Many collectors love the Typewriter Shop stickers/badges that adorn the frames and cases of their machines. Some make a hobby out of collecting just those emblems – or at least snapshots of those badges.
The problem arises about what to do with blemished or broken badges. These stickers, many of which are metallic, can be a nightmare to remove completely. The adhesive does its level best to take the metal off with it!
I never remove a badge willingly, but sometimes somebody else has made that decision for me – as in the case of this Speedline Design, Corona Standard made in 1939. It used to sport a nifty badge, but no more.
I began to painstakingly scrape the tan adhesive residue off the lower portion of that little trapezoid, but quickly stopped to prevent gouging out the paint. It’s just that hard to get off even with a magnifying glass and a slow, semi-steady hand determined not to scratch! I can try chemical weapons, but I’m not optimistic about removing the petrified goo, without also removing the underlying paint.
What to do? I thought I might try some camouflage.
What do you think of my Lazy Dog Typewriter badge? I have a smaller (above) and a bigger (below) size.
I considered putting my website address on the badge, which features no contact info — the actual functional purpose of the thing – but I couldn’t get past the anachronism of seeing a “.com” on the front of a typewriter made in 1939! So I left the name alone implying there was a website to follow up with …
Oh, and in order to satisfy everyone, I placed the badge on a magnetic backing so it can be removed…
What do you guys think? Do these look good, or should I take another shot at scrapping off the residue with a razor blade for the next few hours?
