195x Antares Parva #C-056464
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Kevin Nutt (kmnutt)
Created: 08-03-2025 at 09:01AM
Last Edit: 08-03-2025 at 09:47AM
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Description:
Date of Purchase: Brodheadsville, PA
Place of Purchase: 08/02/2025
This was a Facebook Marketplace purchase.
The seller did not know any history about this machine. They had originally bought it at a thrift store approximately 10 years ago (2015) and it sat in storage all these years. They were thankful to sell it to someone who had would appreciate and give it some life.
Parva trick: Flip the lid upside down in your lap with the handle towards you, then set the typewriter in the inverted cover. It’s made to nest in your lap like that as a portable office, and it places it at the right height for typing. Best true laptop typewriter ever made!
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Hunter: Kevin Nutt (kmnutt)
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With nearly three decades in information technology and over twenty years specializing in cybersecurity, I bring a unique perspective to typewriter collecting that bridges the digital and mechanical worlds. As the son of a farmer-turned-chemical engineer, I inherited both my father's hands-on problem-solving mindset and his deep curiosity about how things work.
Growing up under his guidance, I learned to build, repair, and tinker. This experience gave me a lasting appreciation for mechanical ingenuity and ultimately led me to typewriters. I'm fascinated by their intricate mechanisms and rich history, and by the role these remarkable machines played in transforming human communication long before the digital era.
When not working on typewriters, I love working with my hands on various projects: building custom mechanical keyboards, creating miniatures, building furniture, or other hands-on creative work that captures my attention.
Based in Central Pennsylvania less than 10 miles from the famous Olivetti-Underwood Factory in Harrisburg, PA, I've found the region to be a fruitful source of vintage machines - and so my collection keeps growing.
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