tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12306335.post7957846862685938508..comments2024-02-17T11:27:03.296+01:00Comments on sommeregger's sammelsurium: Did Pétain type on this one?shordzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12306335.post-40865587729217262412012-01-31T06:29:51.188+01:002012-01-31T06:29:51.188+01:00Or maybe it meant, "Give the Jews a hand"...Or maybe it meant, "Give the Jews a hand"? And so far, apart from Cormac McCarthy's Lettera 22, the only typer I've seen that can definitely be attributed to a famous owner.Martin A. Rice, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11855770090552152269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12306335.post-91160652184538570022012-01-11T10:41:07.610+01:002012-01-11T10:41:07.610+01:00What an exciting story! Whether it is true or not,...What an exciting story! Whether it is true or not, it certainly gets one thinking and makes for a fine tale. It might very well be true, but that would be difficult to confirm short of seeking out his descendants to access his personal archive. And finding a letter written on it, as Florian suggested. It is much more fun to imagine the possibilities, though! :-)Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12306335.post-77187734525484776682012-01-07T02:12:50.870+01:002012-01-07T02:12:50.870+01:00A very interesting typewriter, even if it didn'...A very interesting typewriter, even if it didn't belong to "the" Pétain! But I tend to think that it did. What would "Gl." mean except Général? <br /><br />A wild theory about the hand symbol: you say on your Dactyle page that Octave Rochefort's father Henri was a leading opponent of Dreyfus, hence probably an anti-Semite. Does the symbol mean "keep away Jews"? Then Pétain, future Hitler collaborator, would be a very appropriate user!Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12306335.post-49751013315550903982012-01-06T23:07:44.790+01:002012-01-06T23:07:44.790+01:00Wauw, that's really impressive! Such an early ...Wauw, that's really impressive! Such an early machine that was owned (possibly) by such a historical figure. I have googled around a little bit and I didn't succeed, but it must be possible to find a picture of Petain with this typewriter. You're close to the holy grail! :)<br /><br />I am still not fully convinced, as I think it would be weird to toss around a machine of over 20 years old to a war. Especially because you'd expect a high ranked official to be able to afford a newer machine, or better yet, leave the typing to a lower ranked colleague.<br /><br />Did you see this picture of Petain already? It is from the WWI period. http://www.stahlgewitter.com/16_03_06.htm<br />Almost!<br /><br />Anyway, great post, great typewriter, great history. Thanks for sharing!schrijfmachinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677147544714474667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12306335.post-17764607325331483112012-01-06T19:52:45.347+01:002012-01-06T19:52:45.347+01:00Fascinating theory. Now get a letter written by Pé...Fascinating theory. Now get a letter written by Pétain and let the typeface expert from the lives of others compare it to your machine. :)<br />Word verif: dingsmaschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.com