tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post7962197899010477785..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: Sears 'Throwback' Portable TypewriterRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-31518371919444680512021-03-21T15:47:45.623+11:002021-03-21T15:47:45.623+11:00I have the same one thanks now I know about itI have the same one thanks now I know about itAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722596228632434104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-38173655740296438562019-01-11T13:06:41.672+11:002019-01-11T13:06:41.672+11:00I Just went through all of the Sears catalogs and ...I Just went through all of the Sears catalogs and found that this Sears Manual 1 variation was *only* offered in the Fall 1974 Sears catalog and quickly vanished in favor of a Brother JP-5 taking over the "Manual 1" name. Only this color combo. Probably quite uncommon. (:Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-91251984005110607802017-07-16T17:03:32.120+10:002017-07-16T17:03:32.120+10:00Hi there, I just bought this exact typewriter from...Hi there, I just bought this exact typewriter from a collectables shop in Goulburn. It is my very first typewriter. Unfortunately the ribbon needs replacing but I am not sure what to look for or where to get one. Any advice would be much appreciated. AliAlihttp://www.athomewithali.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-17286839915025069472012-07-14T09:49:29.341+10:002012-07-14T09:49:29.341+10:00Does it take a standard ribbon? Also, how big is i...Does it take a standard ribbon? Also, how big is it (in feet and inches)?Nick Bodemerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12298328355143940707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-61955566216323237632012-02-05T09:13:08.337+11:002012-02-05T09:13:08.337+11:00It's carriage shift; I've never seen any o...It's carriage shift; I've never seen any others, in the plastic or on the net, so I don't know about oither colours.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-48659332278380233132012-02-04T11:23:53.406+11:002012-02-04T11:23:53.406+11:00Is it carriage shift, or basket-shift? Also, did i...Is it carriage shift, or basket-shift? Also, did it come in other colors?Nick Bodemerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12298328355143940707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-45680426051833703732012-01-30T07:57:49.206+11:002012-01-30T07:57:49.206+11:00Thanks Georg.
Hi Martin, I did see some images of ...Thanks Georg.<br />Hi Martin, I did see some images of an orange-yellow Sears which looked similar, but with a top that covered the ribbons.<br />Hi notagain - yes Karl T. Baughman did design a calculator for Sears - No D207281.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-15464599342228283952012-01-30T05:28:26.211+11:002012-01-30T05:28:26.211+11:00Indeed, a handsome machine! I have a similar sear...Indeed, a handsome machine! I have a similar sears but it's yellow chevron model.Martin A. Rice, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11855770090552152269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-55008804873730750752012-01-30T04:05:15.754+11:002012-01-30T04:05:15.754+11:00I had a Sears (rebadged) calculator in the mid-70&...I had a Sears (rebadged) calculator in the mid-70's with a lid like that so it's possible...notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-79309150646290807772012-01-29T18:21:32.517+11:002012-01-29T18:21:32.517+11:00This dark red on the Sears is more than inviting. ...This dark red on the Sears is more than inviting. The design of the upper part - ribbon spools etc - echoes Torpedo or Adler portables of the 1930s. Great you could find out so much about man and machine.shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.com