1960 Adler Primus #1641786
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Rice (TypewriterNoob)
Created: 03-04-2022 at 08:49PM
Last Edit: 03-04-2022 at 08:56PM
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Description:
I purchased this Adler Primus in November 2021 at an antique mall in Madison, Wisconsin for $52. It types well and is good cosmetic condition. I have not cleaned it yet.
There two serial numbers under the carriage on the right and left. I used the 1641786 number to date the machine. I don't know what the N541624 number represents.
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Hunter: Mark Rice (TypewriterNoob)
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I'm over 60 now, but bought my first typewriter (a 1920's Underwood) when I was a teenager for $5.00. Unfortunately, I sold it 15 years later for $5.00 because I thought it was a useless, outdated boat anchor. Fast forward 35 years and I bought a Smith Corona Tabulator at a garage sale for $5.00 to show my grandchildren what a manual typewriter is and how it works. A couple years later, I bought an Oliver No. 9 at an antique store for $54 because of its interesting design. Within a month, I had spent over $1,000 and bought 16 more typewriters from a 1905 Remington No. 6 upstrike to an electric Olivetti Praxis 48.
I'm pretty handy, so my plan is to clean and repair them. I'll keep some for my private collection and sell others to support my new typewriter addiction.
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