1913 Oliver 5 #369,036
Status: My Collection
Hunter: David Sgriccia (dyn2type)
Created: 11-23-2024 at 02:25PM
Last Edit: 11-23-2024 at 02:48PM
Description:
Bought this at an antique show about 4 years ago and have not done anything with it. It needs a new ribbon. The pencil holder works fine. All the keys seem fine. I need to spend some time and clean this up and type a few letters. Includes the case and the mounting board. T042
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Hunter: David Sgriccia (dyn2type)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 1588
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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