Monday, May 5, 2025

Tune-up for the wind-up gramophone (and playing records)

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Spending some time last weekend playing records, the bright colors of some labels do impress. From the way these were stored, they'll ha...
Saturday, May 3, 2025

Re-activating column 7 and 8 on the Burroughs Portable adding machine

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When entering numbers, all columns seem to work. For example, entering 7777 on the left-most columns makes all segments rise and print as th...
Thursday, May 1, 2025

Burroughs Adding Machine Company hidden marking (Portable Class 9)

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Clearly marked; Burroughs Adding Machine Company. That was an unexpected spot to find the company name. This is on the bottom-inside of the ...
Sunday, April 27, 2025

Experiment with rubber typewheel for the Blickensderfer

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The platen of the Blickensderfer 7 typewriter is rock-hard - like slate. When it was new and still rubbery, it would have cushioned the impa...
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Monday, April 21, 2025

Cut-out drawing of the Underwood 4-bank portable typewriter (why?)

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Inside the lid of the carrying case of the typewriter, there is a nicely cut-out image of the typewriter itself. This label is present in mo...
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Friday, April 18, 2025

Difficult to date, timeless construction (from 1884)

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Once very common and still found on flea-markets and in thrift stores, the pocket spring balance. In this instance, a Hughes Pocket Balance ...
Saturday, April 12, 2025

Silver-Reed 100 sitting on a chair

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(Typed with a reproduction wheel 223 "Print Type" on a Blickensderfer - a bit blotchy from a freshly over-inked pad.)