SHBS/Collector's Club Meeting 2.2.2013

Yes. This is a row of Corona 3 and cousins.

That is a Princess Karat up there on the left.

Many more pictures after the break.

Locarno.

Locarno, 31.1.13

Fomula Sheets.

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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

My Typewriter Wishlist.

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Typewriters just love Autumn.

Typewriters just love Autumn.

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Mobile Writing Bureau - Mobiles Schreibbüro TRANSHELVETICA

More pictures after the break.

Paper Bail.

Paper Baillbevera. If the paper aticks out from the platen und it's hit by a type:1ug‚ tue top end of the bypealug will leave an unwanted inprint above the printed letter. To prevent bh1s‚ bypewriters have paper bail gear 1 paper bail levera with rubber (or‚ rare1y‚ metal) rollers or -‘Ehe solution used moatly on early mac inea - small arme pressing the paper against the planen ab the edge of the paper. O And I actually prefer that more "primitive" solution - %%f litt 1e levern don't‘bbstruct the view on the linea written befre‚ the simpia mechanism is even lese prone to 'flamäge than the paper bail 1ever‚ and the paper always atayu ab the platen, no problems occur when inserting the paper. It's simple, it worka. Which approach do you prefer? maschinengenchrieben. g blogapot. Corbna 3 1 cqm i

The Case of the Corona 3

All measurements done by hand with a ruler. +/- 1 mm

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Magnetic.

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The Type-On-The-Go Typewriter.

The Type-On-The-Go Typewriter The Corona 3 is the ideal type- writer for a Type—In or for typing in public. Why? Because it is small, cute, folding, old and a bit strange. But the Remington Portable 2 is that as well. So what makes the Corona 3 special? Some unused space in its case, which turns out to be incredibly practical: On the Corona 3 X-C, the variant with 90 keys, there is a 5.0 cm wide unused space on the left of the machine, between the body and the case when the carriage is folded over the keyboard. It's a happenstance that my camera in its case perfectly fits in there, but I already had other ideas of what to place there: A small piece of bread, a pocket flask, a spare ribbon, spare batteries for your camera, a wallet... The possibilities of placing practical things there are (almost) endless. Corona 3 maschinengeschrieben.blogspot.com ++++++ Attention: I do not know if that space is the same size on other variants of the Corona 3, although I assume it is. This awesome post was brought to you by the mighty Typosphere

Auction Site Madness.

Typing on a 1914 Paddle Steamer

More pictures, including the engine and the captain, after the break.

Characters.

Innovation?

A few days ago, Apple introduced a new Macbook Pro. The laptop computer with a $2200 price tag already proved to be rather irrepairable: The case is sealed with proprietary screws, the battery is glued on, the entire screen unit is one piece, if the high-resolution screen breaks, the cover with camera, antennas etc. needs to be replaced - at immense cost, probably. The SSD-memory is an entirely new, proprietary type, and the RAM is glued on. If anything goes wrong with your expensive laptop, they want you to visit the Apple store for costly repairs. They did their best at hindering you from fixing the computer yourself. This is a 1923 Corona 3. The ribbon advancing mechanism is pretty complicated, yet I was able to repair it easily. There are "service holes" to insert a screw- driver if you need to fix a screw inside the shift mechanism. Everything is easy to repair and practical. For decades, typewriter ribbons were the same 33mm wide. Most typewriters share the excact same spools, only few have different solutions, for example the smaller spools of this Corona 3 - but it‘: only a matter of respooling. Apple even changed a magnet connection for a cable with their newest Macbook - $25, please. maschinengeschrieben.blogspot.com Corona 3 This awesome post was brought to you by the mighty Typosphere

Yet another Type-In...

Onionskin typewriter paper in use at Café La cuna, Basel. Three Urania typewriters in action. Groma Kolibri alias Neckermann Brillant Junior on three-legged chair. This awesome post was brought to you by the mighty Typosphere

Sheep just love typewriters.

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Zurich Type-Hunt.

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Buongiorno Lugano!

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