The Ribbon-Eating Monster.

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Confusing Colours.

The ribbon colour selector of the antares compact always confuses me. Yes, you have to push it down before changing between colours. Typewriter ribbon, red-black typewriter ribbon, typeface, typewriter font. This awesome post was brought to you by the mighty Typosphere

Luftpostblock.

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Video: Messages

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Lavender works.

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Partschins in the mailbox.

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I found this in my mailbox recently. Yes, I am hopefully visiting South Tyrol next year.

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IV. Zurich Typehunt

Zürich, 16. November 2012 - IV. Zurich Typehunt.

Bertastrasse

The normal typewriter space is empty - there isn't a single typewriter left in this shop.

Disturbing sight at Citroën-Garage: Batter boards, announcing the construction of a  "skyscraper" (keep in mind, the highest building in Switzerland is Zurich's Prime Tower, 126 m, just a few steps away from Salvation Army), 40 meters high. I knew that the thrift stores were just a temporary use of the building, but I didn't expect that to happen that fast...

There are still typewriters - at least for now: The Olympia sits still there, next to its old companion, the Hermes Standard. In the background, however, a new Royal Standard with round glass keys appeared - asking price Fr. 45, 5 Fr. less than the Hermes Standard. The Royal works, but I have to say that I didn't like its touch; too short and heavy.

The Underwood Finger-Flite, however, is gone.

The Horde saw another re-arrangement and...

They got new price tags! The Lettera, one of the more expensive ones in the old pricing, is now the cheapest - the Hermes 3000.2 is now "Vintage 60's" (I hate that apostrophe!) and costs a whopping Fr. 125.

In the small store with the bacon-smell, the scanner-Olympia and the yellow Brother were gone as well.

In another store, however, I found this magnificient Olivetti M44. Its serial number seems to be 978, very low - and it is stamped in a place where there's nothing on Peter's M44.

M44 Details.

Salvation Army - the Prime Tower would be 90° to the right.

At Salvation Army - the Lettera 38C is still there, but there's something lurking in the background...

A Brother AX-45, a lot like my first own typewriter, only with the addition of a screen.

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Continental Attention.

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text: What may be sacrificed for art?

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Video: Isha Bøhling 'Nothing to Say'

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"Quote."

I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters." David Gerrold David Gerrold, an american science-fiction writer, coined the term "Computer Virus" and wrote the quote from above. It appeared in his novel "A Matter For Men”. maschinengeschrieben.blogspot.com Princess standard This awesome post was brought to you by the mighty Typosphere

Robotics.

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Zurich Typehunt: 21 Days Later.

Remember the last Zurich Typehunt? Exactly, the one with 20 typewriters. This is how the situation looked like three weeks later. Zurich, October 26.

Bertastrasse. The leaves are falling.

A Vespa at Bertastrasse.

The place where the Hermes Standard sat last time is now occupied by Christmas decorations.

The usual typewriter space is "empty" as well.

At Citroën-Garage, the horde moved to yet a new location in the store. This place seems to constantly undergo change.

Hermes 3000.2, Olympia/AEG Traveller DeLuxe, topless Adler/Triumph, Hermes 3000.3, Swissa Junior, Precisa calculating machine, Olivetti Lettera 32.

The the brocki-welt sub-store, Christmas arrived as well.

The Olympia SM7/8/9 is in a state of decay - it feels more rattley than last time, the typebars were jammed and I had to change the colour selector lever - it was set to white. The Hermes Standard still sat next to it, and without ribbon nor paper, it probably hadn't been tortured. The Underwood Finger-Flite was still there as well, hidden in its case.

The store on the demi-floor also had a new layout. The Orga had a more prominent space, but the store was closed.

At Salvation Army, the Olympia Traveller DeLuxe was gone.

The olivetti Lettera 38C however hadn't found a buyer (yet).

For your entertainment, I created the Label Zurich Type-Hunt. You may find all past type-hunts by clicking it.

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Swiss Army Knife.

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Compatibility Problems.

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Video: In The Beginning

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Paper Usage.

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Uses for a square root key.

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Typewriters love Zurich.

Typewriters love Zurich. Schreibmaschinen lieben Zürich. Blick von der Quaibrücke auf Stadhaus, Fraumünster, St. Peter und Grossmünster mit Corona 3. This awesome post was brought to you by the mighty Typosphere