1932 Orga Privat 5 #159419
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 10-05-2023 at 08:13AM
Last Edit: 10-05-2023 at 08:14AM
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Description:
I've always wanted an Orga Privat since seeing half of one in Willy Wonka's office in the chocolate factory. This one was from the Bob Aubert collection of Delran, NJ (August, 2023). It needed quite a bit of cleaning, and the plating on the typebars is a little flaky, but otherwise makes for a nice specimen. It was likely a war trophy, given the Munich dealer shop on the front, and "Fred's Typewriter Service" from some still-unknown American location on the back.
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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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