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1965 Brother De luxe 905 Serial # G5780292 1965 Brother De luxe 905 typewriter, Serial # G5780292 James Grooms's 1965 Brother De luxe 905 typewriter. 2026-06-15 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Grooms: 1965 Brother De luxe 905 Serial # G5780292 The Brothers are coming at me fast! A Deluxe 905, which is same as the other early wide carriage machines that are "JP-3" in your drop down. See the links for other examples of the wide carriage machines.

The latches that hold this in the case were smashed flat, so it was bouncing around. The rear panel is bent up. The mainspring and escape have issues. The LS platen knob is bent. I found the silencer spring and some of the ribbon drive links in the case. I have a 510D for parts, so we shall see.
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I knew, obviously, it had been shipped sometime in the past. It was part of a lot and tossed in the parts pile.

It was a nice typewriter before it was shipped. I imagine the escape silencer spring (image) was locked or dragging, and this knocked the draw cord off. Then it was parked. In no particular order:
The LS platen knob was bent. The shaft's washer was missing, and the variable screws were loose. Not a good sign.
The back panel was bent into the margin sets.
The paper table has two tension springs on these wide carriage models. They were mangled.
The LS ribbon drive link was floating in the case.
The escape spring was fubar.
The segment pivot bearing brackets had been moved or knocked over.
And the big one, the U-bar was out of its pivot on the LS. How does that happen?

A very challenging project. It polished up nicely, even with the 'character' rash and dents. I'm telling ya, it was pristine before it went bouncing down the road.

Elite no. 2 is small at nearly 13 CPI.

1965 Brother De luxe 905 #G5780292

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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 03-11-2026 at 12:56PM
Last Edit: 06-15-2026 at 03:56AM

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The Brothers are coming at me fast! A Deluxe 905, which is same as the other early wide carriage machines that are "JP-3" in your drop down. See the links for other examples of the wide carriage machines.

The latches that hold this in the case were smashed flat, so it was bouncing around. The rear panel is bent up. The mainspring and escape have issues. The LS platen knob is bent. I found the silencer spring and some of the ribbon drive links in the case. I have a 510D for parts, so we shall see.
********
I knew, obviously, it had been shipped sometime in the past. It was part of a lot and tossed in the parts pile.

It was a nice typewriter before it was shipped. I imagine the escape silencer spring (image) was locked or dragging, and this knocked the draw cord off. Then it was parked. In no particular order:
The LS platen knob was bent. The shaft's washer was missing, and the variable screws were loose. Not a good sign.
The back panel was bent into the margin sets.
The paper table has two tension springs on these wide carriage models. They were mangled.
The LS ribbon drive link was floating in the case.
The escape spring was fubar.
The segment pivot bearing brackets had been moved or knocked over.
And the big one, the U-bar was out of its pivot on the LS. How does that happen?

A very challenging project. It polished up nicely, even with the 'character' rash and dents. I'm telling ya, it was pristine before it went bouncing down the road.

Elite no. 2 is small at nearly 13 CPI.

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