[CW] Response to Morse Telegraph Posting about Vibroplex

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

Yes, Vibroplex was in the typewriter shop owned by LaHiff.

He had a beautiful typewriter he used for correspondence:  Italic, All
Capitals, but with Large AND Small Capitals.  It could be used for both
correspondence and as a MILL for telegraphy.

73

DR

On Sat, Jul 27, 2019, 15:45 Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>     FWIW, I just found an ad from Vibroplex in QST for November
> 1951 p. 127. It features the "Super Deluxe" key, which is
> described as running form the slowest to highest speeds without
> extra weights. Obviously has the LaHiff adjustable main spring.
> The illustration is of the regular "Deluxe" model they must not
> have had a cut of the Super-Deluxe. The price noted, $29.95, is
> for a model with gold plated top plate but its not clear if this
> is for the Super-Deluxe or just Deluxe.
>     What pricked up my ears was a small cut at the bottom of the
> ad advertising typewriters. I noted that your history says that
> Vibroplex shared space with a typewriter shop, evidently the same
> company. It advertises both new and rebuilt machines, either
> portable or full sized. Before typewriters were pretty much
> supplanted by word processors rebuilt machines were very popular.
> As good as a  new machine but much cheaper. I had never noticed
> this before reading  your brief history of Vibroplex.
>
> On 7/27/2019 11:19 AM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hello Dr. Burnett,
> >
>
> --
> Richard Knoppow
> 1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com
> WB6KBL
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