tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post6867030328200268048..comments2024-02-20T04:46:46.619+00:00Comments on Typewriter Heaven: NO LOGORob Bowkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-8984494243304197052011-04-10T20:46:08.494+01:002011-04-10T20:46:08.494+01:00Olympia kind of sort of uses a pictogram with thei...Olympia kind of sort of uses a pictogram with their orange circle thing. Kinda.Mike Speeglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648532407369443335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-33103178004738629912011-04-10T07:07:38.000+01:002011-04-10T07:07:38.000+01:00Olivetti had this odd spiral thing: http://www.fli...Olivetti had this odd spiral thing: http://www.flickr.com/photos/19855494@N00/2194942848/Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204493598019980877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-54851821139877790392011-04-10T01:41:15.119+01:002011-04-10T01:41:15.119+01:00Many typewriters (including Olivers and earlier Un...Many typewriters (including Olivers and earlier Underwoods and Remingtons) have decals with pictures of ... the typewriters themselves. Infinite regress alert!<br /><br />The Demountable -- a wonderfully engineered machine, but with no sense of marketing -- featured a decal of a woman "demounting" the machine, and she has the expression of a zombie -- couldn't be more bored. Then they updated it to a woman wearing a housecoat who seems mildly amused by the process.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-81882545028857111452011-04-10T00:36:35.306+01:002011-04-10T00:36:35.306+01:00Hi Rob. Love your work on the Antares graphics. An...Hi Rob. Love your work on the Antares graphics. And, yes, a T-shirt is definitely on the way. Will post photos when made. Regarding logos, one that has always intrigued me (as to its relevance) is the little medieval messenger man on the British-made Oliver portables. The US Olivers amusingly used "Officer Printype" (see Jett Morton's new book). The ornate artwork and especially the crest on a Sholes & Glidden I saw in Melbourne in February was amazing - can send pics, if you like. Remington had its distinctive star and Underwood its nice crest, and of course the Hermes Featherweight had a feather, which looks like NZ's fern leaf. I could go on ...Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.com