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1918 Oliver 9 Serial # 784098 1918 Oliver 9 typewriter, Serial # 784098 Reinier Verkleij's 1918 Oliver 9 typewriter. 2023-12-18 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Reinier Verkleij: 1918 Oliver 9 Serial # 784098 The Oliver Nr 9. Frankenstein edition. An uncommon grey/black colour. Missing the decals on the base of the machine. Why Frankenstein you may ask? Well, the base of the machine has the serial number 784098 meaning its from 1918. The carriage however, has the serial 833609 from 1919. The colours do match, but the serials do not. Has the machine been repaired with another machine? Was this one grey as well or did they swap the paper trays? I'm putting my money on the latter. Platen is black instead of blue.
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1918 Oliver 9 #784098

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Hunter: Reinier Verkleij (DonaldDutchie)
Created: 09-28-2023 at 07:42AM
Last Edit: 12-18-2023 at 04:23AM

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The Oliver Nr 9. Frankenstein edition. An uncommon grey/black colour. Missing the decals on the base of the machine. Why Frankenstein you may ask? Well, the base of the machine has the serial number 784098 meaning its from 1918. The carriage however, has the serial 833609 from 1919. The colours do match, but the serials do not. Has the machine been repaired with another machine? Was this one grey as well or did they swap the paper trays? I'm putting my money on the latter. Platen is black instead of blue.
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The keyboard has been coloured in with blue marker. Why would one do that
The keyboard has been coloured in with blue marker. Why would one do that

Ribben vibrator of a Nr 5. No ribbon selector. This machine is quite strange...
Ribben vibrator of a Nr 5. No ribbon selector. This machine is quite strange...

The paper tray. Does not have the gold colouring. Not sure of they changed it for the grey machines but it does look better this way.
The paper tray. Does not have the gold colouring. Not sure of they changed it for the grey machines but it does look better this way.

Patent plate 1
Patent plate 1

Patent plate 2
Patent plate 2

The serial number
The serial number

Huh
Huh


Original ribbon spools
Original ribbon spools


Hunter: Reinier Verkleij (DonaldDutchie)

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