The blogs that could have been, never were, or are yet to be.
Pt 4 – The race for the AMC typewriter.
A traditional ring-road morning. Don’t let the google photo fool you. This place is huge. A couple of the machines sitting lonely in the glass cabinets. An AMC in a box. Just beautiful. Bing Model No2: A gift that John gave me last year. …
A visit to Tom’s typewriter shop.
“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…
High heels, and low-Socio.
This Pacific was the first to turn up. At $35 it was the cheapest in the shop. But not cheap enough for me to feel compelled to buy it. Many of these typewriters were poorly displayed. This Royal, marked at $90 was rather hidden amongst a room filled with beautiful lamps. This Chevron was caged…
Off to Melbourne
I have been awfully missing my home city, Melbourne of late. Oh, the pretentious music scene! How I miss thee….. iPad friendly link What am I excited about? The pretentious music scene, old buildings that aren’t being targeted for demolition so they can build a glass-filled shopping centre or casino, the cultural vibrancy, streets where…
So – let’s take a look at another Hermes 3000 70’s.
Okay… So… following the Hermes 3000 that I was so excited about a couple of weeks ago, I purchased another 70’s era Hermes 3000 for a whopping – bank breaking $9.50. Which officially makes it 50 cents cheaper than my previous cheapest typewriter acquisition from ebay. Australian 50c coin – featuring our coat of arms. …
The Filthy Platen 