tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post1158182871680268501..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: Cincinnati Dreamin': All the Olympia SM2 Portable Typewriter is Green and the Cairo Rose is PurpleRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-24425059474943364722013-12-09T23:24:47.681+11:002013-12-09T23:24:47.681+11:00OK, your jacket was blue, so you were the Blue Ros...OK, your jacket was blue, so you were the Blue Rose of Cincinnati. :)Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-36441252279718825662013-12-09T23:23:49.862+11:002013-12-09T23:23:49.862+11:00In your velour jacket from House of Adam, you were...In your velour jacket from House of Adam, you were indeed the Purple Rose!<br /><br />Good to see the Olympia in action. Your history of Spitzfaden's was, of course, very well done, and I've added a link to it from my story on <a href="http://writingball.blogspot.com/2010/10/cincinnatis-typewriter-row.html" rel="nofollow">"Cincinnati's typewriter row."</a>Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-64710493293204332742013-12-09T18:30:35.603+11:002013-12-09T18:30:35.603+11:00OK, forensic study completed, and the conclusion i...OK, forensic study completed, and the conclusion is that the two specimens were indeed produced with the same machine, based in part on the "t" impacting just a scosh high in each sample. Perhaps you inadvertently clicked the button on the SM2 that bolds the text.TonysVisionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035849049327300498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-22576230362877496402013-12-09T18:26:58.459+11:002013-12-09T18:26:58.459+11:00Great typewriters and great story - reminded me of...Great typewriters and great story - reminded me of the shops and the comics of my boyhood. I was an avid reader of The Victor and The Hornet (good names for typewriters!). :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-73687500294373234912013-12-09T18:21:02.649+11:002013-12-09T18:21:02.649+11:00Indeed you do splat those impressions onto the pag...Indeed you do splat those impressions onto the page. You may have a heavier touch than Richard's, but it is very even. Hard to believe his note came from the same machine. Some detailed font forensics may sort that out.TonysVisionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035849049327300498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-37932097972957608612013-12-09T15:00:53.986+11:002013-12-09T15:00:53.986+11:00Very nice, Dad.Very nice, Dad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17777861981583227594noreply@blogger.com