While I was in Melbourne, I set myself what I thought would be a simple task. I was to find a photograph of my my grandfather ‘Scottie’, who had been a typewriter mechanic for over 40 years. However in doing so I made a discovery that left me re-thinking much of my families history, and…
So how does an unusual and practically rare typewriter hide itself in plain sight in a typewriter shop? By being a Brother 760TR. John Lavery informs me that the TR designation next to the 760 means “Tabulator and Repeater”. The repeater is the repeat spacer button that you can see down on the bottom right…
“There’s a couple of repairers in Melbourne” Territz said to me as we walked around the corner of Lygon street and down Elgin street. “There’s a guy that lives a lot closer to me that I’ve had look at a typewriter. But Tom’s different. Tom just seems to have that edge. His work just seems…
Welcome to Lygon street. Oh, and it usually isn’t this quiet. The Gossen Tippa in action under agent Teeritz’s hands. Agent Teeritz has excellent weapons handling skills. Look at that classic form. Ahhhhh Smith street. Are you ever not jammed up with cars? Such a world away from Lygon street.
The Filthy Platen 