Vroom, Vroom: Hot Rod Typewriters - Is This The 'Thing' Now?
I didn't realise I had a stock of "hot rod typewriters" until I came across this item in the Amazing Mill Markets in Daylesford in Victoria in September. Imagine my surprise to not just see a stripped down machine being sold as is, but to look at the price tag: $120!!! By that reckoning my little stockpile of Nakajimas, Olympias and Kofas (Flying Fish) is worth $600! But for the time being at least, it will continue to gather dust in the typewriter workshop. Any offers?
6 comments:
A local price as high as Ebay!
Whack! I've seen typewriter sold without cases, but without shells? :P
Whaaaat? I would expect a "hot rod" to have a brightly painted shell.
Admittedly, it can be interesting to see the mechanism of a typewriter. Some 19th-century machines, such as the early Munson, deliberately revealed their wonderful works. But these flimsy little Japanese things aren't particularly fascinating to observe.
I just took the shell off a Selectric II. Can I raise the price now?
I'd say, if you had body panels, regardless of condition, your collection of hot rods would be worth $120 USD. Without, I'd say $40 USD
Interesting but nasty looking.
John
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