Just realized that the Billy Compatibility of a typewriter is an important factor for easy display. Having a depth that is less than about 30 cm makes it much more practical to keep it on display for a while. This would I guess be a factor for collectors in most countries that have large furniture stores from Sweden with often a whole aisle dedicated just to Billy.
For any next machines, the Billy Compatibility will be an added requirement. That keeps the Corona Four (I think) on the list and of course an Underwood 3-bank.
(More machines would be Expedit Compatible, have however no shelf-space of that type... :)
I have several Billy bookshelves, but have thus far only used other products from Ikea for displaying typewriters.
ReplyDeleteCurrently I use one of the Expedit units for storage and display - works great. It has the spaces nicely suitable to accomodate four Groma Kolibris in their cases within one box - which I find very convenient :)
ReplyDeleteLooked at the Expedit, but didn't get any. The size of the shelves did seem about right (4 Kolibris, that is quite a nest of them ;-)
ReplyDeleteDo have a wall 'plastered' with Billies (plural?), the 3 goes well with books...