1953 Torpedo 18b #689438
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Geir Kihle Hanssen (Teioch)
Created: 05-06-2022 at 09:05AM
Last Edit: 05-06-2022 at 09:06AM
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An incredibly lovely green Torpedo 18B flat top design. I've looked very closely at this machine and have only found one single very small scratch on it. I'm deeply infatuated by the design and colour, and the machine types wonderfully as well. My only gripe with this generation Torpedo is that the front feet are positioned so far ahead, so you can't place the typewriter to peek a bit out from the table. I would also have loved to have this with the previous generation style with glass key tops.
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Hunter: Geir Kihle Hanssen (Teioch)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
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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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