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Showing posts with label Oliver typewriter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oliver typewriter. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

TEARS OF THE TYPE WRITER

















Thursday, March 1, 2012

REVIEWING THE OLIVER 11





















My beloved -- The Ollie 11.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

- TAX DAY -





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My beloved -- The Ollie 11.






Monday, February 6, 2012

Letters to My Friends





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Sunday, January 29, 2012

More Secrets of the OLIVER!!!





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Arrows indicate the screws that must be loosened to free up the variable.







Use a brass tap to gently tap the outer ring of the ratchet gear to the left. Notice the ratchet release (in the circle) is open.








Hybrid Oliver 9/11






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Sunday, October 23, 2011

DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME





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Disassembled type tower of the donor machine.





Source of the problem--detached slug and type bar





"p" type slug








El Primo Oliver 9 with her new type bar and slug



Monday, September 12, 2011

GOING GREEN AND OTHER NONSENSE





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The real way to "go green"














Monday, September 5, 2011

Amsterdam Diary - Day 6





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Monday, July 11, 2011

A TALE OF TWO OLIVERS





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Oliver no. 2 the younger on its "treadle table"!



Oliver no. 2 the younger sitting prettily on new rubber feet -- Hilman no. 2 rubber stoppers.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Cincinnati Type-Fest II





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The Sunday morning remnant in Richard's dining room. From left to right: Herman Price, Alan Seaver, Richard Polt (the really tall guy), Jett Morton (in front of Richard and a bit shorter), Me, Jack Knarr, Felicia Alexander, and Mike Brown.







Oliver no. 2, Date of manufacture, 1898. Which brought you the current Tlog.


One of the things I stupidly forgot to bring to Cincinnati was type writer letterhead I had made for the occasion. So, I'm posting it below for you to download and make your own stationery as Richard Polt has done on his site.


Oliver letterhead - 1919



Oliver letterhead - 1920



Oliver envelope return address figure