1949 Oliver 20 #4905382
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Guillermo Fernandez Boan (ORTBRAKER)
Created: 03-17-2016 at 04:06PM
Last Edit: 09-21-2021 at 02:13PM
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Description:
IMHO, there are other Oliver 20's in the Database, and they were all labeled as "Oliver Portable" (just two 1932 typewriters should be considered proper "Oliver Portables", according to their low serial numbers)
In the Database records there are "Oliver Portables", made between 1931 and 1947, whose Serial Numbers raise until the # 122000
And there are "Oliver Model 20" too, made between 1935 and 1950, whose Serial Numbers raise from "over 350000" to "5000000 upwards".
Looks like you can tell an "Oliver Portable" from an "Oliver Number 20" by its serial numbers.
If I am wrong, please let me know. Thanks.
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Hunter: Guillermo Fernandez Boan (ORTBRAKER)
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Argentinian lawyer resident in Buenos Aires city.
For half a century, enthusiast typist. Now enthusiast typewriter hunter.
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