Disambiguation: This is not a typewriter that belonged to Schrödinger. But it might have been. It may have belonged to or not belong to Schrödinger simultaneously. Okay, this blog might hurt your brain a little. The cat is out of the bag. Or moreover, the box, and is now being looked after by Anna Strad.…
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) TV occasionally comes up with some absolute rippers when it comes to crime shows. They have history of making some of the best, and often most unwatched crime dramas on Australian television. I guess that’s the nature of being a government broadcaster; you get to make the kind of television that…
You know… I like typewriters, and I like to think I know a fair bit about them. But every so often I come across a machine that reminds me that, simply put, I don’t know jack. The mystery Baby in all its glory. Click to enlarge and have a good look at the keyboard.…
1927 Bing No 2. You may recall that a little while ago I got a ‘Bing’ typewriter off John. The machine was beaten, battered and bent. It was also missing some fairly rather crucial parts – namely all three bearings from the carriage. To all intents and purposes this machine had largely had its day.…
I’m particularly fond of women with intelligence. A sharp wit, a cutting intellect… what’s not to like? As far as physical attributes are concerned, curly hair and a cheeky smile are pretty much at the top of the list. And so I found myself sitting down to watch ‘Canberra Confidential‘ on Channel 2 (Australia’s government…
The sun arose into a clear sky over Brisbane Saturday, and I awoke rather excited about taking a little trip out to Ipswich. I’m still adjusting to my new job and new hours, but I grabbed an extra shift at work on Friday night that saw me working till about 10pm just to keep…
It was a glorious Sunday morning, but I was feeling in far from magnificent form. I crawled out of bed with aching muscles, and a rather sore head. I was very tired after the week’s adjustment to my new (old) job. I caught up with some of the activity from the Typosphere online, while listening…
REMINDER: Brisbane type-in – 2pm this Sunday at the Museum room at the Breakfast Creek Hotel. Reasing = reading. Urg!
Welcome back to Filthy Labs. Previously in Filthy Labs, we began to assess the effectiveness of a “Wet” Teflon based lubricant spray on the functionality of a previously gummed up typewriter. The machine in question was an Adler Gabby 25, which had been filled with a capricious amount of WD40 by its previous owner. The…
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