Friday, September 4, 2015

Blue turns to Lovely Green

It was fun to dream about the mystery typewriter that I found on Craigslist.  The only thing I knew for sure was that it was blue.  I liked "Words are Winged" suggestion that it might be a blue Royal Model P from the 30's.  I was pretty sure it was not John Lennon's typewriter!  I would have been psyched if it was a blue Quiet DeLuxe from the 50's.  I even thought about a Lettera 22, those come in that fantastic Olivetti blue.  But Ted was right, it turned out to be a blue Brother Charger. The ad did say vintage and not antique after all.  But what constitutes antique?  A 1966 Mustang is considered an antique but a 1966 Royal is vintage.  Where do you draw the line?

But read on, my blue disappointment turned to 
excitement when I found this mint condition green Super Sterling!





4 comments:

  1. Nice! Did you get the JP1? According to the Classroom Typewriter Project, Brothers survive classrooms far better than Smith Coronas. They are very student-friendly. (:

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  2. Super-Sterlings are great, but you just can't beat a JP1. They're practically indestructible.

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  3. Hi David - Nice to meet you, as it were. I found your blog today while looking for info on how to clean up and old Underwood upright that I bought today at Recycle North in Burlington. (not restore, mind you - that's beyond me). I love old typewriters although I'm not a scholar or expert like you. Still, as a fellow Vermonter I thought I should wave hello and say thanks for your useful blog. Maybe I'll be able to swing by the upcoming "Type in" in Burlington. Oh, and I have one of these typewriters - Super Sterling - I didn't realize that was it's name (it's not here with me at home so I can't go look at it just now). A Goodwill find a couple of years ago...

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    1. Wow, I was in the ReStore today as well but you must have already bought that Underwood. As I remember, it is a nice machine. You will definitely have to lug it to the Type-In. Please feel free to email me if you would like any particular advice on your typewriter. One big tip for anyone bringing a typewriter back to life is to resist the temptation to spray the whole thing with WD-40 as it will collect more dust and become even more gummed up later!

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