1965 Webster XL-500 #F5774845
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
Created: 02-18-2025 at 08:38AM
Last Edit: 02-18-2025 at 08:38AM
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Description:
I purchased this Webster very reasonably at a local antiques shop in the summer of 2022. It was in nice shape; the rubber was in good condition, with the exception of the grommets that hold the ribbon cover. I cleaned it up and installed a new ribbon and it worked well, but the feel of Japanese typewriters of this era doesn't appeal to me.
Gave to a friend in November 2022.
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Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
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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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