1972 Brother Activator 899 #A2934666
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Currie Russell (Airportguy)
Created: 01-23-2021 at 03:15PM
Last Edit: 01-23-2021 at 03:15PM
Find on Ebay #AD
Find on Etsy #AD
Description:
Acquired in Montreal right before COVID-19 started in Canada. French accent keys, accent circumflex and grave key is a dead key, Repeat Spacer, came with documentation.
Fellow who sold it to me said it belonged to his late father, and he was moving to France - was easier to take his father's wedding ring than lug the typewriter!
Typeface Specimen:
Photos:
Hunter: Currie Russell (Airportguy)
Currie Russell's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 480
My father brought with him a Hermes Rocket when he emigrated from the UK to Canada in 1967 and I remember playing with it as a kid. This memory was reignited while I was in Montreal for work this past February and came across a stationery shop that had five typewriters in the window. When I got home, I went on the hunt for my first typewriter - caught the bug and haven't stopped!
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Brother Activator 899 on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Brother Serial Number page and the Brother Activator 899 By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
