This was great, and great fun! My friend Mark and i organized an exhibition at the Swiss SHBS International meeting in Appenzell, Switzerland. The topic was ... Swiss Typewriters! Focus was on smaller brands like Patria/ Swissa (Swiss branch of the Patria family) and Calanda, but also for example featuring Otto Petermann, of Swiss origin and creator of the Corona portable. We were able to present 7 models of "RUF" accounting machines as well. Quite a few people came to see the show, actually. Here is some impressions:
20 de mayo de 2013
9 de mayo de 2013
Big Ruf
Ruf vs Hermes 2000
Picking up on Richard's question, here is some distinctly low-quality photos from my ipad featuring a Ruf portable #385764 and Hermes 2000 #455226 (the latter in addition to the photo quality being particularly dirty, for which the low photo quality could be of advantage). Apart from the decals, the only differences I could spot were yellow lines on the right half of the platen (Ruf) and an additional frame on top. I hope to see this in action next week, with one of our office specialists explaining.
7 de mayo de 2013
Some RUF
Ruf book-keeping system. Named after Alfons Ruf (1887 - 1931). Swiss.![]() |
| Ribbon tin (made of plastic) |
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| early Ruf # 39501, built 1937 |
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| detail logo from above |
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| # 385764 (made in 1942) |
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| 1950 ad |
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| one more green giant. |
3 de mayo de 2013
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