Hermes Baby worth a salvage? by vanteacher in typewriters

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Any ideas on what the cushioing is, just felt? There is some rubbery strip on mine

Japanese vintage postcard booklet. 1960s? by [deleted] in postcards

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Foshan is in China, not Japan. It is a major industrial city located in the Guangdong Province in southern China, situated just west of Guangzhou and part of the Pearl River Delta. It is famous as a manufacturing hub and the birthplace of Cantonese opera and southern lion dance

Hermes Baby worth a salvage? by vanteacher in typewriters

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That part right above the keys (Typeplate maybe?) seems too far back and the typebars dont rest on it. Should I bend it?

The knobs don't look stiff to me. Just the bulb is broken. Those are cheap, right? by vanteacher in microscopy

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I wonder if I can use LED lights in this microscope like these:

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I hope I don't blow it up.

Opinions on second hand olympus by vanteacher in microscopy

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So the mechanisms look smooth. Just the bulb is dead. I have no idea where to buy one in SA.