Find of the Month....

Nov 13, 2008 20:34

Who doesn't love thrift stores? I am certainly a junkie. Unfortunately in this tiny little podunk town I don't have many occasions to do any thrifting. Today, however, I made a trip over the mountain to a little resale shop that is in the town of Halfway. While I was there I chanced upon the most marvelous of treasures... A 1940 Royal Arrow ( Read more... )

writers, letters, typewriter, halfway, resale, writing, thrifting

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zombienought November 14 2008, 04:37:05 UTC
Maybe it's haunted!

Pretty cool find.

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perfidia November 14 2008, 05:48:38 UTC
Haunted could be ...fun....? I will take more photos of it and look for orbs....

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king_prawn November 14 2008, 20:18:14 UTC
I found a similar typewriter when Jim and I lived together in Greensboro. Instead of trying to restore it I opted to leave it on a pedestal to serve as porch-art.

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perfidia November 15 2008, 00:35:51 UTC
Very cool. This one works perfectly though and needs no restoration other than perhaps a bit of oil... I consider myself blessed.

As for porch art, I have a friend who did much the same with hers during parties. Interesting bits of writing were collected each time.

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