191X Oliver 9 #617577
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Rosenzweig (MarkR)
Created: 03-13-2014 at 05:40PM
Last Edit: 03-13-2014 at 05:41PM
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Description:
Greek keyboard. Note wings on sides below carriage -- they are useful for picking up this heavy machine. All typebars are mounted on U-shaped arms. Arm shown in downward position can hold a pencil and thus be used for drawing lines. Has separate shift keys for figures and capitals. Serial number indicates machine was produced during the period 1915-1919. Made in USA
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Hunter: Mark Rosenzweig (MarkR)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 316
I have collected typewriters since the early 1970s. My first collectible machine was a Mignon, but I also had everyday typers then, first a Voss ST-24 and an Olivetti Praxis 48, and then a Hermes 3000 and a Hermes 10. Over the last decade or so, I've turned my focus from early machines (Lambert, Blickensderfer, Hammond, Smith-Premier, etc.) to portables.
Besides typewriters, I also am avid about Studebakers, and have had a 1964 Studebaker GT Hawk since 1979.
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