1979 IBM Selectric II #26-4723008
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
Created: 12-03-2013 at 07:16PM
Last Edit: 08-11-2017 at 01:53PM
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Description:
A nice featureful example of the Correcting Selectric II, Model 893, this one does have the 1/1.5/2-linefeed setting, dual pitch and correcting. This one is called "The Red Ryder".
Motor and ribbon cover datestamped late 1978, bottom case datestamp Jan 1979.
Traded off to MTE for a green 13" with the same features.
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Links:
- More Selectrics, a Curious Olivetti, An Ursula and a mini typewriter hunt with Key Snap!
- The Red Ryder Rides Again, and The Holiday Case, by Smith-CoronaâŚ
Photos:
Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
Ted Munk's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
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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