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Hi All,
And hi, John. As someone who received a 1971 Sears Citation typewriter as a high school graduation gift, it's plain to see that I grew up in a pica-elite world. Even though my forsaken Citation hasn't been used in years, that doesn't mean I don't appreciate the nature of vintage typewriters, or their paper model counterparts. Attached find different images of a vintage typewriter designed by Hans Christian Madsen. The first, rather rough image comes from the Norwegian edition of the Danish publication, Illustreret Familie-Journal. Sorry, but I couldn't find the year of the typewriter's publication. The second image shows a better copy that I received from the collection of Tom Greensfelder. Tom cleaned up his copy before he sent it to me. The third and fourth images show the pages as I arranged and enlarged them to build the typewriter seen in the photographs. I added a few touches to the drawings myself, such as doubling the platen supports and the ruler on top of the machine. (O.K, who knows what a platen is)? And, thanks John, for tracking down all the models you share with us. Score and fold, Thumb Dog |
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Thumbdog
Thanks for adding another vintage typewriter to the collection. Stuff like this makes me feel almost old: typewriters, slide rules, IBM card punch machines. mimeographs, carbon paper, correction fluid, 3x5 card files, addressographs, getting your cancelled checks back in the mail, teleprinters, PDP8s, timesharing (a computer not a house), curb feelers, car window vents, metal dashboards, school desks with ink wells, fighting for time on a Frieden, tubes (valves to you folks across the pond), politically incorrect mnemonics, being able to purchase extremely caustic cleaning agents at the super market are things I vaguely remember, but have not seen in a long time. |
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