1954 Brosette Portable #16872
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mike Pesarchick (Roundybout)
Created: 05-04-2025 at 10:38AM
Last Edit: 05-04-2025 at 10:43AM
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A fascinating and rare little ultraportable. It might not be my best typer, but I always smile when I use it. Though it's about the size of a Skywriter, I find the touch to be a little heavier and much smoother. It is a well-built machine indeed.
I found this machine at an estate sale in 2023 in the corner of a room behind an Underwood 5 and a Selectric I. The owner was born and living in Poland when Germany invaded in 1939 and eventually fled Germany by hopping a merchant ship. He then joined the Canadian navy and served in the Korean War. An altogether fascinating life, and I have dubbed this machine "Seigfriend" in his honor.
One keyboard note I find interesting - the tilda key at the far right end of the top row of keys does not advance the carriage. If you shift and type the key, it creates a ^ character. I bet this was deliberate.
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Hunter: Mike Pesarchick (Roundybout)
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By day, I'm a municipal city planner. By night, I'm an avid historic preservationist and typewriter enthusiast. While I've had many machines come and go, I keep the rarer machines for myself to admire and write with. Go Bills!
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