1920 Century 10 #HV00498
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 07-21-2024 at 07:53AM
Last Edit: 07-21-2024 at 07:54AM
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Description:
This Russian-language Century 10 typewriter is very sharp, and was purchased from the collection of Bob Aubert in Delran, NJ in July of 2024. It didn't take much cleaning to get it looking as nice as it is here. Such a weird little machine. And the limitations of a three-bank typewriter for the Russian language are apparent: not enough keys for all of the characters, so some characters are split atop the secondary shift for other characters, so typing it can be something of a nightmare. Plus, no question marks???
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Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
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Professor of Political Science and Director of Russian Area Studies at Villanova University. Writes about alcohol politics, Russia, and international law when not refurbishing old typewriters.
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