I love vintage manual typewriters. So much so that I buy them whenever the price is right, condition is good enough and they have a cool color. I try to avoid beige. That just seems a good policy in life anyway. (Just ignore the wall color you see in the photo)
Well, I guess my problem is, I buy a manual typewriter and it needs checking out and cleaning. So it gets put in The Pile. I buy another. Add to The Pile. These things reproduce on their own when you're not looking. After all, there is an Italian Olivetti in the mix.
So fortunately for my storage space, Hubby has had a bit of free time on his hands lately. This weekend was snowy and work has been a bit slow.
So guess who cleaned and checked my manual typewriters?? Whoo hoo!! Thanks Hubby.
He even ran to Goodwill in the snow and bought the dark red Sears model that was marked down to 1.29 on Sunday. It's pretty much a mess...but for 1.29...it's worth a shot.
These beauties will be rat-a-tat tatting their way into The Recycleista's Retro Shop this week!
kudos to the hubster!
ReplyDeleteI have an Olivetti too, I love it my bf bought it for me one xmas and he found a place run by a very old couple that work on cleaning, restoring and re filming old typewriters, I have actually 2 now, I got my hands on a smith corona from the 80s so I was drooling at the picture above <3 pretty collection kudos ;)
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love the pic and the red typewriter for under $2!! Are you going to post a pic...pretty please?
ReplyDeleteI have had amazing luck buying/selling these. I look for them every garage sale I go to!
ReplyDeleteMy husband really wants an old typrwriter like one of these. Have yet to find one worth buying.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments on Ebay Underground - you are how I found that forum.
Charlotte
@Charlotte- great! so glad you love Ebay Underground!
ReplyDelete@kashkang- yes..i've done well with these too, which is why i'm glad they're ready to go!
@and yes, i'll post a picture of the red one..maybe a before and after!
A dollar twenty nine! You can't beat that! Great policy on avoiding beige. Red and aqua seem pretty darn fabulous though!
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