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| Pink galore! |
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| My pink SF was a 2012 Christmas gift! |
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Typed on pink Olympia SF De Luxe as pictured on the right... |
Hello everyone,
Firstly, thank you for all the support and for accompanying me as I take baby steps into the world of blogging! This is all so new to me, so your kind words mean so much - heartfelt gratitude :)
As promised, here is part two 'showcasing' my sheer obsession with collecting as many typewriter typefaces as I can...
ITALICS Typefaces...
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| First typed sample I received from Rob! |
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| Beautiful duo-tone beige Royal Portable |
One of my most exciting acquisitions happened in 2012 (how time has flown!), when I was able to acquire a beautiful Royal Portable from Robert which featured an Italics typeface and pharmaceutical keys - very neat! Upon finding out who he was, I unabashedly asked if I could have his autograph, hee hee... There are so many Typospherians I look up to, I should start collecting typewritten notes and letters too :)
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| Coloured ribbons are pretty fun! Please excuse the stained fingers, oops... |
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| Continental's Schräge Zierschrift (Oblique Italics) typeface. I LOVE the beautiful swashes on this one - especially on the upper case! |
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| Maroon Continental Wanderer |
Sans Serif Typefaces...
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Beautiful Royal Signet (another lovely acquisition, this time
from Alan Seaver!) It came
with one missing spool cover, but I was later able to acquire one from a parts machine... |
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| Gold plated Royal Quiet De Luxe - gorgeous <3 |
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| The Vogue typeface was an unexpected surprise! |
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| Remie Scout Model Art Gothic typeface which strictly speaking is a 'mixed' variant, but mostly sans serif... |
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| Remie Scout Model - with pop-up type bars ;) |
I think that would be all for today's post, and I look forward to the next entry... (I welcome suggestions on what you may like me to feature in the upcoming posts, that would be most helpful!) A few hours have already gone by - mostly from editing the layout and selecting photos from an uncategorised (and oh-so-disorganised!) album comprising over 2000 photos - yikes!
I wish you a most lovely weekend, and thanks once again for reading :)
Warmest regards,
Claudia
Very impressive collection spanning the Typefaceosphere.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Bill! I truly enjoy using my typewriters to journal and type out my favourite quotes, and the different typefaces add to the fun :)
ReplyDeleteWow ... a gold QDL with Vogue. Haven't seen one of those before.
ReplyDeleteAnd I must memorize the term "Schräge Zierschrift."
How do you manage to type with those long, beautiful fingernails?
ReplyDeleteoh, wow - my dream machine does exist! that black enamel and gold plated QDL with Royal Vogue has been on the top of my want list for years, but I wasn't sure they came in that combination. :D
ReplyDeleteLucky, lucky dog!
Lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you gentlemen! I do love my typewriters very much, and consider myself lucky to be able to enjoy this hobby and share the passion with wonderful collectors like yourselves!
ReplyDeleteI manage somehow Mr Cameron! ;) And I must add that when I got my IBM Selectric, I visited your blog often!
ReplyDeleteohhh! I am going to love your blog! I almost swooned when I saw those pink Olympia typewriters.
ReplyDeleteAwwww, thank you so much Carrie! I hope you continue to enjoy my blog :) Thanks for dropping by!
ReplyDeleteHi there! Wondering if you want to part with a vogue machine? Desperately searching and I'm afraid the key choppers have gobbled them all up! Please let me know!
ReplyDeleteEmail is tiffany.coulam@gmail.com
DeleteHappy collecting and fingers crossed you want to sell! ;)