Welcome back–I’ve been awaiting an update. Based on your excellent photos and essays, I am myself waiting to take delivery of a Groma that is mechanically identical to the Kolibri but made for the export market. It is rather unfortunately named the “Humber”.
Hello, i am a typewriter collector, and live in Amsterdam, and specialised in “glass key black portables”from 1910-1940, but for my sweet flat kolibri i make an exeption; it’s exactly the same color ! Only some of the caracters needs to be cleened; for this i use a dental hook an toothbrush…
Welcome back–I’ve been awaiting an update. Based on your excellent photos and essays, I am myself waiting to take delivery of a Groma that is mechanically identical to the Kolibri but made for the export market. It is rather unfortunately named the “Humber”.
Looking forward to reading more soon.
Comment by matthb — August 7, 2008 @ 10:35 pm
Interesting about the bat. I have never seen one up close. Unrelatedly, my child’s name is also Iris.
Comment by Strikethru — August 9, 2008 @ 11:43 pm
Hello, i am a typewriter collector, and live in Amsterdam, and specialised in “glass key black portables”from 1910-1940, but for my sweet flat kolibri i make an exeption; it’s exactly the same color ! Only some of the caracters needs to be cleened; for this i use a dental hook an toothbrush…
Comment by Wim de Leeuw — September 21, 2008 @ 6:10 pm