1958 Optima Elite 3 #1041535
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Montague Withnail (Thistlebright)
Created: 10-12-2024 at 10:06AM
Last Edit: 10-24-2024 at 06:17AM
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Description:
Meet "Hildy" - named after the fast-talking, fast-typing news hound that Rosalind Russell plays in the classic film "His Girl Friday"! She was the first machine in our collection - I just fell in love with that "57 Chevy" look about it, the chrome and curves. I can almost hear the typebars humming like an engine under the hood. KAPOWIE! It's love.
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Hunter: Montague Withnail (Thistlebright)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 540
Started with one typewriter in our small cottage, and ended up with over twenty! Transformed a closet into a gothic "typewriterbrary" and it makes a great centerpiece for the house, and an easy way to access all the typewriters for writing letters, journaling, and whatnot, as well as keeping them dust-free in the betweentimes.
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