tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post2436512786195293257..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: Imperial Portable Typewriters 1908-1978: Part III – The Last of the Good Companions and the Coming of the Goodish MessengerRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-19438525153617651332022-04-21T23:58:58.964+10:002022-04-21T23:58:58.964+10:00I have a model 5 that I really like, but it doesn&...I have a model 5 that I really like, but it doesn't have a ribbon return mechanism, which is frustrating. I understand that earlier models had the ribbon return. Any idea why Imperial would have eliminated this feature?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16176480286658996576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-54633018449878675962021-03-22T11:40:40.711+11:002021-03-22T11:40:40.711+11:00It's right there, at the bottom of the post! 1...It's right there, at the bottom of the post! 1961.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-88044581714871055512021-03-22T08:24:59.003+11:002021-03-22T08:24:59.003+11:00This was fascinating! Although I'm unable to s...This was fascinating! Although I'm unable to see the serial number that mine has. Do you by chance know which year '6G 357' would be from? Thank you so much. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004889403222085417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-86046426370068992872018-03-06T04:18:41.720+11:002018-03-06T04:18:41.720+11:00I was given an Imperial Messenger T a few weeks ag...I was given an Imperial Messenger T a few weeks ago.<br />It seems the "T" is for the Tab model and has a tabulator setting lever to the left of the keyboard.<br /><br />This one is made for blind or partially sighted people as it has a metal strip across the bail bar with Braille symbols on it.<br />It also has the 6, y, h and n keys without letters but with tactile rubber centers!<br />Interesting<br /><br />Michaelojibwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772151641699700595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-19307109410274581742014-07-28T22:47:23.755+10:002014-07-28T22:47:23.755+10:00Hi, I have just found a IGC 7 in my nan's atti...Hi, I have just found a IGC 7 in my nan's attic, almost how it would have been bought.<br />Any comments about it would be appreciated.<br /><br />my comment about the duster being original is an assumption on my part.<br />http://youtu.be/F3060qyzE-g<br />GrahamAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750072381465081446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-63470693866431792862014-03-24T12:23:44.758+11:002014-03-24T12:23:44.758+11:00My wife was kind enough to bring a Good Companion ...My wife was kind enough to bring a Good Companion 7 that I bought on U.K. ebay back to New York on her return from visiting her family in the U.K. However, It's serial number isn't consistent with your roster. The serial number starts with a smaller, almost superscript 7 and then is 5U104. The 5 is well formed and definitely isn't an S. Any thoughts on this?<br /><br />BTW, here's a link to a photo of the machine:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/gthawk/8447040387/in/set-72157623030622276<br /><br />Markgthawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081862129464348950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-14197712753454284212013-11-02T16:05:22.876+11:002013-11-02T16:05:22.876+11:001961. Please read chart on this post.1961. Please read chart on this post.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-91439203429090642392013-11-02T09:14:52.837+11:002013-11-02T09:14:52.837+11:00Hi
I have an Imperial Good Companion model 6 type...Hi<br /><br />I have an Imperial Good Companion model 6 typewriter with the serial number 6D 223.<br /><br />I can see no reference to this serial number in any of the sites I have visited. Can anyone date thsi for meTonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-33359169927102037202013-05-09T17:19:18.580+10:002013-05-09T17:19:18.580+10:00I've just been catching up on your posts over ...I've just been catching up on your posts over the past months of my absence from the typosphere and it was a pleasant surprise to see you used my photos! I just had my Imperial out today, writing a short story.<br /><br />As a correction, I had not yet moved to Washington when I found this; I found it in Centreville, Michigan.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280294152270101017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-78206349468736161162013-04-16T03:27:41.163+10:002013-04-16T03:27:41.163+10:00Taking another look at the serial number data you ...Taking another look at the serial number data you post toward the end of the story: assuming that the system went A001 ... A999, B001 ... B999, etc., then we get 26,000 typewriters made before going to AA, AB, etc.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-41804987415645684332013-04-16T00:09:03.096+10:002013-04-16T00:09:03.096+10:00I'm surprised by the low production numbers fo...I'm surprised by the low production numbers for these late IGC's, and interested by the unique position of the ribbon spools on the Messenger.<br /><br />I continue to love my IGC5; it's just an excellent portable.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-55903262452940119542013-04-15T13:50:16.041+10:002013-04-15T13:50:16.041+10:00Oh, how interesting.
I quite like the deluxe'...Oh, how interesting. <br />I quite like the deluxe's 'Blister-pack' kind of bulge. I certainly prefer it over the bulkhead look of the 4. I guess it just wasn't as distinctive enough for the designers.Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.com