Visit our full site at:
The Johnstown Type Writer Conservatory!
If you enlarge the photo below you can see the "y" slug in the center of the segment and the "z" slug fifth from the right ... just barely, that is.
Friday, May 25, 2012
MEET WINSTON
Visit our full site at:
The Johnstown Type Writer Conservatory!
If you enlarge the photo below you can see the "y" slug in the center of the segment and the "z" slug fifth from the right ... just barely, that is.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
FRANKEN-WRITER
The Donor Machine, a Remington 5, cosmetically great, mechanically ... crap:
Before pics of the Remette. Remette au naturale, no paper scale:
and no bell assembly:
Remette "Franken-ized" with the bell assembly from the no. 5:
Remette with new paper scale. Now I know where to center the type and set margins. The fountain pen next to it is a pre-WWI Conklin, restored by yours truly and ready to write:
This video shows you the bell in action, proving it actually works:
