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1962 IBM Selectric I Serial # 4360582 1962 IBM Selectric I typewriter, Serial # 4360582 Stephen Cook's 1962 IBM Selectric I typewriter. 2024-02-01 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Stephen Cook: 1962 IBM Selectric I Serial # 4360582 Previously in my collection, 6121 725. Paint was in a bit of a sorry state and I only kept it for the Blue keys but it was taking up space. I was approached to sell the Blue Keys and other plastic parts and although very reluctant to alter the original state, the parts were wanted in France and it was simply not practical to ship the entire machine. I had attempted to sell it here in NZ but there was no interest at all. The buyer understood that without the keys etc the machine was virtually useless and that I would have to sell those parts as if it were the whole machine, but that I would be happy to remove the parts and ship just those. That was really the best option because they weighed considerably less, and the machine was also a very early design where you need to remove the bottom cover first, then the top cover and just a pain to actually service. The machine itself mechanically was actually in very good clean condition but I had no attachment otherwise so I stripped it. I was going to part it out but then out of the blue got offered some grey parts to replace the blue ones. Bonus, I fitted those, gave it a good service and it found a new home with a fellow-enthusiast and thus saved from the dump. :-)

1962 IBM Selectric I #4360582

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Hunter: Stephen Cook (Cookee)
Created: 02-01-2024 at 05:17PM
Last Edit: 02-01-2024 at 05:22PM

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Previously in my collection, 6121 725. Paint was in a bit of a sorry state and I only kept it for the Blue keys but it was taking up space. I was approached to sell the Blue Keys and other plastic parts and although very reluctant to alter the original state, the parts were wanted in France and it was simply not practical to ship the entire machine. I had attempted to sell it here in NZ but there was no interest at all. The buyer understood that without the keys etc the machine was virtually useless and that I would have to sell those parts as if it were the whole machine, but that I would be happy to remove the parts and ship just those. That was really the best option because they weighed considerably less, and the machine was also a very early design where you need to remove the bottom cover first, then the top cover and just a pain to actually service. The machine itself mechanically was actually in very good clean condition but I had no attachment otherwise so I stripped it. I was going to part it out but then out of the blue got offered some grey parts to replace the blue ones. Bonus, I fitted those, gave it a good service and it found a new home with a fellow-enthusiast and thus saved from the dump. :-)

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SN 4360582

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Many hobbies, IBM Selectric Typewriters is one of them. Ex IBM Customer Engineer based in Wellington, New Zealand, 47 years Selectric experience. Active on the GolfballTypewriterShop on Facebook. After leaving IBM I worked for Triumph-Adler NZ for several years starting as a field engineer, moving up to Dealer Technical Support finally being conscripted into the National Service Manager role (I preferred being a tech) so I have a fondness for TA machines also.


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