1917 Empire 1 #69783
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Geir Kihle Hanssen (Teioch)
Created: 05-06-2022 at 08:55AM
Last Edit: 05-06-2022 at 08:56AM
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This machine has seen better days. It took a hit at some point which cracked and bent the top lid. The draw band came loose and the mainspring will not hold tension. I haven't looked into the machine yet, so hopefully it is just a matter of anchoring the mainspring again and reconnecting the draw band, but the lid is a different matter. Still, I got a god price for it, and full honesty time; I bought it for the fantastic case it came in. Thick, robust leather with a very nice patina.
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Hunter: Geir Kihle Hanssen (Teioch)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 1704
I am a Norwegian fellow who enjoys tinkering and fixing up typewriters. One day I decided I wanted a typewriter to write letters on. I bought one that turned out not to work. I got annoyed and decided I should be able to figure out what was wrong and fix it. I did it, but the rush of successfully mending such an intricate machine was like a drug. I wanted more. I decided I would try to buy non-functioning, but pretty machines, fix them and sell them before repeating the process. What I didn't expect was that I would fall in love with the machines I fix so now I suddenly find myself a bit of a collector.
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