1952 Imperial Model 60 #6A39524
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Jerry Himes (JJH)
Created: 08-28-2024 at 01:46PM
Last Edit: 09-17-2024 at 02:18PM
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Description:
Big, heavy and very British. The Mod. 60 has a good set of features and the platen, the carriage and the keyboard/type basket are very easy to remove for cleaning and maintenance. These use bespoke spools, which are somewhat rare and can be difficult to find.
Pica typeface and the old Finnish standard keyboard layout.
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Hunter: Jerry Himes (JJH)
Jerry Himes's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 825
I have been looking for ways to spend less time on electronic devices, and because of this I started doing my writing and translation work with pens and pencils, and now on typewriters as well. I have noticed that adding typewriters to the process has been beneficial to the quality of the text, plus it's just more fun this way.
I have started selling and giving away some of my machines now that I have figured out which ones I want to keep. Some people have asked me for working typewriters, so I have been on the lookout for machines purely for that purpose as well. As fun and instructive as it has been, soon it is time to finish this collecting and tinkering and move back to my original intention: writing. I hope.
Machines sold/given away:
Triumph Gabriele 20
Hermes 3000 (French 3rd gen.)
Student (Brother) Portable
Optima (Zentronik) Mod. 42
Scheidegger (Olivetti) President
Olympia SG 3 N
Olivetti RITA
Adler Tippa S
Adler Contessa de Luxe
Olivetti Lettera 32 (1972, Barcelona)
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