Monday 17 June 2013

Dark horse






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  1. You're just teasing us with those detail shots.

    How does it compare to the K2?

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    1. I'll be uploading full photos to The Typewriter Database shortly. The feel is not dissimilar but I have to say I prefer it to the K2 to type on. The K2 beats it in the looks dept. though.

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  2. The various NOMDA lists actually cover Everest pretty well (for some reason NOMDA paid much more attention to Hermes, Olympia and Everest, and only occasionally covered Olivetti). A quick check of those lists indicates you are probably right about the 1951 date, but at least one list indicates 1950.

    I should put Everest on the front burner for updating. That wouldn't take very long and I do have pretty good coverage for both Standards and Portables all the way up to where they seemed to have stopped production in 1960.

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    1. Well, I got the date from your website Ted, so I'm relying on you. I was wondering more about a Robert Messenger-style potted history than actual lists though. I'm curious as to why so little is written online about Everests in general (though what's there is still tremendously useful).

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  3. That's awesome! Love that winged logo, and the font of the nameplate. Everest had a thing for good bells, mine is called Mr. Jingles as it rings quietly across the line of type and gives a good solid ding at the end. I wonder if they got them from an artisan bell maker back then.

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  4. The bell sounds wonderful. Keeping it ringing would be a great exercise for NanoWrimo.

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