1971 IBM Selectric I #9431414
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
Created: 10-07-2013 at 01:34PM
Last Edit: 08-17-2015 at 11:10AM
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Description:
Found at a yard sale for $5, this early-70's 721 is 12-pitch and contains a Letter Gothic typeball. The plastic accents are Charcoal, so this completes my collection of accent colors available on this model: Charcoal, Grey and Electric Blue.
Motor's shot, stole the tilt tape for another machine and various springs and such. Parts machine now.
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Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
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Status: Curator
Points: 2786
I am a scoundrel without a cause, and my swank outshines the sun.
I am a casual Typewriter Hunter residing in the sweltering deserts of Arizona with a wife, three cats and about 50 typewriters. My main hunting ground is thrift stores, and I rarely pay more than $10 for a machine. My collection consists mainly of portables with cases, and they stay in the cases unless I am actively using it (usually more than one at a time). I do, however keep a handful of interesting Selectrics, including a Composer and a couple of large Nakajima Electronics to use as daisywheel printers for my vintage laptop collection.
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