1886 Caligraph 2 #14867
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 08-14-2026 at 09:57AM
Last Edit: 08-14-2026 at 11:53AM
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2026-AUG-14, Gallery Creation. It's very strange, but less than a week after I posted an eBay Sighting for Caligraph 2 #14661 (on 8/8/26), this Caligraph 2 #14867 showed up on eBay. Only 206 units apart, different sellers, totally different regions of the country. The one I posted on 8/8 is located in Mechanicsville, VA; this one, #14867, is from a seller based in Boise, ID, "erlu_6392". Asking $249.99 OBO. Both are in less than pristine condition, but this one seems a bit better off. Also, its eBay listing images are a bit better, so it's clear that the key tops are of the earlier, metal-ringed variety.
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Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
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My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008.
In late 2024, I started up again, working on my machines and having some of them serviced professionally by New England Typewriter (NET) LLC (Merrimack, NH), until they closed their doors in December of 2025. Since mid-2025, I have been adding to my collection again, first with a Hermes 3000 purchase from NET, then with various auctions and purchases on eBay, when I find something that catches my eye.
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