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1966 Sears Medalist Electric 12 Serial # SM6V-101766 1966 Sears Medalist Electric 12 typewriter, Serial # SM6V-101766 Mei Travis's 1966 Sears Medalist Electric 12 typewriter. 2022-09-06 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Mei Travis: 1966 Sears Medalist Electric 12 Serial # SM6V-101766 I wish I knew the exact year. Sears catalogs listed these from 1967 - 1970. I purchased the whole package for $7.95 just to get the little SCM international Change-a-Type set, and it turned out to be an excellent Pica typewriter once I made a few repairs. I straightened couple of bent links, moved the tab set/clear activator a hair to the left, and glued some cracked bits. Most of the plastic levers are gone, but there's enough metal for smooth operations. The previous owner added a rope handle on the front, probably for easier lifting. Someday I'll figure out how to make the 4-color ribbon. Until then, I moistened the all-black one inside with a little WD40.

1966 Sears Medalist Electric 12 #SM6V-101766

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Hunter: Mei Travis (meilynne)
Created: 12-22-2021 at 09:25PM
Last Edit: 09-06-2022 at 06:58PM

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I wish I knew the exact year. Sears catalogs listed these from 1967 - 1970. I purchased the whole package for $7.95 just to get the little SCM international Change-a-Type set, and it turned out to be an excellent Pica typewriter once I made a few repairs. I straightened couple of bent links, moved the tab set/clear activator a hair to the left, and glued some cracked bits. Most of the plastic levers are gone, but there's enough metal for smooth operations. The previous owner added a rope handle on the front, probably for easier lifting. Someday I'll figure out how to make the 4-color ribbon. Until then, I moistened the all-black one inside with a little WD40.

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During the quiet summer of 2020, I longed to use a typewriter again. After some online research and browsing, two Brother machines landed on my doorstep. A 1971 Montgomery Ward's Signature 511D and a creamy 1985 Sears ultraportable both ignited a fire I haven't felt in a long time. I quickly found Ted Munk, the Facebook groups, and the rest of the typewriter online community, where I learned how to fix them and appreciate them. By summer's end I had collected 20 typewriters to cure my pandemic blues. Now I'm obsessed about the different styles, the mechanics & repair, and their important history. Typewriters are an endless source of fascination as a literary medium, for creativity, a tinker-fest for machine geeks, and they still contribute to the economy. I truly enjoy learning how to bring mid-century or later typewriters back to life, even the electric ones, while completely in awe of the unique antiques that folks brilliantly restore. It warms my heart that there are others, and here we are sharing the same passions about typewriters together.


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