1961 Cole Steel Portable #3-156490
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Benjamin Esh (Besh27)
Created: 10-05-2024 at 07:01PM
Last Edit: 10-06-2024 at 04:38PM
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Description:
Cole Steel Portable Typewriter. Surprisingly, this machines types well and has a good feel to it. It was a recent pickup on shop goodwill. It needed a considerable amount of cleaning. The case was cracked either at the store (after they took the auction photos) or during transit. Either way, I will be performing some repairs on this case so it looks clean again and that the cracks are fixed and don't get any larger.
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Hunter: Benjamin Esh (Besh27)
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I'm a software engineer in the Chicagoland area. I've been collecting "vintage" vinyl, computers, mechanical keyboards and typewriters since I was a kid. Born into an analog world, but grew up in a digital one.
My wife is a writer and I enjoy problem solving and puzzles, so naturally fixing I fell in love with fixing and maintaining typewriters and she then gets to enjoy all of these machines!
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