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1939 Rheinmetall KsT Serial # 234453 1939 Rheinmetall KsT typewriter, Serial # 234453 Geir Kihle Hanssen's 1939 Rheinmetall KsT typewriter. 2022-01-07 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Geir Kihle Hanssen: 1939 Rheinmetall KsT Serial # 234453 Rheinmetall KsT from 1939 with gorgeous mahogany woodgrain paint. Bought from an elderly lady who got it from her father. She remembered messing around with it as a child, so it had been in their family likely since it was bought new. Sadly, she could not even recall that the ribbon spools ever had the lids it should have, so they are long lost, which is unfortunate, but not a total deal breaker.

The only issue with the machine is that the type arm rest has broken off its old vulcanized rubber "bolts" that held it up. It is clear that the rubber has deteriorated and gotten first very soft, then very brittle. The one intact "bolt" hangs down. The others had broken off, but the remaining pieces that had fallen to the bottom of the crate too had the same bent down shape. Shouldn't be too hard to make a DIY fix. Until then, the type arm rest can be pushed into place and holds itself up through mere friction and pressure until farther, though it is not positioned optimally this way.

1939 Rheinmetall KsT #234453

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Geir Kihle Hanssen (Teioch)
Created: 01-07-2022 at 08:16AM
Last Edit: 01-07-2022 at 08:20AM

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Rheinmetall KsT from 1939 with gorgeous mahogany woodgrain paint. Bought from an elderly lady who got it from her father. She remembered messing around with it as a child, so it had been in their family likely since it was bought new. Sadly, she could not even recall that the ribbon spools ever had the lids it should have, so they are long lost, which is unfortunate, but not a total deal breaker.

The only issue with the machine is that the type arm rest has broken off its old vulcanized rubber "bolts" that held it up. It is clear that the rubber has deteriorated and gotten first very soft, then very brittle. The one intact "bolt" hangs down. The others had broken off, but the remaining pieces that had fallen to the bottom of the crate too had the same bent down shape. Shouldn't be too hard to make a DIY fix. Until then, the type arm rest can be pushed into place and holds itself up through mere friction and pressure until farther, though it is not positioned optimally this way.

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Hunter: Geir Kihle Hanssen (Teioch)

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I am a Norwegian fellow who enjoys tinkering and fixing up typewriters. One day I decided I wanted a typewriter to write letters on. I bought one that turned out not to work. I got annoyed and decided I should be able to figure out what was wrong and fix it. I did it, but the rush of successfully mending such an intricate machine was like a drug. I wanted more. I decided I would try to buy non-functioning, but pretty machines, fix them and sell them before repeating the process. What I didn't expect was that I would fall in love with the machines I fix so now I suddenly find myself a bit of a collector.


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