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1936 DM 4 Serial # 0114788 1936 DM 4 typewriter, Serial # 0114788 James Gifford's 1936 DM 4 typewriter. 2016-10-10 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Gifford: 1936 DM 4 Serial # 0114788 I found this little beauty in excellent condition, with case, at a local consignment shop for less than what I might pay for, say, a mid-century Smith-Corona. My guess would be that a German immigrant brought this piece to Canada after the war. It's the first QWERTZ typewriter in my collection. I'm having trouble narrowing down the date, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

1936 DM 4 #0114788

Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Gifford (giffer)
Created: 10-08-2016 at 10:01AM
Last Edit: 10-10-2016 at 01:33PM

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I found this little beauty in excellent condition, with case, at a local consignment shop for less than what I might pay for, say, a mid-century Smith-Corona. My guess would be that a German immigrant brought this piece to Canada after the war. It's the first QWERTZ typewriter in my collection. I'm having trouble narrowing down the date, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

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The serial number is on the underside of the machine.
The serial number is on the underside of the machine.

Hunter: James Gifford (giffer)

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I am a writer and book editor as well as a collector of typewriters. It started with an Hermes 3000 desktop, which I stupidly sold last year, but now another sits on my desk for typing envelopes with a beautiful sans serif typeface. I type every day on different machines in my collection, which stands at about 60 at the moment. Favourites include my two 3000s, a 1930s Smith-Corona Silent, the Olivetti Studio 44 (red case), and a crinkle, chrome-encircled Royal Quiet Deluxe. I have also been finding very inexpensive Royal 10s of late; I currently own three, two from the 1910s and the other a later model, and another (1931) I sold to a friend at cost for his son, who appreciates vintage things. I am always on the lookout for new and interesting machines and often trade or sell to try new models. Living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.


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