1971 Montgomery Ward Signature 511D #G1495177
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mei Travis (meilynne)
Created: 10-27-2021 at 01:20PM
Last Edit: 10-27-2021 at 02:02PM
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Description:
I've come full circle with my 48th typewriter. It's the exact same as the very first one I got in August 2020, only 356 serial numbers after it, so perhaps they were made on the same day.
Unfortunately this one was not packed as well and so its case took the brunt of shipping trauma. Fortunately the typewriter damage was nothing more than bent levers on top, and a cracked attachment on one side of the spacebar. The metal arms of the spacebar were severely bent inward, but with being able to compare the angle of my first, I was able to reform and super-glue everything back into working order.
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Hunter: Mei Travis (meilynne)
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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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