antique j-typewriters?

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Reply #1 - 2012 October 02, 6:22 am
theadamie Member
From: Kentucky-Seoul Registered: 2011-07-31 Posts: 91 Website

where can i find one?  i've always liked this kind of thing and would love to have one.
here's a page on them.

http://www.geocities.jp/kyo_oomiya/jpntype.html

Reply #2 - 2012 October 02, 6:23 am
theadamie Member
From: Kentucky-Seoul Registered: 2011-07-31 Posts: 91 Website

i really like the 2nd one "Otani"  but i would probably pay for any of the first 3 if they were reasonable.

Reply #3 - 2012 October 02, 7:45 am
vix86 Member
From: Tokyo Registered: 2010-01-19 Posts: 1469

Yahoo auctions Japan has a couple it looks.

http://ord.yahoo.co.jp/o/auction/SIG=12 … /l70130611
http://ord.yahoo.co.jp/o/auction/SIG=12 … t273016210

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Reply #4 - 2012 October 02, 9:00 am
theadamie Member
From: Kentucky-Seoul Registered: 2011-07-31 Posts: 91 Website

vix86 wrote:

Yahoo auctions Japan has a couple it looks.

http://ord.yahoo.co.jp/o/auction/SIG=12 … /l70130611
http://ord.yahoo.co.jp/o/auction/SIG=12 … t273016210

yea, I found these earlier.  the first one looks like it would need a lot of work, but maybe worth it?  and the second is electronic, and just too modern for my taste.  I like old mechanical kinds of things.

Reply #5 - 2012 October 02, 9:02 am
theadamie Member
From: Kentucky-Seoul Registered: 2011-07-31 Posts: 91 Website

this one is beautiful.  i wonder how much it would cost?

http://www.geocities.jp/kyo_oomiya/ootanitype2.jpg

Reply #6 - 2012 October 02, 3:36 pm
Daichi Member
From: Washington Registered: 2009-02-04 Posts: 450

Wow, reminds me of Google's version. I'm impressed people could actually type anything with one of those.

http://googlejapan.blogspot.jp/2010/04/google.html

Reply #7 - 2012 October 02, 5:42 pm
theadamie Member
From: Kentucky-Seoul Registered: 2011-07-31 Posts: 91 Website

Daichi wrote:

Wow, reminds me of Google's version. I'm impressed people could actually type anything with one of those.

http://googlejapan.blogspot.jp/2010/04/google.html

i'm not sure what i'm looking at there LOL... does this actually work ???

Reply #8 - 2012 October 02, 6:05 pm
GreenAirth Member
From: Nagano, Japan Registered: 2009-12-20 Posts: 68

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Reply #9 - 2012 October 02, 6:26 pm
vix86 Member
From: Tokyo Registered: 2010-01-19 Posts: 1469

theadamie wrote:

i'm not sure what i'm looking at there LOL... does this actually work ???

Check the date of the page.

Reply #10 - 2012 October 02, 11:29 pm
theadamie Member
From: Kentucky-Seoul Registered: 2011-07-31 Posts: 91 Website

vix86 wrote:

theadamie wrote:

i'm not sure what i'm looking at there LOL... does this actually work ???

Check the date of the page.

lol.... i should have seen that... didn't know japan had april fools day though (>.,<)

Reply #11 - 2012 October 03, 5:20 pm
Daichi Member
From: Washington Registered: 2009-02-04 Posts: 450

Hyperborea wrote:

I don't think Japan does. It's a tradition at a certain company though. Did you miss this one from Japan this year?

http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2012/0 … -2012.html

Oh they do. The Japanese celebrate it just like the rest of the internet.

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