1956 Tower Quiet-Tabulator #5ST546149
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 12-15-2024 at 09:52PM
Last Edit: 12-16-2024 at 07:46AM
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Description:
Great cosmetics, but some rust in the segment and the typebars and links were a mess due to someone trying to force things. Slug alignment, except for a funky uppercase Q came out good considering the punishment it underwent. Super clean case as well.
My table makes it look pinkish, but it is tan.
$97.50 for xmas 1956.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 10168
As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandparents had a No 5. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! A casual interest in typewriters started with a garage sale 3 bank simply because it said Underwood on it. Typewriters were found here and there , but I wasn't actively looking for them. The long dormant collecting tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved.
Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose. My goal is type tested machines. My interests are not isolated to anyone area. For example, I am a big fan of Smith Corona electrics, mid century electrics and all things Royal.
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