1965 Facit TP1 #P373468
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Ursula Sadiq (Ursula)
Created: 06-04-2023 at 01:17PM
Last Edit: 06-04-2023 at 01:27PM
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Description:
On the day I started collecting typewriters, my aunt gifted me this one. She mentioned it was one of the first purchases of significance she & my uncle made together. I got it serviced and it types nicely. I really like the red inside of the carrying case.
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Hunter: Ursula Sadiq (Ursula)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 155
So it was the winter of 2023 and I found three typewriters in my basement. (I knew they were there, but I hadn't thought about them in years). So I pulled them out and fell in love with all things manual typewriter. In short order my aunt gifted me 2 more, a cousin set 3 my way, various friends were happy to unload typewriters from their attics & garages to my Home for Wayward Typewriters. ... So now, spring of 2023 I have a collection of 13 typewriters, in various stages of functionality, I have intent to fix them all, starting any day now. . . meanwhile, I am learning and documenting and dreaming
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