1960 R.C. Allen VisOmatic A #8-2144460 13
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Gifford (giffer)
Created: 01-16-2018 at 06:04PM
Last Edit: 07-23-2025 at 01:08PM
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Couldn't resist this beautiful beast. Unfortunately, the line spacing selector snapped off during shipping (the machine was packed upside down). As soon as I can figure out how to unlock the carriage I'll get to typing. Help! Also wasn't sure about the serial number, as there are more numbers showing than in the database, but I'm guessing 1960. Again, help!
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Hunter: James Gifford (giffer)
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I am a writer and book editor as well as a collector of typewriters. It started with an Hermes 3000 desktop, which I stupidly sold last year, but now another sits on my desk for typing envelopes with a beautiful sans serif typeface. I type every day on different machines in my collection, which stands at about 60 at the moment. Favourites include my two 3000s, a 1930s Smith-Corona Silent, the Olivetti Studio 44 (red case), and a crinkle, chrome-encircled Royal Quiet Deluxe. I have also been finding very inexpensive Royal 10s of late; I currently own three, two from the 1910s and the other a later model, and another (1931) I sold to a friend at cost for his son, who appreciates vintage things. I am always on the lookout for new and interesting machines and often trade or sell to try new models. Living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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