tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post5318586623403071468..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: Fox Typewriters on The Road to WellvilleRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-24845680615078465532012-09-02T05:02:32.852+10:002012-09-02T05:02:32.852+10:00Hey, The Urban Monk,
My grandfather was Fred R. M...Hey, The Urban Monk,<br /><br />My grandfather was Fred R. McCreary, Harrison McCreary's brother. I have been poking around the web searching for my H. McCreary's magazine covers. Are you saying that the above October 22, 1927th Collier's cover was illustrated by Harrison McCreary? Would love some confirmation on this thanks. It's been rough-going finding 2 of the other Collier covers he did. <br /><br />Thanks ahead of time for any info you can share!Peter Birckheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352242518562691174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-47219489256773372662012-07-15T10:01:58.482+10:002012-07-15T10:01:58.482+10:00It's interesting to speculate how Fox met its ...It's interesting to speculate how Fox met its end... WR Fox sold his interest in the typewriter business at its peek in 1915. International sales were hurt with the advent of WW1; sales reps hard to find due to labor shortages and deep discounting in the years soon after compounded the problem. <br /><br />It seems the company did not have the equity to fight it's legal woes (despite a true patent) forcing it to liquidates after only 23 years in business. The Fox, though, is one heck of a great typewriter!!!The Urban Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11809109002933474660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-59935686468696625832012-07-15T09:55:01.983+10:002012-07-15T09:55:01.983+10:00Great site! Harrison McCreary was the artist in qu...Great site! Harrison McCreary was the artist in question. He did four covers for “Colliers”; one for “Everybody's Magazine” and two for “The Saturday Evening Post” dating from 1925 to 1929.The Urban Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11809109002933474660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-73161475237073817112011-04-16T00:37:33.663+10:002011-04-16T00:37:33.663+10:00Interesting! I didn't know the Wellville story...Interesting! I didn't know the Wellville story and hadn't seen most of these ads. The use of an unmistakable Fox on the Collier's 1927 cover (by Norman Rockwell?) is neat.<br /><br />$100 was the typical price for a typewriter for decades, although some makes tried to undercut it.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com