tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post7432681197229204972..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: Facit v Facit: The TP1 and TP2 Portable TypewritersRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-32095311135121565822014-03-07T04:58:40.323+11:002014-03-07T04:58:40.323+11:00How do you find the value price of a Facit TP1-KB ...How do you find the value price of a Facit TP1-KB model typewriter serial # P293044 from 1963?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-8976757828985410712012-04-29T05:21:27.126+10:002012-04-29T05:21:27.126+10:00To clarify in response to some comments here: I di...To clarify in response to some comments here: I did not mention the end-of-line lock problem I had in my post on the TP1, I just discussed it with Robert by e-mail. There were several little things that needed fixing on my TP1, but I was afraid it would be dull if I discussed them. Contact me if you want the details.<br /><br />The carriage lock wasn't a problem, it was the mechanism that stops you from typing when you reach the end of the line. On the TP1 it's a simple, even crude mechanism that seems susceptible to malfunction.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-14718314215140656402012-04-29T00:57:51.818+10:002012-04-29T00:57:51.818+10:00I have a TP2 with a wide carriage that I really li...I have a TP2 with a wide carriage that I really like a lot. It sustained a little damage in shipping though, so I can't share an experience with a perfect TP2.<br /><br />I'm going to differ and say that the TP2 looks much more attractive than the TP1. Because I genuinely think the stark angular lines compliment the precise and unusual touch it has and that angular carriage rail.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280294152270101017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-27487818473042116782012-04-28T20:17:59.742+10:002012-04-28T20:17:59.742+10:00On the locking. That was the reason I got mine fo...On the locking. That was the reason I got mine for a very low price. The seller said it worked fine and then the carriage would lock. <br /><br />Very easy fix. Be sure the carriage locking lever stays locked down and back. I have never experienced a locking carriage since.<br /><br />Then with all the mechanisms in a typewriter there could be other reasons for a carriage to lock.<br /><br />I too missed Richard's comment on his locking. I even re-read his post.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-71204107842275290852012-04-28T17:57:24.622+10:002012-04-28T17:57:24.622+10:00Looking at the fonts on your scans reminds me when...Looking at the fonts on your scans reminds me when we were learning handwriting in elementary school.<br />We had to write a wavy bottom line for the number "2" which is something I forgot. Probably noone's doing that after grown up :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409132650116465631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-53695603559654924172012-04-28T15:53:43.162+10:002012-04-28T15:53:43.162+10:00The interesting question is why do they "impr...The interesting question is why do they "improve" a perfectly good product. The Lettera 22 is a model of perfection, for example. Yet it had to be improved, or perhaps just superseded for the sake of marketing a "new improved" version of the same thing.DonNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01812180345757443423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-85341719839407057612012-04-28T15:43:37.789+10:002012-04-28T15:43:37.789+10:00I missed Richard's comment on the end-of-line ...I missed Richard's comment on the end-of-line lock issue. I had something similar happen with mine, but I thought it was dust or age or something else. To hear that it was replicated on another machine is interesting. <br /><br />There is something very interesting abut this viking from the north.Ryan Adneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00638154287454314617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-30172138809165101392012-04-28T11:37:40.789+10:002012-04-28T11:37:40.789+10:00Thank you for your very informative post on compar...Thank you for your very informative post on comparing the TP1 and TP2.<br /><br />I have a TP1 I like very much. It has a very good feel. I was looking for a TP2 and I am still wanting one. It will be interesting if it is as good, better or worse than my TP1.<br /><br />I wonder why the TP1 was never made (at least I never saw one) in blue and the TP2 typewriters I see are mostly all blue except one on Ebay a few weeks ago that was white.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-8124371325588863192012-04-28T11:28:34.770+10:002012-04-28T11:28:34.770+10:00Very intriguing. I wish I could get my hands on th...Very intriguing. I wish I could get my hands on the TP2 over the Internet. It sure seems that yours is a disappointment, but as you say, it might be that there is some peculiarity about this particular specimen, so I am curious to read more reports about TP2's.<br /><br />As for appearance, I do prefer the TP1 -- it's more subtle and organic -- even though that's a nice blue.<br /><br />Thanks for the comparison.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com