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1956 IBM Model B Serial # 535431 1956 IBM Model B typewriter, Serial # 535431 Ben Taniguchi's 1956 IBM Model B typewriter. 2020-10-05 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Ben Taniguchi: 1956 IBM Model B Serial # 535431 I purchased this Model B along with a Selectric I for $5 each at a YWCA thrift store on 1/20/2000. It worked perfectly up to the time I stopped using it in 2008. Due to years of non-use, the carriage does not advance and the carriage return does not function. The typeface specimen was made in 2000.

1956 IBM Model B #535431

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Ben Taniguchi (Imperial59)
Created: 08-17-2020 at 08:06PM
Last Edit: 10-05-2020 at 07:07PM

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I purchased this Model B along with a Selectric I for $5 each at a YWCA thrift store on 1/20/2000. It worked perfectly up to the time I stopped using it in 2008. Due to years of non-use, the carriage does not advance and the carriage return does not function. The typeface specimen was made in 2000.

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Hunter: Ben Taniguchi (Imperial59)

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I have a small collection of both manual and electric typewriters (used to have more). I started collecting when I was in my late teens back in the late 80's. The first vintage typewriter that I bought was a Smith Corona Silent from around 1939. It was burgundy colored with keys that had a black background and white letters.


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