1963 Adler J3 #3316127
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
Created: 02-18-2025 at 09:11AM
Last Edit: 11-13-2025 at 08:49AM
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Purchased in October 2022. It was a bit dirty and had a hard platen. I also discovered that one of the ribbon drive gears had a broken pin (plastic) so the ribbon wasn't advancing in one direction. I fixed that by drilling a hole into the plastic gear and installing a metal roll pin. This is one of the nicest-feeling typewriters I've used: the carriage return is incredibly smooth. Despite the plastic body, the typewriter has a heavy, solid feel. My only real complaint is the carrying case: it is so fussy to get it to close.
Update: sold to another collector November 2025. I know I'm going to miss this one. It typed so well.
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Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
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I "accidentally" started collecting typwriters in the fall of 2020. After my daughter got one cheap at a junk shop, and hearing that she intended to use it to write some old fashioned snail-mail letters to friends, I decided to get "a" typewriter myself to do the same. The first one was a real lucky break: a pristine 1950 Smith-Corona Sterling in perfect condition. From there I got interested in other brands and in refurbishing dirty and forgotten machines. I've had 65+ typewriters at this point, passing many along to excited new owners to keep my collection hovering around 20 machines.
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