Well....maybe the blue one isn't old enough to deserve a place in a museum.
2014/01/30
Basement could be treasure trove.
According to the original story that goes with the enclosed picture, authorities with Northwest University of Science and Technology in China are excited to find these old machines from the basement of their time-honored administrative building. These typewriters, obviously once used by the school long time ago, will be kept in a local museum.
Well....maybe the blue one isn't old enough to deserve a place in a museum.
Well....maybe the blue one isn't old enough to deserve a place in a museum.
2014/01/16
Some Vintage Photos of Shanghai
In the workshop of Imperial Gazette.
What is the technical term for what the workers are doing?
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| Shanghai, dubbed as Paris of the Orient |
Some of my German typewriters
Pictured here are some German typewriters in my 80+ collection.
The CONTINENTAL KLEINE is special with decals saying MADE IN GERMANY in complicated Chinese characters, which clearly shows these machines were exported to the Chinese market at least 65 years ago. The communist took power in 1949.
Within the Chinese antique collectors' community, one category is referred to as Min Guo Huo, meaning stuff from the Kuomingtang (KMT) regime (1911-1949). This category is ensued by "early years since the founding of New China" (1950s) and then the notorious "Cultural Revolution"(1966-1976).
The desktop Olympia, Model 8, is my all time favorite.It was bought from ebay.de An old German engineer was its first owner and the machine had been kept in the basement for at least 50 years. One of those machines I saw in a local antique market had Pica Italic font. I regretted even today that I didn't buy it.
The gray portable was bought from an antique dealer. It has my favorite Congress Elite font.
According to Mr. Lu, a retired typewriter repairman, "German typewriters will never be out of order!"
P.S. these typewriters and my house look so dusty in these pictures. It's not because I don't clean often, the phone camera sucks!
The CONTINENTAL KLEINE is special with decals saying MADE IN GERMANY in complicated Chinese characters, which clearly shows these machines were exported to the Chinese market at least 65 years ago. The communist took power in 1949.
Within the Chinese antique collectors' community, one category is referred to as Min Guo Huo, meaning stuff from the Kuomingtang (KMT) regime (1911-1949). This category is ensued by "early years since the founding of New China" (1950s) and then the notorious "Cultural Revolution"(1966-1976).
The desktop Olympia, Model 8, is my all time favorite.It was bought from ebay.de An old German engineer was its first owner and the machine had been kept in the basement for at least 50 years. One of those machines I saw in a local antique market had Pica Italic font. I regretted even today that I didn't buy it.
The gray portable was bought from an antique dealer. It has my favorite Congress Elite font.
According to Mr. Lu, a retired typewriter repairman, "German typewriters will never be out of order!"
P.S. these typewriters and my house look so dusty in these pictures. It's not because I don't clean often, the phone camera sucks!
2014/01/08
Imported,manual typewriters in Shanghai between 80's and 90's. (Part II)
Then, the poor brothers from further lands. As one can easily summarize, these brothers are from the former USSR/socialist country camp.
From Bulgaria
From Amigo Mexico and Brazil
The following are the genuine Rovers made by IMC Italy. They are not some shoddy products of Weilv Mechanical Factory
From Bulgaria
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| Predom from Poland |
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| Hermes from Hungary |
From Amigo Mexico and Brazil
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| These desktops are from Brazil and were widely used in trade firms. |
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| I believe this model was also made in Brazil. |
The following are the genuine Rovers made by IMC Italy. They are not some shoddy products of Weilv Mechanical Factory
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