Svetlana's new ribbon arrived courtesy of Tom at Cambridge Typewriter. Recall that Svetlana is an Optima Super made in East Germany. She lived in a basement for decades before crossing the border from Canada via ebay.
Svetlana totally missed the reunification of Germany. We patiently explained it to her, but she has trust issues.
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| Like I said: trust issues. End comments by one of her co-conspirators redacted to protect the "innocent". |
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| Svetlana Dusts off Tools of the Trade |
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| Perhaps we should be concerned. |
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Really cool pictures, but I couldn't read all the words!
ReplyDeleteGood point. That's the problem with really shallow depth of field. A slightly redacted image of the typecast has been added with a portion removed to protect co-conspirators. Hint: My 11 year old plays these word games with the typewriters really well.
ReplyDeleteSvetlana decided to share her rules for survival. They fill a whole page - not sure if I will post or not.
That's a great picture of the Optima. Those German typewriters are just fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great post. You run a great blog with fabulous photos, what a pity I didn't discover you months ago!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliments on the photos! Photography is one of my primary hobbies. I shoot just about anything that moves and many things that don't. My photos are at
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Yep, shameless plug. Skip to the First Fridays folder for images of people playing with fire. Oh, there are zombies all the way at the bottom as well.
Jason: I've been reading your typecasts and enjoy them. Both of my kids love to write and one loves old technology.
Maschinengeschriban: I've been following your feed through the Typoshere when it shows and love the photos and writing. I finally figured out how to follow and am looking forward to your feed!