Comments on: The Retrophile Files: Tippy-Tapping on Tricked Out Vintage Typewriters http://www.worthpoint.com/article/retrophile-files-tippy-tapping-tricked-out-vintage-typewriters Get the Most from Your Antiques & Collectibles Thu, 23 May 2013 13:04:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: DeDe Sullivan http://www.worthpoint.com/article/retrophile-files-tippy-tapping-tricked-out-vintage-typewriters/comment-page-1#comment-159050 DeDe Sullivan Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:40:02 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2501837#comment-159050 Hey Maureen Thanks for the great tip! Hey Maureen

Thanks for the great tip!

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]]> By: Saroj http://www.worthpoint.com/article/retrophile-files-tippy-tapping-tricked-out-vintage-typewriters/comment-page-1#comment-106939 Saroj Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:44:53 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2501837#comment-106939 I must confess that my first tyrtepiewr was a 1980 s vintage Smith Corona SC-100 electronic, with daisy wheel print, cartridge ribbon and correction tape cartridge. It had great quality text, and the response was very fast. I ended up getting rid of it, years later, in my non-tyrtepiewr era, before I rediscovered manuals.I have this theory (which I must explore in a future blog article) that as computer technology advances, vintage electronic tyrtepiewrs will come to resemble manual tyrtepiewrs more than they will resemble computers. That they'll become more acceptable as vintage writing tools, like manual typers are now.As for the distinctions between golf-ball vs daisy wheel, the daisy wheel mechanism is much more elegantly simple from an engineering perspective. That's one of the things I really liked about my SC, its simplicity. Great post, thanks.~Joe I must confess that my first tyrtepiewr was a 1980 s vintage Smith Corona SC-100 electronic, with daisy wheel print, cartridge ribbon and correction tape cartridge. It had great quality text, and the response was very fast. I ended up getting rid of it, years later, in my non-tyrtepiewr era, before I rediscovered manuals.I have this theory (which I must explore in a future blog article) that as computer technology advances, vintage electronic tyrtepiewrs will come to resemble manual tyrtepiewrs more than they will resemble computers. That they’ll become more acceptable as vintage writing tools, like manual typers are now.As for the distinctions between golf-ball vs daisy wheel, the daisy wheel mechanism is much more elegantly simple from an engineering perspective. That’s one of the things I really liked about my SC, its simplicity. Great post, thanks.~Joe

]]> By: Joan Davis http://www.worthpoint.com/article/retrophile-files-tippy-tapping-tricked-out-vintage-typewriters/comment-page-1#comment-93071 Joan Davis Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:40:47 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2501837#comment-93071 Interesting article. Thanks. I am fascinated with old typewriters ever since I inherited an antique Hammond. It is a beauty with a wooden cover and ivory space bar. The story goes that my grandfather found it in the family attic where a can of paint had spilled on it. He laboriously took it apart and cleaned it piece by piece. It still works although is quite slow. Interesting article. Thanks. I am fascinated with old typewriters ever since I inherited an antique Hammond. It is a beauty with a wooden cover and ivory space bar. The story goes that my grandfather found it in the family attic where a can of paint had spilled on it. He laboriously took it apart and cleaned it piece by piece. It still works although is quite slow.

]]> By: DeDe http://www.worthpoint.com/article/retrophile-files-tippy-tapping-tricked-out-vintage-typewriters/comment-page-1#comment-92994 DeDe Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:51:50 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2501837#comment-92994 Maureen, I just added Ace to my website. Thanks for the tip! http://www.vintageandflea.com/home/2012/1/11/yes-we-finally-bought-a-vintage-typewriter.html Maureen, I just added Ace to my website. Thanks for the tip!
http://www.vintageandflea.com/home/2012/1/11/yes-we-finally-bought-a-vintage-typewriter.html

]]> By: DeDe http://www.worthpoint.com/article/retrophile-files-tippy-tapping-tricked-out-vintage-typewriters/comment-page-1#comment-92990 DeDe Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:38:55 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2501837#comment-92990 Maureen, thanks for sharing I will make a note of that and include them on my website. I am an east coast girl so I am not that familiar with who is out west.Again thanks for the tip! Maureen, thanks for sharing I will make a note of that and include them on my website. I am an east coast girl so I am not that familiar with who is out west.Again thanks for the tip!

]]> By: DeDe http://www.worthpoint.com/article/retrophile-files-tippy-tapping-tricked-out-vintage-typewriters/comment-page-1#comment-92812 DeDe Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:02:31 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2501837#comment-92812 Bill you might want to check out this article too in New York Times about vintage typewriters..it's pretty interesting. Have a good night! http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/fashion/31Typewriter.html Bill you might want to check out this article too in New York Times about vintage typewriters..it’s pretty interesting. Have a good night! http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/fashion/31Typewriter.html

]]> By: Bill Castle http://www.worthpoint.com/article/retrophile-files-tippy-tapping-tricked-out-vintage-typewriters/comment-page-1#comment-92810 Bill Castle Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:59:05 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2501837#comment-92810 It's very hard to find someone willing to pay more than $15 for a vintage typewriter. However, like any other category, there are folks who realize what they're looking at. A working typewriter is a work of art. It’s very hard to find someone willing to pay more than $15 for a vintage typewriter. However, like any other category, there are folks who realize what they’re looking at. A working typewriter is a work of art.

]]> By: Maureen http://www.worthpoint.com/article/retrophile-files-tippy-tapping-tricked-out-vintage-typewriters/comment-page-1#comment-92789 Maureen Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:29 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2501837#comment-92789 Ace Typewriter in Portland, OR should be noted as one of the last repair shops in the Country as well. It's been open since 1961 and is owned by Dennis and Matthew McCormack. Matt has been running the repair shop for over 25 years. The work produced by that shop is of extraordinary quality. They are also on ETSY and their shop in North Portland is a must stop on any typewriter roadtrip. Ace Typewriter in Portland, OR should be noted as one of the last repair shops in the Country as well. It’s been open since 1961 and is owned by Dennis and Matthew McCormack. Matt has been running the repair shop for over 25 years. The work produced by that shop is of extraordinary quality. They are also on ETSY and their shop in North Portland is a must stop on any typewriter roadtrip.

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