Thursday, September 3, 2026

Remington Portable with approximate character

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A regular, common-as-mud Remington Portable typewriter. It's a century old and of course still works. It's the #2 variant Portable (...
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Sunday, August 30, 2026

Rabbit hole - toy tank and following the thread in online information

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When looking for ads of the Baby Calculator, came across the Johnson Smith & Co company - sellers of novelty items. In a full-page 1930...
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Saturday, August 29, 2026

Baby Calculator go forth and multiply (a turd)

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These are muddled times - with more information available than ever before, recent advancements in information processing have created somet...
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Friday, August 28, 2026

Baby Calculator and magic pricing

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These are pretty common, sold in great numbers and many have survived. An American slide-adder of the Addiator or Troncet type. The Baby Cal...
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Very early LEGO typewriter - sighting

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Spotted this weekend - an early LEGO typewriter. When the company released set number 234 in 1958 with 1x1 bricks printed with letters, pro...
Wednesday, July 29, 2026

July 2026 safari - meagre

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By special request, visited a large-ish charity second-hand store this week that's not too far away. The store sorts goods in department...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

Experiencing an album - centuries

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An album with classical music taken out this weekend. This one a Columbia issue of Schubert Trio, Opus 99, dating from 1927. The 4 records ...