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1962 R.C. Allen VisOmatic Serial # A-2211430-11 1962 R.C. Allen VisOmatic typewriter, Serial # A-2211430-11 Mark Petersen's 1962 R.C. Allen VisOmatic typewriter. 2017-12-14 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Mark Petersen: 1962 R.C. Allen VisOmatic Serial # A-2211430-11 After saying I had never typed on an RC Allen and wanted to try one a fellow collector was kind enough to make a generous offer on one of several he had collected. It arrived in good shape and is a visually pleasing typewriter with a lot of useful and solidly built features. At first the touch feels a little on the stiff side but like a KMG after typing a paragraph or two you hardly notice any stiffness. Definitely a workhorse and welcome addition to my collection.

This machine now resides with a very happy Roanoke College math professor, who appreciated the RC initials.

1962 R.C. Allen VisOmatic #A-2211430-11

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Mark Petersen (totallyyourtype)
Created: 04-14-2015 at 09:38PM
Last Edit: 12-14-2017 at 09:58AM


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After saying I had never typed on an RC Allen and wanted to try one a fellow collector was kind enough to make a generous offer on one of several he had collected. It arrived in good shape and is a visually pleasing typewriter with a lot of useful and solidly built features. At first the touch feels a little on the stiff side but like a KMG after typing a paragraph or two you hardly notice any stiffness. Definitely a workhorse and welcome addition to my collection.

This machine now resides with a very happy Roanoke College math professor, who appreciated the RC initials.

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Hunter: Mark Petersen (totallyyourtype)

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I am an aspiring novelist and avid typewriter enthusiast from the New River Valley in Virginia. I am a proud Virginia Tech graduate with an education in creative writing. I use typewriters for all my writing and am working on a novel. I also do street poetry. I often can be found writing on one of my machines in downtown Blacksburg and enjoying a drink.
You can email me at totallyyourtype@gmail.com
You can mail me at Mark Petersen / PO Box 6683 / Christiansburg, VA 24068-6683



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