1960 Aztec (Groma) 800 #1025590
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Blind Assassin (BlindAssassin111)
Created: 07-21-2026 at 07:34PM
Last Edit: 07-21-2026 at 07:34PM
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Description:
Got the machine from New York on July 14th, 2026.
Extremely excited to get this machine back up and running soon but for now it needs a good clean and some replacement parts (like the carriage latch levers, and the touch control selector which was shattered sadly).
Hope to see more of these uploaded one day, but being the first on TWDB with the revised ribbon cover is neat lol.
More images to come once it is ready for "glamour shots"
Typeface: Mercedes 17/2 Pica
Layout: US QWERTY
Typeface Specimen:
Hunter: Blind Assassin (BlindAssassin111)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 472
Started collecting in March 2025. Have had quite a few machines so far, but trying to keep limit to specific machines so I don't have too many. Currently have ~20-30
My current collection goal is to own all cubic typefaces, with the limitation that each must be on a different model. Just to keep things interesting so everything has its' own place in the collection. I also have a few others that I just wanted to own, so not everything is cubic.
Cubics in the collection:
- Brother 0 Cubic Pica (real name unknown): Wizard Truetype (typebar swap)
- Caracteres CSA 11A Cubic Pica: Facit TP1
- Novatype Recta 38: Loose typebars (plan to install eventually)
- Olympia Senatorial No.71: Olympia SM7
- Ro 83 Cubic (real name unknown): Loose typebars (removed from a Torpedo 18b, severe rust)
- Ro 85 Cubic Pica: Loose typebars (will be a slug swap into something eventually)
- Ro 87 Cubic Elite: Princess 300 (typebar swap from a Maritsa 11), and Adler J2
- SCM Classic Pica No. 85 DC: Sears Medalist Electric 12 (originally just loose bars from a repair shop)
- SCM Classic Pica No. 85 U: Loose bars (came from a destroyed Electra 120, some slugs have damage)
- SCM Classic Elite No. 86 S: Loose bars (came from a destroyed Electra 220)
- SCM Tempo No. 93 (real name unknown, this is the printwheel name of the typeface): Loose bars (eventually will be in an SCM electric)
- Setag Techno Pica: Hermes 3000
- Setag Techno Elite: Hermes 2000 (slug swap)
- Zeta P7 Techno Pica: Consul 231.3
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