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| The flap that lowers to remove / replace the typewriter was torn. 2 layers of Gaffer's tape repaired it. |
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| First thought was a heat shrink covered platen. |
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| Closer examination showed a recovered platen. I like the blue. |
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| Included in the case was an instruction book, cleaning brush, and oiler with oil. |
I found the following start of a typecast in my blue TP 2 when I got it out of its case to type yesterday.
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| Last week after doing some work in the yard I took a break and was watching carpenter bees and along came Jones...Slow walking Jones, Jones and Jones and Jones. Well, I do not know what kind of birds these are, but they strolled right down the street like they owned the place and knew where they wanted to go. Debbie followed on behind and followed them around the corner and up the next street. The decided to take the canal. Debbie just watched. |
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| I think I will name them Curly, Larry & Moe. |
I thought I would type a bit after I finished mowing, As stated in the above typecast from yesterday, plans changed.
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| No typewriters in the local GoodWill store, but I did find this for $4.99. |
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I wonder Ted, can the A570 be hacked to do infrared ?
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| Notice my machine has the Pounds Sterling symbol instead of the $ symbol? |
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| This also arrived in the mail this week. Inside I found it was printed in 1899. |
Hey! Great work. And these really are beautiful machines. As for the gaffering the flap, I did the same. I also did a small strip of gaff on the inside to support it, and it works brilliantly.
ReplyDeleteyou'll want to install CHDK first:
ReplyDeletehttp://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/A570_IS
IR requires manually removing the hot glass filter, same as most modernish digitals. Here's a tutorial you might find useful:
http://www.hars.de/2009/05/convert-a460-infrared.html
Thanks Ted. I thought for $4.99 I might try some digital IR.
DeleteIt's fun! I've attempted the "floppy disk" IR filter and found it.. fuzzy, at least when used on the Sony. Man, it sure looks like fiddly work getting at that Hot glass, but what the heck - you only got $5 at stake. :D
DeleteLet us know how it works out!
Love the blue platen!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Dana!
DeleteNice li'l Corona and the manual for it looks great too!
ReplyDeleteOoooh, a Corona 3! And you have the complete set! It's a very good machine, you'll have a lot of fun with it. Ahd you have the manual! Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteYou have a very interesting collection there Bill, I know many people, including myself that would enjoy a squizzy around your garage :) 'Not the Mafia, but they did make me an offer I could not refuse' made me laugh out loud :)
ReplyDeleteCongratz! What luck to have a sore eye that day. Sometimes bad things do happen for a good reason.
ReplyDeleteThat sea-sick Corona 3 is a beautiful looking machine. Small, light, simple, 80+ years old, common or not, definitely one of my favorite typewriters.
ReplyDeleteOnce I have the paper feed working I'll work on the character alignment. It may not be too bad once the paper feed is repaired.
DeleteCorona 3s are a LOT of fun, I hope you are enjoying it. If you ever get the characters aligned, do tell the Typosphere!
ReplyDelete...I believe your stooges are ibises. Strange looking birds. I saw a cousin of theirs on a French marsh last summer, there's something very serene about their demeanour.
ReplyDeletecongrats! your patience is rewarded with a fine specimen and that platen!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you're enjoying the Corona! I can't wait to see it in action once you get it all tuned up!
ReplyDeleteCorona 13; 1918––oh my, I'm impressed. The type is skewed, but that's ok––maybe it rode the Titanic. Sheer bragging rights on owning a––need I say it again, Corona 3, c.1918.
ReplyDeleteNow as to the birds you're christening Curly, Larry & Moe––they are Limpkins. I LOVE MY LIMPKINS. I've several that have found my back garden, that sits on a man-made canal, as their home. I've written several poems about them, and have had one of them published twice. Nonetheless, here's some tidbits about them: it is a bird of southern swamps and marshes, in the family Aramidae. Its grouping is called a “hobbling.” The female produces a clutch of three to eight chicks; the do not form flocks, or nest in colonies,
They eat apple snails, and are “Of Least Concern” in conservation matters. Their cry can unnerve you, especially at night, and for that they are nicknamed "Crying Bird."
I'm impressed––a 1918 Corona and still typing (a little skewed, but hey!). I, too, like the fresh blue platen.
ReplyDeleteAs for Curly, Larry, and Moe––they are Limpkins, so named because they walk with a slight limp. I've several who visit the canal behind my garden. They eat apple snails & other mollusks. Their call resembles plaintive wail, and for that they've been nicknamed the Crying Bird.
We've many man mae canals around the neighborhood and city. These were the first of these I've seen and so far I've not seen them again even on the canals.
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