It’s been awhile since I’ve had anything to post, but I’ve not stopped working on typewriters – in fact, they’re starting to pile up! But the subject of this post is a…
Yeah there are very different kinds and sizes! It’s one of the interesting things with these machines. For example, I have a Japy S18, it weighs almost 15 kg (32 pounds). I also have an Adler Contessa de Luxe, I don’t know exactly but without the case it should weigh 3-4 kg (less than 10 pounds).
Just weighed it: 32.8 pounds. RC Allen. I wonder if they’re so damn heavy for marketing–so they seem “serious”. Or it could be because the mechanisms were stiff enough that otherwise you’d constantly be chasing the typewriter around a desk.
Yeah there are very different kinds and sizes! It’s one of the interesting things with these machines. For example, I have a Japy S18, it weighs almost 15 kg (32 pounds). I also have an Adler Contessa de Luxe, I don’t know exactly but without the case it should weigh 3-4 kg (less than 10 pounds).
Just weighed it: 32.8 pounds. RC Allen. I wonder if they’re so damn heavy for marketing–so they seem “serious”. Or it could be because the mechanisms were stiff enough that otherwise you’d constantly be chasing the typewriter around a desk.