I like the 'window illusion' with my old Samsung G3 Frontier but the wife thinks it's creepy.1yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/smartwatch
Cozy place in progress: painting a nursery mural for our baby daughter.3yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/CozyPlaces
Transplant successful! Bright blue key IBM Selectric I. The spacebar was fiddly, but no cracks.2yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/typewriters
Sample of the chrome IBM Executive's proportional 'modern' typeface (the 'y' is still a little sticky)6mo ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/typewriters
I've moved most of my collection to a temporary storage unit due to a basement flood and I keep thinking, 'If I die, what would the person who buys my unit think about the contents...'2yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/typewriters
Caught a few 'rare-type' IBM 'type-elements' in a blind auction. Anyone else a little obsessed with finding obscure golf balls?3yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/typewriters
Kind of rusty, but I rescued my granddad's old toolboxes from a dump run. Worth restoring?3yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/Vintagetools
Heartbreak. UPS Shipping tragedy: unsecured carriage eviscerated this absolutely gorgeous IBM Model C Executive. Delicate proportional escapement in a dozen pieces. It beat itself to death in it's box. Your online seller might be unfamiliar with typewriters, TELL THEM HOW TO SAFELY SHIP ONE!3yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/typewriters
Oh damn, Seattle Goodwill is being very tempting. I'm seriously debating that Silent Super Speed on the right...3yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/typewriters
New to me: 1927 Royal 'P' in Duotone Blue with vogue typeface. Finally jumped on that vogue bandwagon! It's a pretty fun font.3yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/typewriters
1913 Royal Standard No. 5 or Flatbed style typewriter. All cleaned up and brand new rubber platen and feeds from J.J. Short. Restoration of 'The Ziggurat' is complete.3yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/typewriters
Help! Anyone know anything about the Corona Special? I *just* picked this up at the Seattle Goodwill today. From what I can tell they only made these one year, 1936 and the serial indicates a Corona Standard chassis. Other than the sexy sexy red on black, what feature(s) make the Special special?4yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/typewriters
'57 IBM Model B reassembled and buttery smooth. Bourbon smooth too.3yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/typewriters
I see your nice Olympia SG3 type sample and RAISE you a sample of senatorial typeface on senatorial letterhead (1962 Olympia SM-7)... Who's next?3yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/typewriters
Interesting find today: it's a US test pressing of Mike Oldfield's *Tubular Bells*. Generic white sleeve, and no title on label. Had to play it to identify. No Tubular Bells test pressings are listed on Discogs. Rare?2yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/vinyl
I'm carving a detachable yoke since my canoe doesn't have a center thwart. New (to me) 1923 Old Town. All the trim is mahogany.4yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/canoeing
Grandpa Bill in his 107th Cavalry group uniform before they were disbanded in 1940. He was reassigned to a mechanized armor division but wanted to fly. Got his wings at Ellington Field in Texas, and was assigned to the 3rd composite squadron. He flew B-17's for CAP and retired a full bird Colonel.4yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Anyone else see the Torpedo that just sold for $4,246.00 on shopgoodwill... wow... It's admittedly lovely, but does that seem a little crazy to you too?2yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/typewriters
What back-burner household tasks are you finally doing while stuck in quarantine? We just sorted $320 dollars worth of nickels, dimes, and pennies in the loose change spitoon. Times are desperate...4yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/Seattle
I picked up this R. Crumb designed sleeve (on a 78, which I don't collect) simply because I worship his comics and art, but just realized he's got vocal credits on the label! Keep on Truckin', baby!3yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/vinyl
Strange black blob spreading across top of Pixel 6 Pro screen. I think it's spreading. Phone undamaged and fairly new, all updated. Anyone else have this?1yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/Pixel6
Found this pretty little thing for sale on FB marketplace as a Selective typewriter. Mechanicals are toast, but the baby blue keys are good. Anyone have experience transplanting keycaps? I have a minty recipient already lined up.2yr ⋅ saxifrageous ⋅ r/typewriters
