1960 Olympia SG1 #8-55360
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brian Goode (vinylspin)
Created: 04-05-2024 at 04:29PM
Last Edit: 04-05-2024 at 04:39PM
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Description:
I saw this typewriter on FB Marketplace near me, but when I called about it, the owner told me that another collector had beaten me to it and had purchased only the clear plastic paper support, leaving the rest of the typewriter behind. He said if I wanted it I could have it for 1/4 the asking price, so I brought it home!
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Hunter: Brian Goode (vinylspin)
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I am a retro post-punk meta-hipster, bassist, raconteur, techno-archivist, humorist, optimist, bon vivant and a fan of vinyl records, early 80's Japanese hi-fi gear, photography and obsolete but useful machines of all kinds. I am the proud owner of a 1970 Hermes 3000 and a 1940's Remington Rand typing desk.
I also created a typewriter image "filter" (see my avatar). It's written in Python and generates 65-character-wide images using over 1700 actual red-and-black-ribbon'd samples from my typewriter, meaning I could actually type them out myself on an 8 1/2" wide sheet of paper with 1" margins.
My dog Koa and I live in Buckeye, AZ.
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