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194 Woodstock 5 Serial # RKS7242 194 Woodstock 5 typewriter, Serial # RKS7242 James Grooms's 194 Woodstock 5 typewriter. 2024-06-21 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Grooms: 194 Woodstock 5 Serial # RKS7242 Help me figure this one out. It has a SN that doesn't match up with any that I see. It is a carriage shift. Looks like some, but then the side doors are different. And the tab set is unusual compared to most.

194 Woodstock 5 #RKS7242

Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 06-21-2024 at 05:47AM
Last Edit: 06-21-2024 at 05:47AM


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Help me figure this one out. It has a SN that doesn't match up with any that I see. It is a carriage shift. Looks like some, but then the side doors are different. And the tab set is unusual compared to most.

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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)

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As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandfather was on a small town school board and used one for this. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! The long dormant tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved in circa 2010, Yes a believe it or not story is next, when a Hermes 3000 comes home with the girlfriend from work for free. Yes, free! From there the addiction is full steam. And yes, I now have a No. 5. Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose.



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