tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post3515657826095093264..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: When the words Atomic and Funky and the colour Orange increases the value of a typewriter 300 timesRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-85031666738213722772012-03-26T11:17:19.597+11:002012-03-26T11:17:19.597+11:00Hi Awesomeness. The Splendid uses an ordinary type...Hi Awesomeness. The Splendid uses an ordinary typewriter ribbon. I have only ever seen one manual portable that used a cartridge, and that was a much later model Olivetti.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-76213213571842825072012-03-18T16:29:38.788+11:002012-03-18T16:29:38.788+11:00Hi, Just wondering what sort of ribbon the Olympia...Hi, Just wondering what sort of ribbon the Olympia Spledid takes? Is it the square-ish cartridge, or the round spools? ThanksWhatwhatwhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01076421773591969293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-76860173141993055952012-02-02T05:55:40.731+11:002012-02-02T05:55:40.731+11:00I think the name "atpmic" was to be appl...I think the name "atpmic" was to be applied to the color, ie "atomic orange"; there is a Crayola crayon by the name of "atomic tangerine" which looks remarkably similar.<br /><br />http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0915/4.jpgVikramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269522131712921750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-88811079318109526032012-02-01T22:44:38.840+11:002012-02-01T22:44:38.840+11:00Robert, you hit the nail on the head! It is precis...Robert, you hit the nail on the head! It is precisely like "vintage typewriter shoppe". <br /><br />Thanks for this round-up; I have not watched the auctions on eBay Australia for a while, but it is interesting to watch the trends! I too had an orange Contessa that I despised and quickly sold off... at least my orange Hermes Baby looks nice, takes only half the space, and does not rattle quite so much.Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-86442403929097965442012-02-01T14:09:38.896+11:002012-02-01T14:09:38.896+11:00Thanks, Cameron: Yes, I totally agree - although &...Thanks, Cameron: Yes, I totally agree - although "panton" is new to me. It's a bit like "vintage typewriter shoppe" for a typewriter shop which sells old typewriters. At high prices!Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-1719241552775963922012-02-01T12:53:32.555+11:002012-02-01T12:53:32.555+11:00eBay sellers love to bandy about mid-century terms...eBay sellers love to bandy about mid-century terms such as "space age", "Panton", "atomic", "modern" etc. in their descriptions of items from that era. In their minds (and therefore, transferred to the minds of the buyers), this creates a certain "cachet", and adds immeasurably to the asking price.<br /><br />It is rather like gated communities here in the USA whose names include "Pointe" rather than "Point". It's a snob thing which makes the residents feel "exclusive". The "E" at the end adds several hundreds of thousands of dollars MORE to the perceived "value" of the residence.<br /><br />Sorry about all the quotation marks. But it seemed fitting.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633967390492270136noreply@blogger.com