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1956 Groma Kolibri Serial # 587922 1956 Groma Kolibri typewriter, Serial # 587922 Matt Watkins's 1956 Groma Kolibri typewriter. 2024-10-18 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Matt Watkins: 1956 Groma Kolibri Serial # 587922 Picked up in a lot of 16 typewriters this was the one I'd heard most about from John Van Cleave on YouTube and delighted it's such a compact and quality unit. I think this will likely replace my Skyriter as an ultra-portable. Beefy little unit!

1956 Groma Kolibri #587922

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Matt Watkins (Ignaciob)
Created: 03-25-2024 at 11:52PM
Last Edit: 10-18-2024 at 04:49AM

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Picked up in a lot of 16 typewriters this was the one I'd heard most about from John Van Cleave on YouTube and delighted it's such a compact and quality unit. I think this will likely replace my Skyriter as an ultra-portable. Beefy little unit!

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Serial number on the bottom near the space bar.
Serial number on the bottom near the space bar.

The case is well executed with a buckle and two snaps.
The case is well executed with a buckle and two snaps.

Mine just has the Germany logo...no stamp about "Germany USSR Occupied" I've seen on others.
Mine just has the Germany logo...no stamp about "Germany USSR Occupied" I've seen on others.

The Kolibri even takes a standard-sized robbon...need not be the small one ultra-portables usually require.
The Kolibri even takes a standard-sized robbon...need not be the small one ultra-portables usually require.

I love this angle. Chrome and great aesthetic.
I love this angle. Chrome and great aesthetic.

Three-quarter view
Three-quarter view

Close up
Close up

Hunter: Matt Watkins (Ignaciob)

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First hunt and pecked on a 60's Smith Corona Sterling my mother had and Took typing class in 1982 on an IBM Selectric as a means to get into the computer class my sophomore year. Probably reached 60wpm. Once I moved over to computers I never really went back to typewriters, but 40 years later I find myself enjoying the sound, feel, and smell of a now-vintage Selectric 2 and just picked up a 1955 Silent Super. We'll see how far down the rabbit hole I go....

Update: July 2024. I have 26 typewriters at this point including an identical Selectric I used in high school. The collection kick started in April when I bought 16 in one purchase from a collector on his way out of the hobby. I've also had the good fortune of helping my local air museum find several period-correct WWII typewriters and even gave away a pristine 50's Smith Corona Silent Super to a 19 year old that was enamored typewriters.


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