http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/ TYPEWRITERS Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:57:57 GMT JAY RESPLER http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40272 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40272 ... Above looks like the serial. With 11" carriage. ... -- Jay Respler ADVANCED BUSINESS MACHINES CO. 732-431-1464 -- JRespler@... SKY VIEWS & Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:29:29 GMT PHILMOULTON@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40271 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40271 Email me off-line for my phone and address please Phil philmoulton@... ... From: TYPEWRITERS@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TYPEWRITERS@yahoogroups.com] On Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:54:01 GMT Mark Kronquist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40270 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40270 what is it number Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:10:16 GMT PHILMOULTON@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40269 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40269 Am in SE Portland, Oregon email me directly for my cell# Phil philmoulton@... ... From: TYPEWRITERS@yahoogroups.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:18:39 GMT JAY RESPLER http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40268 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40268 ... If by 'standardized', you mean never modified, that probably doesn't happen. Machines that were around for some time would have individual parts updated Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:13:37 GMT Mark Kronquist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40267 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40267 where can I see them Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:47:27 GMT Paul Panella http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40266 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40266 Great stuff! Thanks for the info. After seeing all the small variations on, say, Underwood 5's up through even SC Silent Supers from the 50's you begin to Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:51:39 GMT Ned Brooks http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40265 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40265 ... Most typewriters drive only the take-up spool - you can't push a rope. Some drove spools together rather than letting the ribbon itself pull the feed spool Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:34:53 GMT summerpearlhorton http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40264 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40264 Today I acquired a new one for my collection, a Royal desktop model that seems gigantic next to my portables. It has magic margins, and a switch to allow me to Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:26:09 GMT PHILMOULTON@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40263 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40263 No I have not talked to Matt. The shop was Able Office Machines which I closed 2 + yrs ago. Camera battery died before I could get a few of the contents but Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:12:38 GMT Mark Kronquist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40262 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40262 I am in Portland as well link is not working can you e mail me a jpg what shop? Has Matt at Ace been thru the parts> Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:29:14 GMT Dave Margulius http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40261 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40261 Hi folks: Thought you might be interested in this interview with Richard Polt we just published: Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:39:30 GMT PHILMOULTON@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40260 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40260 In preparation to the last move of my life I am going to need to dispose of a bunch of typewriter parts and a few of my Junker machines I have been in the Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:08:05 GMT Peter M. Weil http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40259 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40259 I recently received a trade catalog put out by the American Writing Machine Co, the former manufacturer of the Caligraph dating from about 1910. By that date, Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:54:58 GMT Travis H. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40258 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYPEWRITERS/message/40258 Does anyone know if all Underwood #4 and #5's had the decal on the front crossbar. I have seen some without and it I couldnt see any trace but that doesnt mean