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1955 Empire Aristocrat Serial # AZ231139 1955 Empire Aristocrat typewriter, Serial # AZ231139 Jonathan Crowe's 1955 Empire Aristocrat typewriter. 2023-01-22 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Jonathan Crowe: 1955 Empire Aristocrat Serial # AZ231139 Found at a flea market in Renfrew, Ontario, costing all of $23 and in apparently non-functional condition. The carriage rail was detached on the left hand side, which we've fixed, so now the carriage, escapement and backspace work properly. Still needs more work and a lot of cleaning, after which I will update this listing.

1955 Empire Aristocrat #AZ231139

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Jonathan Crowe (mcwetboy)
Created: 12-11-2022 at 07:18PM
Last Edit: 01-22-2023 at 02:22PM


Description:

Found at a flea market in Renfrew, Ontario, costing all of $23 and in apparently non-functional condition. The carriage rail was detached on the left hand side, which we've fixed, so now the carriage, escapement and backspace work properly. Still needs more work and a lot of cleaning, after which I will update this listing.

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Cleaning in progress.
Cleaning in progress.

Hunter: Jonathan Crowe (mcwetboy)

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Jonathan Crowe blogs about maps at The Map Room and writes about science fiction and fantasy; his work has been published by AE, The New York Review of Science Fiction, Strange Horizons and Tor.com. He lives in Shawville, Quebec.



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