1929 L.C. Smith 8 #934242B 10
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 05-23-2024 at 01:24PM
Last Edit: 07-10-2024 at 05:31PM
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Description:
A few days away from becoming a flower pot like her Underwood partner. A quick extraction and the Alien seed status was aborted. External cosmetics were on par for a decades long display piece cleaned with whatever was on hand at the moment. The paper table bore the brunt of it. The upside was no internal rust and after the full arsenal of polishing weapons she looks pretty good.
The office standard with balls of steel!!!!
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 10656
As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandparents had a No 5. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! A casual interest in typewriters started with a garage sale 3 bank simply because it said Underwood on it. Typewriters were found here and there , but I wasn't actively looking for them. The long dormant collecting tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved.
Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose. My goal is type tested machines. My interests are not isolated to anyone area. For example, I am a big fan of Smith Corona electrics, mid century electrics and all things Royal.
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