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196x Olivetti-Underwood 21 Serial # 656757 196x Olivetti-Underwood 21 typewriter, Serial # 656757 Em Barnes's 196x Olivetti-Underwood 21 typewriter. 2024-04-13 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Em Barnes: 196x Olivetti-Underwood 21 Serial # 656757 Kurt Cobain. Purchased from Goodwill online, Brooklyn Park, MN. S/N does not seem to match the public database. Not yet serviced. Sturdy machine. Heart-shaped keys.

196x Olivetti-Underwood 21 #656757

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Em Barnes (yarn8934)
Created: 09-06-2021 at 09:02AM
Last Edit: 04-13-2024 at 03:44PM


Description:

Kurt Cobain. Purchased from Goodwill online, Brooklyn Park, MN. S/N does not seem to match the public database. Not yet serviced. Sturdy machine. Heart-shaped keys.

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Lid and the heart-shaped keys!
Lid and the heart-shaped keys!

Ribbon spools and keys
Ribbon spools and keys

Carriage return stowed back.
Carriage return stowed back.

Carriage return flipped out and ready to go.
Carriage return flipped out and ready to go.

Very large case!
Very large case!

Inside top lid.
Inside top lid.

Hunter: Em Barnes (yarn8934)

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Started collecting in March 2021 when an Olympia SM3 caught my eye at a thrift store. By May 2021, I was up to nine. By September 2021, my husband jumped in to the pool with both feet and our collection grew to 37. Phew. By October 2022 we had 64. In 2023 we began attending and hosting events where we can share our collection with the community and other collectors. We've sold or given away about 21. Good times.



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