tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post6933341190364270311..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: The French Contin Typewriter: Ideal or Continental, or Neither?Robert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-54686621171370034092020-08-21T02:05:31.913+10:002020-08-21T02:05:31.913+10:00Matias Rajkay
Very interesting and concise informa...Matias Rajkay<br />Very interesting and concise information around Contin/Continsouza. I just was able to put my hands on an interesting portable:<br /><br />1. It is undoubtedly a Remington Portable 2 (Serial NC7 4428, i.e. October 1927)<br />2. On the paper guide, it is branded "Smith Premier"<br />3. On the left corner of the top cover it says (in golden letters): "Sold by Contin"<br />4. On the right corner it proudly carries the Contin logo<br />5. On the back it says "Made in U.S.A."<br />6. The clor is a greenish gray<br />7. It has a German keyboard layout!<br /><br />It would be very interesting to find out more about it, especially - was the Contin branding added at the Remington factory? What role did Smith Premier play in this game? Who sold it on the German market?<br /><br />I'll see what I can find out...MatiasRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544091797436648240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-64722147922372054292015-05-09T02:09:45.403+10:002015-05-09T02:09:45.403+10:00Nice post about a weird fringe manufacturer/licens...Nice post about a weird fringe manufacturer/licensee? <br /><br />I just found a Contin Portable. Just like the Remington Rand/Junior Portable from around 1933. Very interesting. A green case too... :/The Hammersmithhttp://www.etsy.com/shop/thehammersmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-16821443312214920202014-08-23T12:10:26.800+10:002014-08-23T12:10:26.800+10:00Ok, changed the verbiage on the database to remove...Ok, changed the verbiage on the database to remove references to "Continental", added "similar to Ideal 'C'", and deleted the "Continental (France)" marque that pointed to Contin.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-29958917331849496352014-08-22T10:42:47.017+10:002014-08-22T10:42:47.017+10:00Thanks Richard. "The machine you will probabl...Thanks Richard. "The machine you will probably use" - I figured something might have got lost in translation!Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-16310763161631321802014-08-22T10:34:09.130+10:002014-08-22T10:34:09.130+10:00By the way, a clone was made in Spain as the Iberi...By the way, a clone was made in Spain as the Iberia.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-91313584796658443432014-08-22T10:31:58.298+10:002014-08-22T10:31:58.298+10:00"The machine that you will probably use."..."The machine that you will probably use." -- What an anemic, feeble slogan! Much better is Underwood's "The typewriter that you will eventually buy."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.leboncoin.fr/annonces/offres/ile_de_france/occasions/?f=a&th=1&q=machine+ecrire+contin" rel="nofollow">They're pretty common in France.</a>Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-44938491160336210042014-08-22T08:37:49.392+10:002014-08-22T08:37:49.392+10:00Not that it matters a whole lot, since it is clear...Not that it matters a whole lot, since it is clearly an Ideal, but I checked too and I'd say Martin is far from clear. In my edition, "Contin" is not even indexed. Martin and Dingwerth both say the Model D came out in 1925, three years after the Contin. The image I used is a Ideal Model C from 1919.<br />Ted, yes it should be changed to make it clear it is not a Continental. But I'm not sure about the attribution, sorry.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-40282156373819072792014-08-22T07:31:18.152+10:002014-08-22T07:31:18.152+10:00Well, we can fix it now, you know. (:
So, should ...Well, we can fix it now, you know. (:<br /><br />So, should I change the reference '"Continental" produced in France' that Dirk S. attributes to Sources #7 and #13 (the 1941 and 1955 "Liste der Herstellungsdaten") to something like 'Contin, a rebadged Ideal D, was built in France by Continsouza.' and attribute that entry to Source #4 (Ernst Martin, Die Schreibmaschine und ihre Entwicklungsgeschichte)?Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-44458428040262478282014-08-22T04:26:27.677+10:002014-08-22T04:26:27.677+10:00Sorry, shordzi mistake: Ideal D!Sorry, shordzi mistake: Ideal D!shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-26552042311526949372014-08-22T04:25:37.183+10:002014-08-22T04:25:37.183+10:00I checked Martin and he is very clear about this: ...I checked Martin and he is very clear about this: Contin = Ideal B. Wanderer (Continental) had registered the brandname "Contin" just in case - to my knowledge they never used it, though.<br />Interesting Dirk S. made this mistake.shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.com