tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post651464293018120988..comments2024-02-20T04:46:46.619+00:00Comments on Typewriter Heaven: Torpedo Blue BirdRob Bowkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-4376411115508650912013-04-03T12:38:56.014+01:002013-04-03T12:38:56.014+01:00I have one of these up for grabs, philipleach@btin...I have one of these up for grabs, philipleach@btinternet.com for more infoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350972348452253496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-81137795982063542892012-05-30T19:30:58.095+01:002012-05-30T19:30:58.095+01:00My first guess would be Remington-like, and the Du...My first guess would be Remington-like, and the Dutch connection, but this is just a wild guess.shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-39748717236518681832012-05-25T01:05:21.424+01:002012-05-25T01:05:21.424+01:00Interesting typewriter. This is the first one I ha...Interesting typewriter. This is the first one I have ever seen. Unique too. You can now say you have a typewriter and pi too.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-63468380914554907482012-05-24T19:40:03.990+01:002012-05-24T19:40:03.990+01:00I THINK the Blue Bird brand was a UK thing. Though...I THINK the Blue Bird brand was a UK thing. Though it says Made in West Germany on the reverse, it also has Blue Bird Typewriters, London on the back.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-91944222009546656072012-05-24T19:26:20.007+01:002012-05-24T19:26:20.007+01:00Nice find - these mathematic signs are very nice. ...Nice find - these mathematic signs are very nice. Richard might be right, the frame has quite a resemblance to the Torpedo 18.maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-15965592729964561392012-05-24T18:55:40.935+01:002012-05-24T18:55:40.935+01:00Hi Cameron, Robert Messenger makes the same observ...Hi Cameron, Robert Messenger makes the same observation back in February this year. Hi great research continually pays off!<br /><br /><a href="http://oztypewriter.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/torpedo-typewriters.html" rel="nofollow">Click to view</a>Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-52202207995813642742012-05-24T16:28:35.954+01:002012-05-24T16:28:35.954+01:00Interesting typewriter -- I've never seen one ...Interesting typewriter -- I've never seen one like this, although others in the Typosphere have them.<br /><br />The keys with the gray underside and the white tops look exactly like the ones on my Remington Quiet-Riter Eleven, that probably dates from the early '60s.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633967390492270136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-74236053296023792362012-05-24T14:28:47.367+01:002012-05-24T14:28:47.367+01:00I have that exact machine (well, two of them - one...I have that exact machine (well, two of them - one script and one pica), except that mine doesn't have Bluebird on it. It has the same plastic cover. Wonderful machine.<br />Mine's in the process of getting a makeover - which now will seem rather pathetic next to Richard's Purple Prose Producer.Duffy Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105074089216551597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-43852336989872941302012-05-24T13:03:36.573+01:002012-05-24T13:03:36.573+01:00Wow, delta and pi and greater/lesser signs! That i...Wow, delta and pi and greater/lesser signs! That is a special keyboard. <br /><br />Although I don't have one of these, I would guess it's essentially the Torpedo 18 (like the one I've been pimping) in early '60s clothing. When I compared my Torpedo 18 to my Good Companion 5 I saw family resemblances but no close similarities -- I think they're both descendants of a much earlier, circa 1930 basket-shifted Torpedo. <br /><br />This is all just guesswork. Anyway, enjoy your nice new typewriter!Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com