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1919 Oliver 9 Serial # 770318 1919 Oliver 9 typewriter, Serial # 770318 Brian Hammack's 1919 Oliver 9 typewriter. 2020-03-13 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brian Hammack: 1919 Oliver 9 Serial # 770318 Found in an antique store for 1/3 of the original price because the carriage was locked up solid. Much lubrication and nudging later, the carriage plays freely now. Had to replace the cord with 100#-test coated picture hanging wire. One day I will get the roller replaced because a hundred years of banging on it has left it totally pocked up so upper case and letters with ascenders (especially 'h') tend not to come out completely. I love the font. This baby is heavy as heck. My bucket-list machine!

1919 Oliver 9 #770318

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brian Hammack (TheMushroom)
Created: 03-13-2020 at 12:47AM
Last Edit: 03-13-2020 at 01:16AM

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Found in an antique store for 1/3 of the original price because the carriage was locked up solid. Much lubrication and nudging later, the carriage plays freely now. Had to replace the cord with 100#-test coated picture hanging wire. One day I will get the roller replaced because a hundred years of banging on it has left it totally pocked up so upper case and letters with ascenders (especially 'h') tend not to come out completely. I love the font. This baby is heavy as heck. My bucket-list machine!

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Full frontal
Full frontal

Carriage advance and return, all in one when slapped.
Carriage advance and return, all in one when slapped.

Right margin setter.
Right margin setter.

Left margin and tabs setters.
Left margin and tabs setters.

Underside of carriage, removed. Olivers shipped without the carriages in place, according to the manual.
Underside of carriage, removed. Olivers shipped without the carriages in place, according to the manual.

The back without the carriage in place. Hook at the end of the tension string is next to the spring case.
The back without the carriage in place. Hook at the end of the tension string is next to the spring case.

Back of machine in normal use.
Back of machine in normal use.

Hunter: Brian Hammack (TheMushroom)

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Got my first typewriter at age 4, a Tom Thumb. Got my first real typewriter at age 15, a Smith-Corona DeVille. Have been collecting typewriters since 2010 when I found a 1945 Smith-Corona Silent at an estate sale. Current count is around 12, half of them are in storage .


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