tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post296744851473849115..comments2023-10-29T10:45:05.154-05:00Comments on Birmingham Through My Lens: Clickety Clack....Don't Talk Back!Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-60571836355828426942009-03-21T15:28:00.000-05:002009-03-21T15:28:00.000-05:00Why, Juergan Kuehn, I'd love to dance with you...o...Why, Juergan Kuehn, I'd love to dance with you...oh!..how embarassing...you mean my typewriter, don't you?<BR/><BR/>I appreciate all the lovely comments about my typewriter. Let me tell you the history of it as far as I know: I bought this at an estate sale in Charlottesville, VA about ten years ago.I put it in the antiques shop (Henhouse Antiques) I shared with Judy and Barbara--but it never made it to the shelf for sale as Judy fell in love with it and bought it from me for her daughter, Libby.<BR/> <BR/>Time went by and I opened a shop of my own...more time and I started thinking of that adorable little typewriter. Couldn't get it out of my mind! So, I called Judy ad asked if she still had the machine and if so, would she be willing to sell it.<BR/><BR/>A few days l;ater Judy walked into my shop with the little green darling and GAVE it to me! I took it to Alabama Typewriter near UAB Medical Center and had it cleaned and re-ribboned and here it now proudly sits.<BR/><BR/>I usually have a typed note in it which says "Foxie (my shop dog) and this typewriter are not for sale at any price--dollars, euros, zlotys, swiss francs, pesos, etc.<BR/><BR/>As my shop is en route between the local elementary school and Gilchrist's Soda Fountain, some children come in to pet Foxie and to see the typewriter. Invariably, they are entranced. "Where's the "delete' key?" they ask. They tend to hunt and peck very gingerly so I have to tell them it's more of an "attack" they need to make.<BR/><BR/>One day, a little girl asked if she might take the page she had typed to her Social Studies teacher.<BR/><BR/>Insensitive, brattish child!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-5663934416554387872009-03-15T11:53:00.000-05:002009-03-15T11:53:00.000-05:00Like to abduct this fine lady for a dance with let...Like to abduct this fine lady for a dance with letters and words.Juergen Kuehnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359738940442733926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-15637872307165345592009-03-14T10:09:00.000-05:002009-03-14T10:09:00.000-05:00What a beustiful machine. I feel the same way as y...What a beustiful machine. <BR/><BR/>I feel the same way as you about blogs - it gets me out to see so many interesting things.-K-https://www.blogger.com/profile/03289562368002376807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-69383979961560952742009-03-13T20:41:00.000-05:002009-03-13T20:41:00.000-05:00Wayne, the manual typewriters didn't have a numera...Wayne, the manual typewriters didn't have a numeral 1 key. We HAD to use the lower case L (l).rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-37560130687766446822009-03-13T20:39:00.000-05:002009-03-13T20:39:00.000-05:00Virginia, I love this post! You are aware, aren't...Virginia, I love this post! You are aware, aren't you, that the song title was "Yakety Yak, Don't Talk Back"? You were just doing a variation on it, right? Right! ;)<BR/><BR/>It took me back to my heyday....<BR/><BR/>Bob Brague<BR/>Canton, Georgiarhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-59155305266239478302009-03-12T20:28:00.000-05:002009-03-12T20:28:00.000-05:00I adore them im theory, but no give me modern sile...I adore them im theory, but no give me modern silent keyboards anyday. Mind you these make prettier images. I meet so many interesting people to, virtually that is.Jane Hards Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162628972166464736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-70437723715603743732009-03-12T11:12:00.000-05:002009-03-12T11:12:00.000-05:00very beautiful type writer...very beautiful type writer...tr3ntahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493076209966228410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-36466481147812620972009-03-12T05:38:00.000-05:002009-03-12T05:38:00.000-05:00never seen it in green!!Reminds me of the thriller...never seen it in green!!<BR/>Reminds me of the thriller:" Jagged edge" with Glen Close if you like the edge of your seat that's a good one!Marie-Noyalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929839775594103524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-3190201643276432362009-03-11T22:45:00.000-05:002009-03-11T22:45:00.000-05:00The Indian fair is once a year in March and the He...The Indian fair is once a year in March and the Heard Museum is fabulous though I haven't visited it since it has been renovated.<A HREF="http://www.heard.org/Page.aspx?pid=183" REL="nofollow">http://www.heard.org/Page.aspx?pid=183</A>Thérèsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354559064351144704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-33066755850963463702009-03-11T22:24:00.000-05:002009-03-11T22:24:00.000-05:00Star's ZoneThank you for your comment. I like hea...Star's Zone<BR/>Thank you for your comment. I like hearing about your country's expression for it. Mesin Tik... tik tik is just what it sounds like! How nice. Please comment again.<BR/>VVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-47449412467643450732009-03-11T22:11:00.000-05:002009-03-11T22:11:00.000-05:00unique ^^in Indonesia, we called it Mesin Tik ...b...unique ^^<BR/>in Indonesia, we called it Mesin Tik ...<BR/>because the sound is tik -tik -tik..Deadella_Iskandarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13727451787956587093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-90303095163774857002009-03-11T21:58:00.000-05:002009-03-11T21:58:00.000-05:00I love old typewriters. And that crazy green!I love old typewriters. And that crazy green!Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-20872942894598299982009-03-11T21:53:00.000-05:002009-03-11T21:53:00.000-05:00BOb,I pray that nothing ever reads my mind and typ...BOb,<BR/>I pray that nothing ever reads my mind and types it. <BR/>That is way too scary!!! NOBODY needs to be able to read that nonsense. And now that think about it, <BR/>reading your mind might be scary too! HA<BR/><BR/>PS Embarassed to say how long it took me to figure out QWERTYUIOP!!! You're so clever.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-91700133078516237282009-03-11T21:36:00.000-05:002009-03-11T21:36:00.000-05:00And QWERTYUIOP to you, too. Geez, my mother had so...And QWERTYUIOP to you, too. Geez, my mother had something similar to this. By the time I went to college n the late 60s we were already up to portable electrics. Now I talk to my computer and it types. Soon we will produce text by mind control, Gorgeous color here with the intense green machine and the red of the two-tone ribbon. I remember typewriter ribbons - we grow old.Bob Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276510331824603844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-36362672850773524942009-03-11T18:22:00.000-05:002009-03-11T18:22:00.000-05:00Jilly,I can remember those keys sticking and you'd...Jilly,<BR/>I can remember those keys sticking and you'd get your fingers all inky and having to erase your mistakes with that rubber pencil thing! But I do so love they made when you typed on them.<BR/><BR/>W. Who are you kidding! You were sitting right behind me dunking my pigtails in the inkwell!!! <BR/><BR/>I have no idea how much they are worth. Maybe DInah will drop us a comment or email me if she knows!Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-46608628157807745352009-03-11T15:52:00.000-05:002009-03-11T15:52:00.000-05:00We had a typewriter when I was a kid. I learned t...We had a typewriter when I was a kid. I learned to type at a very young age so when the computer world came around, I was the fastest typist in class. :-)Ming the Mercilesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957918533010735599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-837131009545431752009-03-11T13:31:00.000-05:002009-03-11T13:31:00.000-05:00I used to have a typewriter much like this, but bl...I used to have a typewriter much like this, but black, and it was forever sticking and changing the ribbon was a nightmare. Goodness how times have changed and thank goodness in terms of computers. How lovely it is tho, especially that beautiful green colour with the red and black ribbon just dangling. Love it. What would the value of this be now, Virginia?Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-12123253359743750122009-03-11T13:16:00.000-05:002009-03-11T13:16:00.000-05:00It's interesting what objects become collectors' i...It's interesting what objects become collectors' items. The colour is indeed unusual; most of us who used them remember them as black, I'd bet.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-42084385018815756702009-03-11T12:30:00.000-05:002009-03-11T12:30:00.000-05:00It's not quite mint, the 1 key seems to be missing...It's not quite mint, the 1 key seems to be missing. But how often would you need that anyway? That's what the small L is for, backup. <BR/><BR/>A lot of effort certainly went into the design and style back in the day. When I went to school it seemed like most of the typewriters were some shade of beige or gray. But everything is relative, when V. went to school she tells me they were had just moved away from stone tablets and over to parchment.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00763611338613325523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-15783236646589139372009-03-11T12:08:00.000-05:002009-03-11T12:08:00.000-05:00That is the first green typewriter I see. Wonderfu...That is the first green typewriter I see. Wonderful good old times, although the computer resolves so many things so easily!Diederick Wijmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681439137761704999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-80111756395372217752009-03-11T11:51:00.000-05:002009-03-11T11:51:00.000-05:00DL, YOu are to be commended for using the Spell Ch...DL, YOu are to be commended for using the Spell Check! Lord knows you have probably worn it out! <BR/>V<BR/><BR/>Snap, Thanks my friend. I've added Gruppo F to my links. Incredible photos for sure. Take care.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-3998334374201973992009-03-11T11:44:00.000-05:002009-03-11T11:44:00.000-05:00What a treasure! I don't recall seeing a green ty...What a treasure! I don't recall seeing a green typewriter. However, I rely on the backspace button and now the embedded spell check.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487228375145939026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-40051268328583337452009-03-11T11:22:00.000-05:002009-03-11T11:22:00.000-05:00This isn't the first time you've struck gold in an...This isn't the first time you've struck gold in an antique shop. I seem to remember some images of a phonograph...<BR/><BR/>For some reason, this reminds me of old cameras, how beautiful they are to look at and to hold but they are slow and cumbersome compared to modern marvels. But modern marvels are prone to unexpected failures so Mrs. Snapper (a writer by trade) covets one of these old manual typewriters. Your lovely photos of this Corona will have her salivating...Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394917062467654858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-87885620160614074332009-03-11T10:35:00.000-05:002009-03-11T10:35:00.000-05:00Well that takes me back!Well that takes me back!RoeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00131723337404316867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255670630427934848.post-66715650495829991182009-03-11T09:59:00.000-05:002009-03-11T09:59:00.000-05:00Where do you suppose it was hiding all these years...Where do you suppose it was hiding all these years in order to stay in perfect condition? Do they go for hundreds of dollars, or thousands?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com