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6 months ago
i keep seeing typewriters at camden town all the time. they cost around £15-£20. i just haven’t found the one i would fall in love with.
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It made me
feel like Kit!!!
 "So cool. I felt like Kit Kittredge! :D"
How I did it: Yard sales my friend. They are beautiful things :) You'd be suprise at the things people happen to have show up in their basements. And at the things they sell for less than $5. |
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bohemian_cowboy is going to Birmingham on the train.
It made me
Dance with delight
How I did it: I saw one in a Charity shop. A man donated it whilst I was making a donation. I was too scared to ask how much they wanted for it, as it was still in the stock room.So I went to get my haircut, then after my haircut I came back to the charity shop to buy a CD. The lady at the till didn't have enough change for my £10 note, so she sent me out to buy a chocolate bar to get change.Because I'd done her a favour, I felt confident enough to ask… Read how I did it…
It made me
Satsifed + nostalgic
How I did it: I found a crappy portable for $3 and it brought back such vivid memories of learning to type on a manual that I took it with me everywhere and typed on it until I wore the little life left in it out. Then I started looking for them while I was in thrift stores poking around. I happen to get lucky a few times and now I have a really nice Olympia SM-9 that I use all the time. Read how I did it…
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bebban is floating
hello paul auster,
11 months ago
“hello world” – said the typewriter
my beautiful olympia typewriter, we will spend many sleepless nights together
Try Craigslist!
19 months ago
I couldn’t find one in the style/price range I was looking for around town, so I went to craigslist naturally. There was nothing for sale, but I posted a “wanted add”. The next day someone responded and I got just what I was looking for for only $50! yay! I got a smith corona galaxie twelve- two tone blue from the seventies.
Ideally, I would have like a red royal, but those run for like $300, or less if they aren’t in working order or if by some stroke of luck you find one at a garage sale. I really really like my new smith corona, and encourage you to look outside your ideal.
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2 years ago
I’m giving up on this now with the intent to do it later. There are other things I want to put up and I don’t have room for a writing corner where I live now. When I have a bigger place (with an office) I’ll put this back on my list.
Meanwhile, I’m going to put forth the added challenge of paying for it with change I don’t spend (yes, I’ll convert it to cash before I actually purchase the typewriter). So for I have about $25 in change.
The total didn’t include shipping, so the grand total is $420, at least as of now.
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2 years ago
I found a website where this guy restores old typewriters to working condition and sells them.
From this, I’ve learned that I want a 1935/1936 Royal. I’ve emailed for a quote.
*Edit- He emailed me back (on New Year’s?) The typewriter I like is $395. He has one. Dunno if that includes shipping. Emailed to ask.
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2 years ago
I don’t mean one of those you plug in. I mean the kind you power with your hands, like the one in Misery. I love that movie.
POSTPONED
2 years ago
If I still want this in another couple of months, I’ll reopen it. But at the moment I just have too much junk.
