tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post1007870421390958016..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: The Alpina: Great portable typewriter now packs 500 horsepower and goes from standing to 60mph in 4.5secRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-82698070919012757242023-12-19T11:09:23.158+11:002023-12-19T11:09:23.158+11:00My Alpina SK 24 Typewriter c1961 S/N 270895
https:...My Alpina SK 24 Typewriter c1961 S/N 270895<br />https://flic.kr/p/SMed5GNicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-81507353400155856842023-12-18T05:53:33.865+11:002023-12-18T05:53:33.865+11:00Thanks for the background information on these spe...Thanks for the background information on these special machines. I have a Spanish Alpina SK33 with serial number 313672. mcbryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10390223105413713106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-61396069781403678402022-06-23T01:13:22.242+10:002022-06-23T01:13:22.242+10:00Very informative! I've managed to acquire 3 Al...Very informative! I've managed to acquire 3 Alpinas. Two of them are SK24s, but the other is a Safety-Typer variant with a pin point typeface. I purchased the machine from Norbert Schwarz, so it now resides in the states. Will Davis wrote previously that it is a modified DT33, but in fact it is an SK33. Regardless, it's a very special and rare machine.Mack Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825474628062097513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-51310027016286592582018-03-29T02:37:40.062+11:002018-03-29T02:37:40.062+11:00Hello. I'm new to the world of vintage typewri...Hello. I'm new to the world of vintage typewriters - I just found an AMC at the thrift store yesterday- I was going to throw it on eBay-& then started doing some research. Where do I find the serial number on this machine? <br />Thank you, <br />LeahAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913339717496223776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-3939982476302526082018-03-29T02:35:02.204+11:002018-03-29T02:35:02.204+11:00Hi. I am new to this site. I just found one of the...Hi. I am new to this site. I just found one of these machines at a thrift store. Where is the serial number located? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913339717496223776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-75181771139068500962017-05-15T22:28:06.004+10:002017-05-15T22:28:06.004+10:00Good day Robert!
I wanted to thank you for postin...Good day Robert!<br /><br />I wanted to thank you for posting your enthusiasm over the Alpina.<br /><br />I haven't written with a typewriter since Word came upon the world, and am embarking on a series of children's works.<br /><br />Last week, as I was working though an idea, my four vintage pockets watches ticked away on my desk, and reminded me that they keep nearly perfect time with their simple yet precise mechanics, and even though their ages span from 1795 to 1911, they are just as soulful as when they were first conceived.<br /><br />My fascination over things with stories, things with gears, things that require human touch to make them do something, came to the surface, and I thought about typewriters.<br /><br />After days of researching the brands, histories, and resurgence amongst other humans who find magic within these mechanical marvels, I came upon your blog post.<br /><br />I was on the case for an Alpina, and was lucky to find one fully refurbished by a seller in Poland.<br /><br />I bought it on the spot, and will touch it in a few weeks, here in Southern Maine where I live.<br /><br />Thank you, Robert, for expressing your love and enthusiasm for this machine with such clarity.<br /><br />This particular Alpina will ride again, and I will do my very best to hold on!<br /><br />Cheers!<br />JamesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837271152155747306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-53186398447052089102017-03-11T17:23:16.647+11:002017-03-11T17:23:16.647+11:00Serial number 270895 (SK24 - QWERTY) is now mine h...Serial number 270895 (SK24 - QWERTY) is now mine here in Adelaide, but was originally in Glen Innes, NSW.<br />The previous owner must also have had SK24 Serial number 227485, as ther factory warrant card for that one was also with this one.<br /><br />Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816834220652792382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-71620079046266807262014-12-31T11:45:24.805+11:002014-12-31T11:45:24.805+11:00Serial number 293022 is with me here in Australia;...Serial number 293022 is with me here in Australia; an SK24 with QWERTZ keyboard, two-tone grey with cream accents and the nylon carriage return. So numbers certainly go that far at least. 1962 (or possibly '63) I guess.badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044151361006923681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-58541322179923155872014-06-10T19:52:20.904+10:002014-06-10T19:52:20.904+10:00A small interesting note about the logo of Alpina....A small interesting note about the logo of Alpina...<br />Seems exactly the same as an Italian car manufacturer founded in 1955, the Autobianchi!<br />Maybe Alpina was first but they seems really identical.<br />Check it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobianchi<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-41635132853369243812014-04-11T08:03:42.596+10:002014-04-11T08:03:42.596+10:00Comment to maschinengeschrieben:
HERMES typewriter...Comment to maschinengeschrieben:<br />HERMES typewriters are a real engineering achievement, especially the 3000 series.<br />Here in Israel they are very popular and are considered robust <br />and comfortable and not less important: very easy to maintain and fix if they ever break. In a proper use, they never break. they (HERMES 3000 typewriter series) flourish here despite the dust, humidity and sun of the middle-east. The Switzerland industry should be proud of themselves for developing such a great typewriter as the legendary HERMES 3000. Here in Israel they are considered a true delight!!!eAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-4504887663728250842011-11-26T08:30:38.962+11:002011-11-26T08:30:38.962+11:00Hello Richard,
i like to post a new comment. I wa...Hello Richard,<br /><br />i like to post a new comment. I was really happy because i'm the proud new owner of the Alpine Typewriter. It's not that i'm crazy of typewriters... I just love old things. I've seen more typewriters but never good enough that I wanted to buy it. The look of the Alpina with the soft collers en the nylon lever and also the soft green suitcase... made me wanted to buy it. So I paid 2.50 for it in euros and i was just curious what it's worth and how old it is. So i looked on the internet but i don't understand the serial number <br />265983. What that tells me about his birth year? Is it made by Dr. Rudolf Bovensiepen or Burkard Bovensiepen? How much is it worth? How rare are they? Richard Well this is my story. I hope you would be so kind and take the time to awnser my questions. My email is misseslavin@hotmail.com. If you like a can mail you a picture?<br /><br />Thank you<br /><br />friendly greetings <br /><br />Xanne♥Sanne https://www.blogger.com/profile/10826201596295445655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-57176315988999883932011-11-25T01:59:15.769+11:002011-11-25T01:59:15.769+11:00Hai hai,
i'm Sanne from holland. I have since...Hai hai,<br /><br />i'm Sanne from holland. I have since taday a alpina 265983! Where can i find from witch year it is? I have found the site data base but can't find the serial number. Can you help me?<br /><br />Greets Sanne♥Sanne https://www.blogger.com/profile/10826201596295445655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-28924954651562674012011-11-04T22:39:28.287+11:002011-11-04T22:39:28.287+11:00Robert, nice to see you posting again and a great ...Robert, nice to see you posting again and a great write-up on a beaut looking typer. <br />Welcome back.teeritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421337385763144173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-73415331195379351082011-11-04T19:46:06.071+11:002011-11-04T19:46:06.071+11:00Great exposé, and rekindles my longing to try one ...Great exposé, and rekindles my longing to try one of these fine machines! I occasionally kick myself for having passed on the one I found in a thrift store in January, but the color was rather drab (Viking Grey, was it? haha) and the size was intimidating. I'll tell myself I'm holding out for one of those later two-toned beauties... those are just magnificent.Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-58506341377151889102011-11-04T06:13:44.193+11:002011-11-04T06:13:44.193+11:00Great write-up. This machine is atop my To Acquir...Great write-up. This machine is atop my To Acquire list.<br /><br />(By "this machine" I naturally mean the typing machine, not the high-end racing machine. What the heck would I do with one of those?!)Duffy Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105074089216551597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-81588831090206043572011-11-02T23:35:03.910+11:002011-11-02T23:35:03.910+11:00Sounds like it's a real shame that here in Swi...Sounds like it's a real shame that here in Switzerland they're about no Alpina's, due to the popularity of Hermes...maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-81434817716158097772011-11-02T22:26:26.095+11:002011-11-02T22:26:26.095+11:00They are great typewriters, to be sure. Recently ...They are great typewriters, to be sure. Recently I sold my later Alpina (AMC), but purchased an earlier one that looks like yours, with the same great paint.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com