tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post5230511779600707622..comments2024-03-25T13:25:19.911-05:00Comments on My Pretty Baby Cried She Was a Bird: Cuckoo for Craigslist: The $20 1920 Oliver TypewriterLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-91586207523080474302013-03-19T12:45:30.402-05:002013-03-19T12:45:30.402-05:00Haha, thanks! I'll have to get them guess star...Haha, thanks! I'll have to get them guess star in a video some time, wouldn't that be hilarious? "My parents on: Vintage Pickin' Habits"...then you guys could see where I get it from in real time! :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-62014180891939656372013-03-19T12:41:44.087-05:002013-03-19T12:41:44.087-05:00I'll have to check around for a ribbon, the on...I'll have to check around for a ribbon, the one in it is in pretty bad shape. I'm jealous of you and Pam (comment above) for your turquoise typewriters, I googled some and they are so cool! Talk about a pop of color AND a style statement at the same time. And I'm glad you're a fellow It Happened One Night fan! Still one of my all time favorites. (Gable fan for life!)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-17937265781232692202013-03-19T12:38:58.081-05:002013-03-19T12:38:58.081-05:00Thanks for being my camera man, camera man!Thanks for being my camera man, camera man!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-90025123784893516482013-03-19T12:38:47.903-05:002013-03-19T12:38:47.903-05:00Haha, I knew you'd get it!Haha, I knew you'd get it!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-90370533680048084662013-03-19T12:38:40.581-05:002013-03-19T12:38:40.581-05:00Hi, Pam, thanks for reading! I looked up your Roya...Hi, Pam, thanks for reading! I looked up your Royal, Kate (haha!), and the Omega... I love that one is so 1920's and one is so 2001: A Space Odyssey, but both are gor-geous! I'll have to think of a name for mine.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-50934929876906817632013-03-19T12:36:12.315-05:002013-03-19T12:36:12.315-05:00I know! Gotta keep that Craigslist karma coming! :...I know! Gotta keep that Craigslist karma coming! :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-65935064267227573922013-03-19T12:35:56.870-05:002013-03-19T12:35:56.870-05:00I know, I didn't even notice them in the pictu...I know, I didn't even notice them in the picture, for some reason-- when I went to pick the machine up I was like...what?! This is crazy! I bet that two separate keyboards thing is neat, too!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-60808785776795554192013-03-19T12:32:51.893-05:002013-03-19T12:32:51.893-05:00Oh, I hate that they messed it up! :( But I bet it...Oh, I hate that they messed it up! :( But I bet it still makes pretty window dressing. How *stylish* office equipment used to look back in the day. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-68334867852882817842013-03-19T12:31:38.411-05:002013-03-19T12:31:38.411-05:00Haha, that will have to be my next video!Haha, that will have to be my next video!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-31175357763598508622013-03-19T12:31:24.606-05:002013-03-19T12:31:24.606-05:00I don't think anyone ever will be able to beat...I don't think anyone ever will be able to beat that Broyhill haul you made! I can keep hoping, but good Lord, what a score. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-10059298081209234952013-03-19T12:20:15.780-05:002013-03-19T12:20:15.780-05:00Oh man! You are the queen of typewriters! That $5 ...Oh man! You are the queen of typewriters! That $5 one you were talking about in your last post was nothing short of a steal. Five bucks, and it looks brand new! I need to check out some of your archives, the only thing I love more than a good story about a good find is the good find itself! Haha.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-6506048873178710082013-03-19T12:17:48.456-05:002013-03-19T12:17:48.456-05:00Haha, sorry to have kept you in suspense! It's...Haha, sorry to have kept you in suspense! It's a daisy of a do, though, isn't it?! I was so excited but I wanted to make sure to do it up and do it justice in a post (hence the video...I am now self-described as the world's youngest living 1930's actress, haha!). And my parents...whoo, my parents. I usually excise my poor pappy from stories about estate sale doings, but he's my #1 enabler/wing man when it comes to hitting every sale in Davidson County of a Saturday AM. They're good folks!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-6254713417130244402013-03-19T12:15:24.570-05:002013-03-19T12:15:24.570-05:00Me, too! This one was a real treat!Me, too! This one was a real treat!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-30275812955162050702013-03-18T22:03:19.882-05:002013-03-18T22:03:19.882-05:00You just made my day with your parents banter and ...You just made my day with your parents banter and that crazy awesome video!!SixBalloonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07310882196596088575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-32851739352684492212013-03-18T15:53:39.928-05:002013-03-18T15:53:39.928-05:00TYPEWRRITERS!!!! LOVE THEM!!!!!!! I have an Unde...TYPEWRRITERS!!!! LOVE THEM!!!!!!! I have an Underwood from the 1920s and two portable Smith Coronas from the early 1960s. One portable is a turquoise blue and I have it on my coffe table in the living room. The whole family types on it as we pass by and have aseat. It is fun and is a stress reliever! No computer can compete, except when it comes to error correction. Carriage returns, space bars, margin release and carriage bell ringing win over a computer keyboard! Oh, and the imperfection of the key strike on the page is priceless! Your new find is a beauty! Do you have a ribbon for it? I find mine at Office Max! Amazing! Thanks for sharing your video! I love that little movie too! my favorite part is when they are on the bus! Great vintage items there!Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02352425223803741970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-32483740869102951962013-03-18T15:48:54.894-05:002013-03-18T15:48:54.894-05:00Listen here, monkeyface!
Listen here, monkeyface!<br />Matthew W. Hungatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050733646222713307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-65463743703444688332013-03-18T14:17:58.494-05:002013-03-18T14:17:58.494-05:00BEST. MOVIE REFERENCE. EVER.BEST. MOVIE REFERENCE. EVER.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617673464525026359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-28881513015651078512013-03-18T14:04:42.186-05:002013-03-18T14:04:42.186-05:00Gina at Vintage Junk sent me over here to look at ...Gina at Vintage Junk sent me over here to look at your typewriter. Love it and can not believe you got such a great deal!!! I have two typewriters - a 1925 Royal called Kate (future Queen of England) and a 70's Turquoise Omega (no cute names for her). Love your video too! Pam Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830005036551331029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-74191742393193619302013-03-18T13:27:22.987-05:002013-03-18T13:27:22.987-05:00Love it! And what a steal of a deal! Your Craigsli...Love it! And what a steal of a deal! Your Craigslist luck has been off the hook lately, I tell you what. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-47152268168376445042013-03-18T12:18:51.579-05:002013-03-18T12:18:51.579-05:00Love it! Those type bars are amazing! I have a cou...Love it! Those type bars are amazing! I have a couple typewriters I've found over the years, a turquoise Royal and a Remington. My brother has a really neat one with two separate keyboards for lowercase and capital letters.SusieQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472123869920926206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-24106594102498797772013-03-18T11:44:46.874-05:002013-03-18T11:44:46.874-05:00Wow! Cool find! That is just beautiful - and isn&#...Wow! Cool find! That is just beautiful - and isn't it fun when you find something like that on craigslist at a bargain price! I love vintage typewriters - and I have one that my grandparents gave me sitting in my office. It is a 1930s version - and it USED to work until some students borrowed it for a prop. Now the carriage won't stay in place and I have it anchored with a safety pin. I used to have a workable typewriter and there was something very satisfying about typing on one - I loved the plunking feeling of hammering out an essay. Jamie Janoszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01449767562868031644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-64242172265803949492013-03-18T11:03:50.710-05:002013-03-18T11:03:50.710-05:00... Help me sleep... Help me sleepAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170910814856328134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-69406164147722787522013-03-18T11:03:25.659-05:002013-03-18T11:03:25.659-05:00This thing is a beauty!!! I need your Craigslist j...This thing is a beauty!!! I need your Craigslist juju to rub off on me! I just love the sounds of an old typewriter... I find it soothing. Maybe you can sell type recordings to me to helAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170910814856328134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-77382602392284414632013-03-18T10:52:19.457-05:002013-03-18T10:52:19.457-05:00Oooooo, pretty! Me likey! Heckuva deal too! I l...Oooooo, pretty! Me likey! Heckuva deal too! I love it when Craigslist coughs up a really stellar piece for next to nothing...doesn't happen often, but when it does, WHOOOOSH! I love the typebars! They make it look like a fly about to take flight! Too fab!<br />I have my mom's old Remington Rand typewriter. It's a big, deco behemoth that she bought second hand in the early '60s. I almost didn't keep it, but she talked me into it and it's now on a table in my sewing room along with her 1937 edition of 'Secretarial Office Practice' that she bought, again second hand, at the same time. They look so right in my Art Deco room and I'm glad I changed my mind and didn't sell my now beloved RR.<br />As for Craigslist scores, I don't think I'll be able to top my $150 9 piece Broyhill Sculptra dining room suit ever. That was the deal of a lifetime, I'm afraid!Dolly the Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474700945219253368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-38990741451258334662013-03-18T09:43:25.473-05:002013-03-18T09:43:25.473-05:00That is an amazing story! So glad you were the fir...That is an amazing story! So glad you were the first to respond so you could snag it and give it a proper home! It is a beautiful thing. I have many typewriter stories myself -- just search "typewriter" on my blog and they will all pop up. My yard sale karma last year found me lots of them, and I just got my first of the 2013 season on Saturday.Gina at Vintage Junk in My Trunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08984851720958744963noreply@blogger.com