks for the explanation, schmasch.
Rob, I woul...Thanks for the explanation, schmasch.<br /><br />Rob, I wouldn't actually call my stance "principled." It's a personal preference, even though it's a strong one. For me, the whole typewriter endeavor, including my blog, my book, and my collection, is something I do out of love. And I don't love that symbol.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-7854235365519591782016-01-06T11:22:44.961-05:002016-01-06T11:22:44.961-05:00I agree with all your points.I agree with all your points.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-56719233057700163792016-01-05T22:21:31.718-05:002016-01-05T22:21:31.718-05:00Ah! How great to know. If I can fix that darn main...Ah! How great to know. If I can fix that darn main spring, I will endeavor to set it every day.rnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115499862681364911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-90178814492410492772016-01-05T18:48:50.866-05:002016-01-05T18:48:50.866-05:00The adjustable 4-number gauge on the left side is ...The adjustable 4-number gauge on the left side is meant for setting the current date. The Olympia 8 was an office machine. It was meant to type many business-letters, bills and alike. If the secretary was to put the current date on the paper, she didn't have to remember it or ask somebody else. She just looked on the left front side of her typewriter - assuming she set the date correctly in the morning before starting to work. But that probably was a routine thing to do for many of the office workers back then. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-59070225693638290882016-01-05T13:35:19.509-05:002016-01-05T13:35:19.509-05:00I admire your principled stance. I have a Model 8 ...I admire your principled stance. I have a Model 8 from 1938 without the objectionable key. I wonder when it became standard issue.<br /><br />BTW -- my 8 was damn snappy but then developed some problems with the mainspring -- so I haven't used it in a while.<br /><br />Also, mine has an adjustable 4-number gauge on the left side above the ribbon reverse that seems to have absolutely no purpose. And it doesn't have the nifty 'model 8' decal on the right side. Mine also has a glass pane on the back.rnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115499862681364911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-41837508065673013562016-01-05T13:03:20.912-05:002016-01-05T13:03:20.912-05:00Hitler was a vegetarian and not for that reason we...Hitler was a vegetarian and not for that reason we blame the asparagus.<br />Typewriters that do not have the SS runes may have been used for the vilest of purposes. Moreover, this particular typewriter may have been manufactured by Olympia just in order to meet a production quota required by the Government , and never have been used by the infamous SS.<br />We'll never know.<br />Unfortunately this part of the history of mankind existed (and not because of any typewriter in particular, but of the human condition).<br />As such, it is History, and it is more dangerous to forget the History that to keep it in mind.<br />That is, at least, my humble opinion about this point.ortbrakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16767324418595059506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-49651191508742283272016-01-04T22:30:27.174-05:002016-01-04T22:30:27.174-05:00I haven't tried a Triumph 12, but to judge fro...I haven't tried a Triumph 12, but to judge from photos they are the same machine with only cosmetic differences. Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-82490899826597688872016-01-04T22:12:13.122-05:002016-01-04T22:12:13.122-05:00I thought so.
Anyway, my congratulations on gettin...I thought so.<br />Anyway, my congratulations on getting that "transcendent" typewriter after such a long time of wait & search. I bet you were thrilled to get this particular one.<br /><br />On my hunt for the Adler Standard I came across quite a few Triumph Standard 12 which seem to be very much alike. I will probably buy one soon. It might be interesting to do a (virtual) side-to-side comparison based on detail-photos to find out if there are any major differences, what do you think? Or do you know if and where they differ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-49700931268100305992016-01-04T22:04:22.770-05:002016-01-04T22:04:22.770-05:00No, not yet.No, not yet.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-53557920324383917632016-01-04T21:55:55.839-05:002016-01-04T21:55:55.839-05:00Haha, I just saw that you answered my question a c...Haha, I just saw that you answered my question a couple of hours ago. Sorry!<br />Seems you found an Adler Standard for yourself since then. That isn't up on the TWDB, is it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-28461774262812100662016-01-04T21:55:48.578-05:002016-01-04T21:55:48.578-05:00Yes, the Adler is superior, absolutely. And I can ...Yes, the Adler is superior, absolutely. And I can say this from very recent memory, because this fall I was able to buy that particular Adler Standard! I should write a blog post with and about it soon. <br /><br />Nevertheless, the Olympia 8 is an interesting piece of engineering.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-75097196980443656362016-01-04T21:52:52.558-05:002016-01-04T21:52:52.558-05:00From your memory, is the Adler Standard (http://wr...From your memory, is the Adler Standard (http://writingball.blogspot.de/2012/10/fun-with-fellow-fanatics.html) by far superior to a Olympia 8 when it comes to the typing experience?<br />I bought an Olympia 8 already (which I haven't picked up yet) but I am still on the hunt for an Adler Standard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-50538113929978586942016-01-04T19:06:22.296-05:002016-01-04T19:06:22.296-05:00It also feels wrong to me to destroy history. I wa...It also feels wrong to me to destroy history. I want the machine to survive as is, but I don't feel I'm the right custodian for it.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-55753532893217552572016-01-04T18:57:22.480-05:002016-01-04T18:57:22.480-05:00Knock the slug off the type bar and keep the write...Knock the slug off the type bar and keep the writer. Reimagine it as a machine for good. My 2 cents.Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12986671151848156674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-40306490660566097322016-01-04T17:01:36.017-05:002016-01-04T17:01:36.017-05:00The model 8 is not very snappy compared to postwar...The model 8 is not very snappy compared to postwar big Olympias. My Adler Standard from the same period is much, much nicer to use.<br /><br />It's no bias to say that Nazi symbols represent totalitarianism and mass murder; it's a fact. But yes, much of the imagery "looks awesome." It was supposed to create awe!Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-28402633910336971292016-01-04T16:26:36.147-05:002016-01-04T16:26:36.147-05:00I am amazed indeed. This machine remembers me my o...I am amazed indeed. This machine remembers me my own Olympia SG 3. The design is very similar, although the type style of my machine is more "techno"...xD<br /><br />Regarding the "S.S." symbol, I am astonished. Hitler had a fancy like indeed. Obviously, Third Reich's typewriters had to be according to his necessities and I suppose this is the why it has that symbol (A great symbol indeed, considering its meaning) among its typeslugs. I wish that symbol were among the typeslugs of my own Olympia...xD <br /><br />I wonder how snappy this machine is and how its touchiness is. My own Olympia seems a lemon (yes, it makes lots of noises), and I had to figure out how to set it (I set it in a chair, in front of a sofa) for avoiding misaligned printings, getting hurt my wrists and typing faster (I am one of the few people who can type over 130 words per minute without typos or another flaws). It's weird, but I type faster if I take the shell (housing) off...xD<br /><br />I also collect Nazi stuffs. I started reading "My Struggle", and getting some drawings and other pictures on the Internet. Despite what they represent according to biased people, they look awesome starting with this typewriter and finishing with their uniforms. Yes, you are right, Richard: It's like the helmet of Darth Vader (People think I am like Darth Vader because people think being secretive and aloof is the way of being for a villain)...xDRobin Heilschild 【蓋面】https://www.blogger.com/profile/03429820251341371094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-27751625929786278582016-01-04T09:35:26.702-05:002016-01-04T09:35:26.702-05:00Wow, what a story. Burroughs was one sick guy ...
...Wow, what a story. Burroughs was one sick guy ...<br /><br />It is impossible to eliminate symbolic power. Without it, we're not human anymore.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-42486711441852763762016-01-04T09:31:00.428-05:002016-01-04T09:31:00.428-05:00I'd like to have a Fraktur machine too someday...I'd like to have a Fraktur machine too someday. That typeface also has a political history, by the way. It was the standard for German printing until around 1900, but then started to give way to more Roman styles. Fraktur was initially adopted by Nazis and their sympathizers for its "German" look, but in 1941 the regime turned 180º and denounced Fraktur as "Jewish letters," presumably because it was an obstacle to communication in an empire. (Saith <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraktur" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>.)Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com