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Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Prettily Painted Portable Typewriters

Wondering where all the portable typewriters are going to off eBay?  Have a look at these at Kasbah Mod: http://kasbahmod.com/
Frankly, I think Richard Polt and Alan Seaver do just as good a job. Here's one of Richard's latest efforts from many such projects:
 And Alan's Monarch:
And here's one of my own very early attempts:

Anyway, here's more from Kasbah Mod:
Here's another brightly painted typewriter I spotted on eBay a few weeks ago:
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7 comments:

  1. maschinengeschrieben9 November 2011 at 23:54

    I wonder why this idea hasn't been invented in the Golden Age of typewriters. Today, there are thousands of possibilities of making your devices "unique", e.g. wallpapers, 'themes', cases etc.

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  2. Richard P10 November 2011 at 04:53

    I'm all in favor of "hotrodding" or "modding" common typewriters. Some of their paint schemes don't turn me on, but I am drooling over the chrome-plated Smith-Corona, "The Ghost."

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  3. Anonymous10 November 2011 at 08:52

    Thanks, Richard ; )

    - Chase from Kasbah Mod

    ps. That horrific green-and-yellow John Deere branded typewriter is NOT from Kasbah Mod.

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  4. Duffy Moon10 November 2011 at 10:30

    Agree with Richard. "The Ghost" is heart-stoppingly beautiful.

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  5. Rob Bowker10 November 2011 at 12:08

    ...thinks...wonder how much it would cost to get my stripped Underwod chromed? Half the work's done already...

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  6. Robert Messenger10 November 2011 at 12:26

    Hi Rob. In Australia, somewhere between $350 and $400.
    PS: I made it abudantly clear the John Deere was on eBay (not Kasbah Mod). I don't see the slightest bit of difference between the John Deere and Kasbah Mod typewriters - all fine paint jobs in my eyes.

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  7. Brian15 December 2011 at 11:33

    I think folks in the olden days didn't think about modding their typers because they weren't collecting -- they were too busy getting work done on them! I know it never crossed my mind to diddle my big Royal Empress. I was too busy pounding out unproduced plays and unpublished stories (some did get produced and published much, much later).

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