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1912 Yost 20 Serial # KM12343 1912 Yost 20 typewriter, Serial # KM12343 Reinier Verkleij's 1912 Yost 20 typewriter. 2025-10-11 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Reinier Verkleij: 1912 Yost 20 Serial # KM12343 The Yost 20 typewriter. Typebars come up from an ink pad and strike the platen, printing a letter. It escapes before the typebar strikes. The idea was that the small metal piece aligns the typebars so it always writes straight. What really happens is that the typebars get stuck when they are out of alignment.

1912 Yost 20 #KM12343

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Hunter: Reinier Verkleij (DonaldDutchie)
Created: 10-11-2025 at 03:01AM
Last Edit: 10-11-2025 at 03:03AM

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The Yost 20 typewriter. Typebars come up from an ink pad and strike the platen, printing a letter. It escapes before the typebar strikes. The idea was that the small metal piece aligns the typebars so it always writes straight. What really happens is that the typebars get stuck when they are out of alignment.

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Hunter: Reinier Verkleij (DonaldDutchie)

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22 year old Dutch collector. Interested in any era of typewriters except for most post 1980's machines.


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