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1960 Antares Parva Serial # B-028281 1960 Antares Parva typewriter, Serial # B-028281 Brian Goode's 1960 Antares Parva typewriter. 2020-06-28 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brian Goode: 1960 Antares Parva Serial # B-028281 This is a really cleverly designed little typewriter. The bakelite lid snaps on to two spring-loaded pins in the body, and you can turn the lid upside down and it becomes a sort of "sled" for laptop typing. The typing experience is what I'd call "loose". It manages to type pretty well, there's just a little more play in everything than you might expect. I have four Antares typewriters and they all feel like this. I call this particular color combination the Parva: "Red Shift", since that's what a star would look like as it speeds away from you. And, um, it has red shift keys. So there. Also fun is the banana-shaped typebar-un-jam key. Or maybe that'd be "plantain-shaped" since it's red.

1960 Antares Parva #B-028281

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brian Goode (vinylspin)
Created: 06-28-2020 at 12:18PM
Last Edit: 06-28-2020 at 12:32PM

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This is a really cleverly designed little typewriter. The bakelite lid snaps on to two spring-loaded pins in the body, and you can turn the lid upside down and it becomes a sort of "sled" for laptop typing. The typing experience is what I'd call "loose". It manages to type pretty well, there's just a little more play in everything than you might expect. I have four Antares typewriters and they all feel like this. I call this particular color combination the Parva: "Red Shift", since that's what a star would look like as it speeds away from you. And, um, it has red shift keys. So there. Also fun is the banana-shaped typebar-un-jam key. Or maybe that'd be "plantain-shaped" since it's red.

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