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typewriter buying advice?
Hello I am looking for typewriter advice. Please don't tell me to buy a computer as I obviously have one already.
I just want advice on a model or features I should look for. Smith-Corona? Remington? How do the older ones stand up to a lot of work? I prefer the older ones because they seem a lot less clunky than newer ones. I will use this 90% at home, but sometimes travel and would take it along.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
3 Answers
- caring carerLv 710 years agoFavorite Answer
I had a Smith Corona for years, I practically wore it out. In the end I had to get rid of it as I could no longer get the ribbons for it. This will have to be something to consider when you buy on - can you get the ribbons, especially if you go for an older model.
Make sure its easy to carry too, they can weigh a ton!
- ?Lv 710 years ago
Either, just try it out, Car boot sales have them (do you call them Garage sales where people take their unwanted stuff along to sell cheap) some are a bit heavy on the keys to press down, but just go with what you like the feel of, they are usually dirt cheap $5, $10
Make sure it is in a carry case and that that is still sound.
You may have to buy endorsing ink to re-ink the ribbon, as they dry out with time.
Source(s): Used to sell portable typwriters in a previous life. - sensualgruvLv 710 years ago
I had a Smith-Corona couldn't tell you the make or model. I just know you would type an entire page in memory, proof read then it would type it up. I am pretty sure it had spell check, and grammar check as well.
