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Title: [Fab.com] Classic Typewriters Like New
Post by: digitalleftovers on Mon, 20 February 2012, 18:19:39

Royal, IBM, Oliver, and several custom mods.  These go up for sale on this site often and can also be purchased from Kasbah Modern for more money.  Cool to look at if nothing else.

http://fab.com/sale/3460 (http://fab.com/sale/3460)

Here is an invite link if you're not a member: http://fab.com/y4lh8w

Title: [Fab.com] Classic Typewriters Like New
Post by: KylJoy on Mon, 20 February 2012, 18:59:35

Those are SWEEET!  And expensive.  :)

Title: [Fab.com] Classic Typewriters Like New
Post by: tsangan on Mon, 20 February 2012, 20:03:22

Oh my, that 24k gold plated one :cool:

I probably shouldn't be spending money on that thought but man it looks soooo nice

http://fab.com/sale/3460/product/56924/

Title: [Fab.com] Classic Typewriters Like New
Post by: digitalleftovers on Mon, 20 February 2012, 20:15:51

I think the endorsement on the product page has me beat by far:

"I love typewriters. I love the tactile experience of writing with truly obsolete technology. In these days of scatter-brain thinking and an obsession with Control V and Control C, the typewriter gives me equal parts freedom AND discipline."

Title: [Fab.com] Classic Typewriters Like New
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 20 February 2012, 20:22:18

Do they have Olivetti Valentine? I am not going to create an account to find out. I've been wanting one, or similar model Olivetti but ones on ebay are usually either broken or well beyond what I am willing to pay. Looking to update from my 1927 Underwood...

Title: [Fab.com] Classic Typewriters Like New
Post by: digitalleftovers on Tue, 21 February 2012, 11:46:11

Quote from: lysol;520056

Do they have Olivetti Valentine? I am not going to create an account to find out. I've been wanting one, or similar model Olivetti but ones on ebay are usually either broken or well beyond what I am willing to pay. Looking to update from my 1927 Underwood...

They do, or have in the past...  Here is the company's site: http://kasbahmod.com/ (http://kasbahmod.com/)
I've been eyeing them for a while, and can say that they have more simply restored models now than they used to.  They used to only have tricked out versions (nickle/gold plated, frank gary-style art all over them).

Title: [Fab.com] Classic Typewriters Like New
Post by: tsangan on Tue, 21 February 2012, 11:51:29

I want a gold plated one ;'(

Title: [Fab.com] Classic Typewriters Like New
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 21 February 2012, 14:27:46

Hey... they have my EXACT 1920's Underwood 4 bank (http://kasbahmod.com/post/17731156815/1920s-underwood-4-bank). Mine does not have the red paint mod, of course. Maybe I will just take mine apart, and take it down to the autobody shop and have it painted and save myself a few hundred by NOT buying a Valentine.

Title: [Fab.com] Classic Typewriters Like New
Post by: dorkvader on Tue, 21 February 2012, 17:16:50

I really om going to paint my selectrics one of these days. Probably black. It's a good idea, Lysol. Tell us how it works out.