196x IBM Selectric I #721 05007919
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Tas Kyprianou (Tas)
Created: 10-17-2023 at 08:46AM
Last Edit: 10-17-2023 at 10:49AM
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Description:
A three-and-a-half-hour round trip to pick up this sweet little "strawberry" for a friend in Malaysia. Damn if I didn't fall in love with it at first sight. It's SO cute and dinky compared to the big black II I owned for a while. This one's a non-starter, though. If it were mine, the screws would be off and Phoenix Typewriter clips would be playing in the background as I investigated. Sadly, it's not, and I don't want to break or scupper anything on it.
I took a few quick photos, I pretended it worked, I swooned even more when I saw it had a Gothic ball then I covered it up and "hid" it on top of a wardrobe.
I thought I'd share it here until my friend arranges to pick it up.
Not sure how the QWERTZ machines work. Do they need QWERTZ balls or are they "wired" differently?
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Hunter: Tas Kyprianou (Tas)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 4045
UK member with Greek Cypriot heritage, living in London.
Relatively new to the hobby - My first machine was an Everest Mod 90 that I bought after watching a Violet Evergarden anime in December 2021.
My collection now consists of 40 machines. Nice round number. Time to stop I reckon. . .
My absolute favourite remains (just) my 1939 Royal KMM. For me, it's both the prettiest and the "warmest" to type on. It has "Majik" (with a nod to Sandy1)
I count my blessings that I am lucky enough to have amassed such a beautiful bunch.
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