tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486602821494849561.post4639920096351057244..comments2023-11-03T02:59:19.519-07:00Comments on Typecasting in China: Some of my German typewritersGerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00929608907836216791noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486602821494849561.post-14745729506177697232014-01-16T17:14:18.787-08:002014-01-16T17:14:18.787-08:00Thank you Tony. I think the Model 8 is a classic ...Thank you Tony. I think the Model 8 is a classic and deserves its place in the typewriter history just like the Underwood No.5. I appreciate so much mainly because of its well-propertioned and well-balanced design of its form. In particular, with its sophisiticated front, typists are able to check what they have typed with great ease. Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929608907836216791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486602821494849561.post-19854985105196243462014-01-16T17:08:34.678-08:002014-01-16T17:08:34.678-08:00I have a 60's model AZTEC 14 which I believe i...I have a 60's model AZTEC 14 which I believe is essentially an ERIK made by DDR Germany. I can tell that the machine has been mechanically simplified, but with even better quality and performance. Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929608907836216791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486602821494849561.post-2940346524447759042014-01-16T07:49:44.753-08:002014-01-16T07:49:44.753-08:00I would put Olympia in the No.1 position also. Bot...I would put Olympia in the No.1 position also. Both because I am biased, as a gray SM3 was my high school and college typer, but also through experience - that solid little machine got a huge amount of use, and very little TTLC, as evidenced by the dust bunnies found in the unique silver-painted case when it re-emerged from the oblivion of our storage area to begin a second life about a year ago. But it still functioned as new, even having a bit of life left in the rubber. Now it rests with my faves alongside a lovely chocolate-brown SM5 with that nice congress elite font. <br /><br />Your typewriters are beautiful, especially that Olympia Model 8. I would easily break my vow of typewriter acquisition chastity if I could find one. <br /><br />Thanks for the interesting post - it is a treat to have a glimpse of your typewriters and the typosphere inside China. Photographing and blogging about typewriters trumps dusting any day!<br /><br />-- TonyTonysVisionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12004608151032301174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486602821494849561.post-46920909649789134022014-01-16T07:22:47.335-08:002014-01-16T07:22:47.335-08:00Fine typewriters. When I asked Manson Whitlock at ...Fine typewriters. When I asked Manson Whitlock at age 96 which typewriter was the best, he replied: Olympia.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com