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1915 Monarch 3 Serial # MV50811 1915 Monarch 3 typewriter, Serial # MV50811 John Abbott's 1915 Monarch 3 typewriter. 2020-03-06 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of John Abbott: 1915 Monarch 3 Serial # MV50811 1104. Picked this up cheap from eBay. Looked like an interesting twist on the older machines. It definitely has some mechanical issues, but hoping they are all things I can get past and fix. They keys definitely need some cosmetic help. They almost look like they have been replaced and not a very good job at it.

1915 Monarch 3 #MV50811

Status: My Collection
Hunter: John Abbott (TruckerGeek)
Created: 02-26-2020 at 05:53PM
Last Edit: 03-06-2020 at 12:42PM


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1104. Picked this up cheap from eBay. Looked like an interesting twist on the older machines. It definitely has some mechanical issues, but hoping they are all things I can get past and fix. They keys definitely need some cosmetic help. They almost look like they have been replaced and not a very good job at it.

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Showing the serial number on the back right top under the carriage
Showing the serial number on the back right top under the carriage

I have been trying to learn about the escapement on the different typewriters.  I turned this around and saw it staring right in my face.
I have been trying to learn about the escapement on the different typewriters. I turned this around and saw it staring right in my face.





Hunter: John Abbott (TruckerGeek)

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I started my collection back in 2017 when I found a 1993 Brother WP-1250, which was very close to the typewriter I owned and used to write letters home while I was stationed in Korea serving in the US Air Force (I later discovered it was most likely the Brother WP-1150, so I picked that up). In 2018, my wife took me to one of the local antique store and I saw an old typewriter that caught my eye. My wife purchased it for me for Christmas (a 1932 Royal 10). My wife and I decided to limit my collection to 5 typewriters, so I need to sell off my surplus.



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