1912 Oliver 5 #265586
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mac Derscheid (mderscheid)
Created: 01-14-2025 at 08:57AM
Last Edit: 01-14-2025 at 08:58AM
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Description:
Olivers are unique machines, and one of the most fun to show to people unfamiliar with typewriters. This one works fine, though some cleaning and adjustment is certainly necessary.
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Hunter: Mac Derscheid (mderscheid)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 745
My first experience with a typewriter came when I was around 6 years old, every time I visited my grandmother I would go type on her Smith Corona electronic typewriter. Back in early 2012, my mother stumbled across the USBTypewriter project, and I was hooked instantly. I quickly bought a kit, and in June 2012 I purchased the machine to be used with it: my beautiful late model Royal 10. Later that year I stopped at an antique store, and found another machine: this time a Remington Rand Model 7. I thought I would buy just one more. Then later, one more. And then one more. Pretty soon I amassed around 30 machines, and that number is still growing today! I hope to get them all uploaded here soon so that I actually have a count on my typewriters, because I lost count long ago.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Oliver 5 on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Oliver Serial Number page and the Oliver 5 By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
