195x Patria (Spain) Patria #S33798
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Patrick Jamieson (pjamieson)
Created: 05-07-2023 at 04:32PM
Last Edit: 05-07-2023 at 10:06PM
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Description:
Purchased from an individual from Spain in April 2023. Spanish QWERTY keyboard. I am guessing that this machine is a Patria (Spain), although its serial number is well above the range noted in the Typewriter Database. It has no manufacturer-identifying markings that I can find on it, and the logo name plate is missing. However, it looks very much like the typewriter in the gallery at https://typewriterdatabase.com/195x-patria-spain-patria.10854.typewriter.
It came in a case that's in very good condition, but it needs new feet. I will model and 3D print a set. Paper catches behind/below the platen while feeding it in (I'll see if I can fix that.) but it types nicely and is quite smooth and responsive.
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Hunter: Patrick Jamieson (pjamieson)
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I'm a semi-retired software/web developer with a now eight-year-old grandson, Jaxon, who is crazy about typewriters. In late 2021, at age six, Jaxon got a Montgomery Ward Escort 350 portable from Goodwill that absolutely fascinated him. He still takes it everywhere, and remains especially pleased that it has a key for the number one. He considers his Escort to be our best typer, but I think that honor goes to our second generation 1969 Hermes 3000. Jaxon's got me hooked, and now--between us--we have a growing collection of writing machines. Together, we've set up and equipped a small workshop area and, whenever we get the chance, we clean and perform minor repairs on our typewriters. Now that Jaxon's reading and writing skills are steadily improving, he rarely needs anyone to tell him how to spell the words he wants to type.
Newer to typewriter collecting than Jaxon, I am particularly interested in ultraportables and portables, and have developed a special fondness for Gossen, Hermes, and Rooy machines. I am also very interested in any brand/model with a HCESAR keyboard layout. A collector-at-heart--I have long collected West Indian fiction (40+ years) and Haitian art (30+ years)--I am old enough to have owned and regularly used typewriters back in the pre-PC days.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Patria (Spain) Patria on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Patria (Spain) Serial Number page and the Patria (Spain) Patria By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
