Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Remington Starfire - Sperry Rand vs Olivetti Valentine



Now, just quickly, I wanted to point out this typewriter.
You won't find much about it on the internet, becuase it's pretty rare. I myself don't know much about it and I own one.

Yeah yeah, what's it like?
It's awesome! I mean this little baby is fast and fun to use.
OBVIOUSLY, it looks absolutely fantastic too!
Just look at those black and red keys!
Too cool.
If you can find one, buy it.
If you can buy it under a thousand dollars even better.

THIS IS MUCH MORE COLLECTIBLE THAN THE OLIVETTI VALENTINE!
The much coveted Valentine by Ettore Sottsass (who by the way disliked the typewriter very much and didn't even turn out the way he planned) is by no means a GOOD typewriter.
It's no fun to use and has nothing special about it all. Trust me, I have one.

Have a look at the two and tell me which do you prefer?
The Starfire, not only looks better but it's a hoot to use!

I'll be back on this topic with more history and pics of the Starfire....

1 comment:

80smoviechick said...

Just bought one! Do you know what kind of ribbon it needs? Looking forward to trying it out!