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Nis Kildegaard
Добавлен 17 сен 2011
I post each of these videos at the conclusion of my work with a typewriter, when it's ready to be offered (usually on eBay) for sale to a new owner. These machines are built to last -- unlike the modern devices that we dispose of regularly, a good typewriter can have several owner/caretakers in its lifetime. I intend to keep on restoring typewriters and putting them back into service as long as I'm still learning new things (I am, almost every week!) and as long as this goofy hobby continues to be fun.
1957 Smith-Corona Clipper typewriter at work
I'm a big fan of this model -- it types exactly like its sister machines, the Sterling and Silent-Super, but the Clipper has this beautiful simplicity. Just the features you need to put clean type on the page, and nothing more. My preference among Clippers is for the later examples, like this one, that have a regular paper bail instead of the older pair of fingers.
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1972 Royal (Silver-Seiko) Apollo 12-GT typewriter at work
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I must have refurbished more than a dozen examples of this machine, and it's a design I really admire. Quiet as electric portables go, and it places a nice impression on the page.
1972 Smith-Corona Electra 120 typewriter at work
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I've refurbished about a hundred examples of this typewriter and its sister machine, the Coronet Electric. To type with one of these is to understand how, within a dozen years of their introduction, Smith-Corona's electric portables were outselling their manual machines.
1977 Brother Accord 12 typewriter at work
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The Accord 12 is the wide-carriage version of Brother's JP-7 model, the last and best of this Japanese maker's manual portables. I've restored more than a dozen examples of this machine; actually, restoration is too strong a word here, because this model so seldom needs anything beyond a deep cleaning to work like new. The JP-7 is a full-featured lightweight design, with terrific keyboard actio...
1956 Smith-Corona Skyriter typewriter at work
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The designers at Smith-Corona really deserve credit for coming up with a sub-10-pound portable that works as well as this one. The type pitch you see here is elite, and just look at the quality of the imprint on the page. This Skyriter is the 3Y version, with a zippered case rather than the snap-on metal cover. That means this machine can be fitted with a full-sized carriage return lever rather...
1970 Penncrest Caravelle 10 typewriter at work
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Smith-Corona made portable typewriters for sale by the catalogue retailer JC Penney this Galaxie-class model, the Caravelle, was offered from 1967 to 1975. I particularly like this body design, which allows for easier servicing and cleaning than does the SCM Galaxie. There's a plastic panel surrounding the keyboard, but most of this typewriter's shell is sturdy cast aluminum.
Smith-Corona Electra 110 typewriter at work
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Here's a handsome late-year example of the great compact-carriage Electra portable. I know it's a late machine because the line-spacing options are the newer set 1, 1.5 and 2 lines. Quick on the keyboard, as you can see, and the printed impression is just beautiful.
1977 Sears Achiever 1 typewriter at work
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Another great Brother JP-7 design is the Achiever. I've always liked the touch of these machines, and the typed impression is excellent.
1965 Smith-Corona Sterling typewriter at work
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This model has to be on any list of Smith-Corona's best portables. Terrific user interface, snappy keyboard, robust construction, and just look at the nice imprint this machine puts on the paper.
1968 Adler J5 typewriter at work
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I never tire of putting these Adler portables back into service. They open up so beautifully for servicing in minutes you can remove both carriage and shell, revealing all the internals and once cleaned up, they work so very well. My first typewriter was a 1974 J2, the slightly less-expensive version of this machine. It's a superior typer in every respect. (I did hit the right margin a couple o...
1977 Escort 350 (Brother JP-7) typewriter at work
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This is perhaps should be called a resto-mod: You're looking at a 1977 Escort 350 shell into which I have swapped the works of another 1977 JP-7 machine from Brother, the Sears Achiever 1. The Achiever features what watchmakers call a "complication" that the Escort 350 never had that's the red repeat-spacer to the right of the space bar. I love the body design of these. The JP-7 was the last, a...
1963 Olympia SM7 typewriter at work
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I've refurbished and sold more than 30 Olympia machines over the years, half of them this model. I'll admit, the SM7 is a personal favorite. I like its functionality and in my view it's among the best-looking of all the Olympia portables. The type font on this typewriter is Pica No. 97.
1970 Remington Model 24 typewriter at work
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Between 1965 and 1972, Remington churned out examples of this model at the rate of about 7000 machines per month. This was a workhorse typewriter of the corporate secretarial pool back in the day. It's big and heavy, about 31 pounds, and just a pleasure to use.
1954 Hermes 2000 typewriter at work
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No this machine is not 100 percent stock. The paint on the ribbon cover was chipped when this typewriter came to me, and the chips revealed that, under the paint, the entire cover was chromed. So I stripped the paint away and what you see here is the result. The Hermes 2000 is predecessor to the iconic 3000 and in its own right is a formidable and widely underappreciated typewriter.
1973 Smith-Corona Coronet Automatic 12 typewriter at work
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I don't often take on power-return electrics for restoration/refurbishment, but I'm happy to have picked up this one. It is immaculate, working perfectly, and doesn't slow me down a bit. As a bonus, this machine came with a full set of original paperwork including the warranty sheet, user manual and purchase records. It's fun to think about possible life-histories for a machine like this one I ...
1934 Underwood No. 6 typewriter at work
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1934 Underwood No. 6 typewriter at work
1972 Royal Apollo 10-GT typewriter at work
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1972 Royal Apollo 10-GT typewriter at work
1955 Royal Aristocrat typewriter at work
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1955 Royal Aristocrat typewriter at work
1952 Smith-Corona Skyriter typewriter at work
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1952 Smith-Corona Skyriter typewriter at work
1947 Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter at work
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1947 Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter at work
1971 Royal Mercury ultraportable typewriter at work
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1971 Royal Mercury ultraportable typewriter at work
Brother Activator 800T ultraportable typewriter at work
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Brother Activator 800T ultraportable typewriter at work
Smith-Corona Electra 120 typewriter at work: Presidential Elite font
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Smith-Corona Electra 120 typewriter at work: Presidential Elite font
1959 Royal FPE office typewriter at work
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1959 Royal FPE office typewriter at work
Royal KMM -- fitting platen into carriage after removal
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Royal KMM fitting platen into carriage after removal
1970 Sears Celebrity Power 12 typewriter at work
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1970 Sears Celebrity Power 12 typewriter at work
1969 Signature 440T typewriter at work
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1969 Signature 440T typewriter at work
1957 Royal Companion typewriter at work
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1957 Royal Companion typewriter at work
Sm7 pure magic
Makes no electric humming noise? Wonderful
Where did you get this?
Like machine gun fire 🎉
That's the beautiful sound of a Smith-Corona at 70 wpm.
I just bought one from a specialty shop in Albuquerque, fully cleaned and restored. Was a bucket list item. I paid more than I expected and don't regret a thing. I'm a bit in love.
One spring has come out at the bottom of the typewriter ( royal companion model ) unable to find out where to fix it ?
Say, that really does look well on the page! People neglect this, which seems to me like the main thing! I'm always shocked when people are trying to sell a typewriter online and don't show a specimen of the type! I think a lot of people are seeing these as a kind of fashion accessory, or something to put on display. I don't think you can go wrong with Olympia!
In fairness -- there are a lot more typewriters still around than people who know how to clean, adjust, set them up and test them . . . which means most of the ones you see on eBay or on Facebook marketplace are machines someone found at a thrift shop or when cleaning out the attic. You're right that one of these can make a good display piece, but anyone shopping for a typewriter without being able to test it, without seeing a video clip, without seeing a specimen page -- it's really just a throw of the dice whether you end up with a working typewriter or not.
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Just got one myself serial number starts 611 with a cubic font, or techno ? Same thing I think. 🤔
can you still get ribbon for them? thanks
The spools are unique but the ribbons are generic, and easily transferred. Just takes a few minutes, and a hand-wash after.
cool. no hackers . no upgrades . no worrying when the power goes out.
Right you are. But of course, every two or three hundred pages you have to spend $6 on a new ribbon . . .
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Within a dozen years? Hard to tell because the serial number data is thin, but it was faster than that. Fact is these dominated the market and crushed everyone except IBM (another price world) all the way through 7 and 8 series Coronamatics. I've been doing the primary source dig, rare in the typewriter eco, and the Underwood 4/5 was not the most manufactured typewriter. But the old guard collectors, with a long held bias against anything electric, won't ever accept that sort of revisionist history.
This is interesting. Can you discuss further your primary sources?
@@Joe_VanCleave Newspapers that are digitized. Of course ads are always circumspect as sources, however, when the trends remain the same that lends a bit more validity. Occasionally SCM dealers will cite how many millions of electric machines were sold. Then you can look at Ted's fantastic SN data, the small amount that is there for SCM, and start to speculate. The sheer number of years these variants all the way back to the 5TE tells us there are far more than what they get credit for. Next up we have the business data for the industry as a whole. This shows the SCM went from a 4th tier player to the 2nd slot right below Remington. This with no really good standard and all on the back of the electric portable. I'd add that Remington is really hard to parse out since they sold so much more than typewriters. I'd take a leap and suggest if you could, SCM passed them in typewriter sales. So if they got to 2 million sold in 74 ish, did they sell another 2 million in the next decade before the bottom fell out of typebar sales? The Coronamatics, entirely overlooked today, were another game changer. If not, it had to be close to Underwood No. 4/5 territory. Now one could argue all these SMC electrics are not the same model. Of course, but essentially they are under the hood. By that standard, we could cut out all the No 4 as not the same model. And that number is always included when people say the No 5 is the most sold. I don't think there is any data on the number of No. 4s? Whew!
@@JB-uv4hm Thank you!
@JB-uv4hm is it accurate to guess that these Electrics dominated the home market, in the same way that the Selectrics dominated offices during the 1970s?
@@jeremynv89523 Perhaps the home market, but also these were less expensive than Selectrics and thus may have had significant penetration into the office market as well.
Thanks! You helped unlock a Brilliant Super German Typewriter with Automatic Tabulator.
This right here is my favorite typewriter.
It's a commitment -- not easy to store away -- but I can't disagree with your choice. These are formidable typing machines.
So excited to give this to my child for Christmas. 🎄
Good for you. This machine is an excellent choice for a first typewriter to gift to a child.
Thats beautiful!!
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I keep buying new typewriters, looking for the Ultimate Machine...but always return (almost immediately) to my trusty 1950 Sterling with its Elite typeface. I've decided to just look for an identical typer as a spare and get rid of all the other ones. I love these ugly little machines!
That right there? That's the first typewriter I ever owned. I typed on that thing like a madman, until the typeslugs rusted beyond repair. Glad yours works at least, It was a great feeling machine before it kicked the bucket!
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No bell?
They typically have a bell but he either disabled his or just didn't type to the margin.
I love the refinishing job you did to the ribbon cover, such a beautiful color. May I ask how you did that?
It was a pretty straightforward rattle-can job. Three coats of satin paint, after carefully taping off the faceplate.
@@NisKildegaard Nice touch. Also, are there major differences between the 1976, 1977, and 1978 Sears Achiever models? Thanks
@@TristanGeary I haven't done side-by-side comparisons, but I don't think there are significant differences. I do know that the later models had all-black keyboard layouts, lacking the red key highlights for the TAB and auto-spacer functions. Basically, these are Brother JP-7 mechanisms inside, much like the Accord, and like the Montgomery-Ward Escort machines.
Nis--do you have a preference between the tabulator being on a bar versus being a key? I can remember when S-C switched the Galaxie from the older system to the bar in the sixties. Having typed for a living in college on IBM machines for several years, I prefer the key to the bar because I can keep my right hand at the keyboard. However, as I don't use the tab that much these days I don't care. Best wishes from Texas.
Honestly, Richard, most of my time with tabulators is spent testing them, not using them -- making sure they work right before listing a typewriter on eBay. They can be finicky, in different ways for different brands. Later Smith-Coronas, for example, have a tabulator speed brake built into the escapement that can seize up if a typewriter is stored for many years, and it takes some patient attention with solvents to get them working again. (The speed brakes on Olympia portables are so problematic that I often simply remove them.) If you were to look at several examples of the specimen pages I type up as the final presentation of a typewriter, you'd find that I prefer separating paragraphs with an extra line of space -- half a line, if the machine provides for that -- rather than indenting. On the office typewriter I keep at my upstairs desk and frequently use for addressing envelopes, I just make sure there are proper tab stops for the addressee. That machine happens to be an Adler Universal with decimal tabs, a set of keys running across the top line of the keyboard.
@@NisKildegaard I owned a Universal for many years, finding its kinship with their portable manuals and electrics convenient. Like you, I prefer block style rather than indenting. In production work it's faster than indenting. Best wishes!
Like the two electric Penncrest/S-C machines you sold me, I really like the styling of this manual. If I still weren't enjoying the Galaxie that you sold me I'd buy it!
Where'd you get your coffee mug from?
I think I picked it up from our local thrift shop.
I already have a Penncrest, but this is nice looking. Must resist.
Same feeling! Lol
I keep loving these videos!
I was a Remington Sales rep for a few years and shamefully sold this model from about 1969 on. It was a heap of plastic rubbish and not a patch on the previous Rem GJ International. The innards of this (heap of junk) Model NJ 24 were copied from a 1936 SJ model, but the production quality was abysmally poor compared to the 1936 model. The model NJ was the last one they made. Within months, I went to Hermes, a Swiss typewriter company where the quality was superb.
Ah, this one is my Holy Grail... They're very hard to find in the States, because unlike the venerable IBM Selectrics, these ones were thrown away when they became "obsolete".
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Well, yet another typewriter I've owned! I owned the Adler Universal office manual and this J5; the type action, like the Hermes machines, was very similar and beautifully smooth. Certainly doesn't surprise me that you type well on it. I found by the time this machine came out, that the Royal portables didn't measure up. I particularly like the long clear card holders on this machine, perfect for typing return addresses on envelopes.
I really find ur channel very interesting. I just got into typewriters and my first one is an Olivetti studio 46. With warm regards from South Africa 🇿🇦
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im 22, im craving for a typewriter bc i wanna write classical books in french and tamil , i rlly love old typewriters bc i love the creativity side of it, hope i can have a brand new one in Paris and find a good seller somewhere
Cool transformation!
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One thing you taught me with my excellent Penncrest portables that I bought from you is that the store-labeled machines are every bit as good as the name brand labeled machines. A half century ago I automatically ignored store-labeled ones, though often they had cool features lacking on the manufacturer's labels (think the 4-color Sears typewriters!). This is indeed a beautiful little machine. Thanks for saving it for future generations, and as always, best wishes from Texas.
It seems, Nis, like so many of the machines you restore are ones I used to own! I had this machine in the eighties. Like my beloved vintage Underwood machines, the carriage shift is so easy and comfortable on this Olympia that I never minded it at all. There was a solidity to this model that the later SM9 lacked. I also enjoyed the cream and green color combination. I am still enjoying the half-dozen machines that I purchased from you: no regrets. That latest Royal, the FP that I bought recently, continues to work perfectly and, since I learned nearly 60 years ago on one, it's like an old friend. Muscle memory is amazing! Best wishes from Texas.
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Wonderful! Design by Sunberg and Ferar Studio. In Brazil these machines were build from 1969 until the mid 80's as Remington Speristar.
Does it have "magic margins" ? The carriage appears to have interesting features.
Aren't these beautiful? I owned a brown one of these, purchased new in the 1970's. I bought it just for its looks. Wish I still had it now! I always like this style of Remington keys, with the white tops and dark bottoms. Someone is gonna love typing on this.
I believe that shell was intended to get an electric put in it much like Royal’s Empress/Electress. But the 25 bodywork ended up different for whatever reason.
Your bell rings *at* the margin stop? Ahh, those crazy Underwood bellcranks...
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1934 Underwood! Nice machine! Very rare and would like to lay my hands on this one. 😊 Really a gem to type on i bet!
This sounds really great. The typing seems quite responsive and fast!!! Love the sound of Hermes 2000! :)