[78-L] ^typewriter factory closes - URGENT PLEA [fwd]

[Mike Harkin]

Thannks to all who replied.  Will try the Offfice Max when I finish inbox,
but so far it looks like re-inking - messy as it surely is, is going to be the only alternative.

Which means searching for a supply of stamp pad ink.  I hope THAT  doesn't turn into another wild goose chase!

Mike in Plovdiv

--- On Thu, 4/28/11, Ron L'Herault <lherault at bu.edu> wrote:

> From: Ron L'Herault <lherault at bu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] ^typewriter factory closes - URGENT PLEA
> To: "'78-L Mail List'" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Thursday, April 28, 2011, 1:05 PM
> I wonder if stamp-pad ink will work
> to re-ink a cotton type ribbon?
> 
> Ron L
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]
> On Behalf Of Michael Biel
> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 2:34 AM
> To: 78-L Mail List
> Subject: Re: [78-L] ^typewriter factory closes - URGENT
> PLEA
> 
> On 4/28/2011 1:58 AM, Mike Harkin wrote:
> > I have typewriters I bought when I came here 16+ years
> ago, which now
> mainly are used for typing up labels and parallel-issue 78
> numbers for my CD
> purchases.  The problem is, I can no longer get
> ribbons for them.  I bought
> the last two ribbons in Bulgaria one for latin alphabet and
> one for cyrillic
> alphabet
> 
> I did not realize that the different alphabets required
> different 
> ribbons!! :-)
> >   a couple of years ago, and both ar
> pretty dry by now.
> >
> > If anybody knows a stash of ribbons and can get some
> that are 13mm by +/-
> 8m I would be MOST grateful!  Reimbursement for
> ribbons and post/pack by
> > check on my US bank.
> >
> > Thanks as always,
> >
> > Mike in Plovdiv
> 
> I assume you mean cloth ribbons, not carbon film
> ribbons.  I've seen 
> one-size-fits-all nylon ribbons, but the Staples,com
> website has you 
> look up the ribbons by make and model and what I see are
> special 
> cartridge film ribbons, not cloth ribbons on spools.
> http://www.staples.com/Typewriter-WP-Ribbons/cat_SC40?cmSearchKeyword=typewr
> iter+ribbons#brandId=27301
> 
> This might be good on Office Depot, a six-pack of black/red
> nylon 
> ribbons for $12.49
>  
> http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/796896/Porelon-BR80C-6-RedBlack-Replac
> ement-Nylon/
> 
> Office Max has an all black ribbon for 4.99
> http://www.officemax.com/catalog/sku.jsp?productId=ARS23678&history=u8274gyy
> |prodPage~15^freeText~typewriter+ribbons^paramValue~true^refine~1^region~1^p
> aram~return_skus^return_skus~Y
> 
> Search thru these sites, but surely you might find a
> similar site 
> somewhere in Europe.  I had forgotten the variety of
> specialized film 
> ribbons that only fit on one machine.  It is more
> complicated than 
> phonograph needles!!!
> 
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
> 
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