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Saturday 19 January 2019

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:

Bill M said...

A local price as high as Ebay!

Ted said...

Whack! I've seen typewriter sold without cases, but without shells? :P

Richard P said...

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.

Anonymous said...

I just took the shell off a Selectric II. Can I raise the price now?

Nick Bodemer said...

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

Johnpyyc said...

Interesting but nasty looking.

John