1966 Brother Opus 888 #L6452419
Status: My Collection
Hunter: John Abbott (TruckerGeek)
Created: 01-05-2020 at 04:20PM
Last Edit: 01-05-2020 at 05:15PM
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Description:
I am reasonable confident this is a 1966 rather than a 1976 as the keys changed over to black in 1974/75. The Opus 888 is not mentioned in the database until 1967. However, the "L" prefix to the serial number tells us November, so pretty safe thinking a November 1966 is realistic.
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Hunter: John Abbott (TruckerGeek)
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I started my collection back in 2017 when I found a 1993 Brother WP-1250, which was very close to the typewriter I owned and used to write letters home while I was stationed in Korea serving in the US Air Force (I later discovered it was most likely the Brother WP-1150, so I picked that up). In 2018, my wife took me to one of the local antique store and I saw an old typewriter that caught my eye. My wife purchased it for me for Christmas (a 1932 Royal 10). My wife and I decided to limit my collection to 5 typewriters, so I need to sell off my surplus.
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