1920 Oliver No 9 #850414
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Rice (TypewriterNoob)
Created: 02-08-2022 at 08:42PM
Last Edit: 03-03-2022 at 07:00PM
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Description:
I purchased this Oliver No. 9 typewriter in August 2021 from an antique mall in Pardeeville, Wisconsin. This typewriter officially started off my typewriter addiction in which I purchased 40 typewriters over the next 6 months.
The draw band was disconnected and two of the keys sticking together. Easy fixes plus a ribbon replacement and it's working nicely. It's missing the pencil holder and one little chrome knob on a spool cover. The decals are in pretty good shape.
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Hunter: Mark Rice (TypewriterNoob)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 730
I'm over 60 now, but bought my first typewriter (a 1920's Underwood) when I was a teenager for $5.00. Unfortunately, I sold it 15 years later for $5.00 because I thought it was a useless, outdated boat anchor. Fast forward 35 years and I bought a Smith Corona Tabulator at a garage sale for $5.00 to show my grandchildren what a manual typewriter is and how it works. A couple years later, I bought an Oliver No. 9 at an antique store for $54 because of its interesting design. Within a month, I had spent over $1,000 and bought 16 more typewriters from a 1905 Remington No. 6 upstrike to an electric Olivetti Praxis 48.
I'm pretty handy, so my plan is to clean and repair them. I'll keep some for my private collection and sell others to support my new typewriter addiction.
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