tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142128029967631081.post8385335042958185306..comments2023-07-25T03:23:59.913-07:00Comments on Typewriter Confessions: Lufkin: Broken Typewriter Capital of TexasRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599474495160784711noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142128029967631081.post-48266572472041107592013-06-20T12:48:42.312-07:002013-06-20T12:48:42.312-07:00Bantam!Bantam!shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142128029967631081.post-48076752173753005792013-06-20T08:41:23.244-07:002013-06-20T08:41:23.244-07:00Thanks for commenting. While I'm by no means a...Thanks for commenting. While I'm by no means a typewriter expert, I do know what the Signature machine I was looking at is the Japanese version. I have a nearly identical one a few feet away from me, and it's a Brother re-badge. I don't know about the Smith-Corona deal they had, but I do know that in the late '50s they were hooked up with Royal. S-C around the same time was making Tower machines for Sears. Underwood and Olivetti also ended up as Towers in some cases, but I haven't seen a lot of those.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12599474495160784711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142128029967631081.post-50714782628054893162013-06-20T08:03:32.702-07:002013-06-20T08:03:32.702-07:00Please be more careful in the information you'...Please be more careful in the information you're putting out there. The internet is a resource that should be trustworthy.<br />The first one is a Royal HH, not a Quiet DeLuxe, not even "probably". The QDLs are portables; this one is an office machine.<br />The second one is an Olympia SM3 or SM4, another portable; the SGx machines are office-sized. The "G" in "SGx" is German for "gross", meaning "big". I've never heard of an SG2, only SG1 and SG3--not that I'm an authority, but where did that number come from?<br />The 6th one, Montgomery Wards Signature 300, might well be made by Smith Corona, who rebranded for M-W before the Japanese got into the act. I can't be sure of this one from the pic--does it have that slide-forward ribbon cover?<br />The 8th one, SC Corsair: opinions differ, of course, but it's a hard sell to call the Corsair "a good machine". Loosey-goosey typing action, light weight that slides around on the desk, and every one I have ever seen has a broken return lever--not what we'd call "good" or confidence-inspiring for the machine as a whole. Commonly the return lever problem is a missing or stretched spring that should be holding things in place--an easy fix, but then you still have those other deficiencies. $40--no way. Maybe $5 as a decoration, not a frequent user.<br /><br />I agree with your assessment of prices and sympathize with your desire (and inability) to save everything! Me too! I have acquired over 100 typewriters at an average price of under $12, and this includes a good-condition Oliver No. 5.<br /><br />Anyway, I am definitely looking forward to your future posts and catching up on your old ones. Thanks!<br />== Michael HöhneBlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095188169433536007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142128029967631081.post-39050101854141262132013-06-20T00:17:58.084-07:002013-06-20T00:17:58.084-07:00They want a lot more than they're worth. If yo...They want a lot more than they're worth. If you can't use it, it's really of no value to me.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12599474495160784711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142128029967631081.post-15706609375003591612013-06-20T00:14:29.237-07:002013-06-20T00:14:29.237-07:00So pretty these are, but I wouldn't spend that...So pretty these are, but I wouldn't spend that much on them. Amber | Fumbling Towards FIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517731901029409198noreply@blogger.com