Martyn V. Halm's Blog, page 2
April 30, 2019
Typecast Movie Review: They Shall Not Grow Old.
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Review re-written on 1964 Swissa Junior.
[image error]The draft was typed immediately after the movie on my 1937 Hermes Featherweight:
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April 28, 2019
Typecast Movie Review: Bohemian Rhapsody
Typecast typed on 1964 Swissa Junior:
[image error]Draft typed on 1955 Groma Kolibri:
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Typecast: 1937 Hermes Featherweight Baby
April 19, 2019
Typecast: My 1955 Groma Kolibri
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April 11, 2019
QUORA question: “What’s a collectible typewriter I should purchase on sight?”
“What is a collectible typewriter that I should purchase on sight?”
Collectible.
If you mean, a typewriter that I can easily sell off for more than I paid for it and which will probably increase in value in the coming years:
Hermes 3000:
The bulbous Swiss typewriter with the minty green keys guarded by Mingus is a 1965 Hermes 3000, an iconic typewriter and favoured by respected writers and collectors like Tom Hanks, Sam Shepard and Larry McMurtry (who thanked his H3K in his Oscar speech for...
January 30, 2019
TYPEWRITER: Replacing The Drawcord On A Remington Portable.
The machine used in this article is a 1924 Remington Portable #1, but the drawcord mechanics are the same on the Portable #2 and #3, so, let’s start:
I’ve replaced several drawcords on different Remington Portables. Below is my method (not the method) for replacing the broken cord with a new cord. What you need is:
a magnetic rod to ‘lock’ the main spring, I use a flashlight with a magnetic bottom,a cord to serve as a drawcord. I use thin black woven cord intended for venetian blinds,a piece...TYPEWRITER: Replacing The Drawband On A Remington Portable.
The machine used in this article is a 1924 Remington Portable #1, but the drawband mechanics are the same on the Portable #2 and #3, so, let’s start:
I’ve replaced several drawbands on different Remington Portables. What you need is:
a magnetic rod to ‘lock’ the main spring, I use a flashlight with a magnetic bottom,a piece of string to serve as drawband. I use thin black woven string intended for venetian blinds,a piece of wire to finagle the string through the holes in the main spring. I u...January 1, 2019
Typecast: 1962 Swissa Junior
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[image error]Full glory, with the handsome little suitcase behind it. [image error]Hey, that’s the same Wilhelm Tell crossbow as the one embossed on my Hermes 2000 [image error]And a couple of more images: [image error]The Untangle Key on the right. You can see this is a Dutch keyboard, it has an ij key. [image error]Couldn’t find the serial number until I shone a bright light through the keyboard. The first tow digits of a seven-digit Swissa serial number give the year of production, so mine i...
December 23, 2018
Typecast essay: Incorrigible.
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[image error]This is not how I usually transport my typewriters!
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December 18, 2018
Typecast: Hello Gorgeous!
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