1975 IBM Selectric II #26 2814749
Status: My Collection
Hunter: David Sgriccia (dyn2type)
Created: 07-31-2023 at 04:46AM
Last Edit: 07-31-2023 at 05:22AM
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Description:
Similar to the typewriter my wife used many years ago. She decided she wanted one at home. Found at auction for $15 in Michigan. After $165 in repairs we have a great machine. It is T001 in a collection which now has over 100 machines.
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Hunter: David Sgriccia (dyn2type)
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I have always enjoyed tinkering with mechanical "things". For a number of years my wife wanted an IBM Selectric, The machine she used many years ago as a secretary. In 2020 we found one at an auction and bought it for $15. It took another $150 for the typewriter repairman to get it working. That turned out to be T001 in our collection. In the beginning we bought whatever we found. Now I am concentrating on the portables rather than the older office machines. The collection is getting large and it is time to start posting on TWDB.
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