1942 Remington 17 #J596477
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Laurenz van Gaalen (Laurenz)
Created: 12-02-2024 at 12:37PM
Last Edit: 12-02-2024 at 03:36PM
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Description:
Telegrapher’s “mill”. Probably serviced, repaired and/or rebuild by “ASPA”. The plate on the left side of the machine is a repair of a crack in the hull.
The serial number doesn’t fit in the serial number table, so the year 1942 is an educated guess.
My pen pal in the US served as radio operator in the US Coast Guard. The typed text in the machine is a facsimile of one of his exercises.
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Hunter: Laurenz van Gaalen (Laurenz)
Laurenz van Gaalen's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 1921
I live in The Netherlands.
Most common typewriter brands over here are Triumph/Adler, Olympia, Erika, Olivetti, Remington and Brother.
I collect and restore typewriters to learn about their design and to write with them.
laurenz@planet.nl
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