1936 Continental Standard #580018
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 01-01-2021 at 07:32PM
Last Edit: 01-01-2021 at 07:33PM
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I found this 1936 Continental Standard typewriter in Toms River, New Jersey, in September 2018. The seller insisted that it could ONLY type in German, and held firm to this conviction even despite my best explanations. At any rate, it looks that it was originally purchased in Berlin, though how it got to the United States is something of a mystery. My hunch is that it was likely a war trophy for GIs returning from World War II.
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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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