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1972 Sears Achiever Serial # 9167036 1972 Sears Achiever typewriter, Serial # 9167036 Geoff Flash's 1972 Sears Achiever typewriter. 2022-03-22 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Geoff Flash: 1972 Sears Achiever Serial # 9167036 #588

An interesting combination ... Sears sold it, we know that from the "Achiever" name, there's no other mention of Sears. When you look under the hood, it looks like an Olivetti "Lettera... ?" and has the body style of an Underwood "378", but the bright blue is used for the entire body. Made in Spain.
If I use the serial #'s for the Underwood "378" this would be an 80's era typewriter...

RUS/lxxx

1972 Sears Achiever #9167036

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Geoff Flash (gflash)
Created: 01-03-2022 at 08:12PM
Last Edit: 03-22-2022 at 06:21PM


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#588

An interesting combination ... Sears sold it, we know that from the "Achiever" name, there's no other mention of Sears. When you look under the hood, it looks like an Olivetti "Lettera... ?" and has the body style of an Underwood "378", but the bright blue is used for the entire body. Made in Spain.
If I use the serial #'s for the Underwood "378" this would be an 80's era typewriter...

RUS/lxxx

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Sears "Achiever" serial number location...
Sears "Achiever" serial number location...

Sears "Achiever" from the logo on the  front...
Sears "Achiever" from the logo on the front...

Sears "Achiever" from the top...
Sears "Achiever" from the top...

Sears "Achiever" from the front...
Sears "Achiever" from the front...

Sears "Achiever" from the left side...
Sears "Achiever" from the left side...

Sears "Achiever" from the back...
Sears "Achiever" from the back...

Sears "Achiever" from the back...(detail)
Sears "Achiever" from the back...(detail)

Sears "Achiever" from the under the hood...
Sears "Achiever" from the under the hood...

Sears "Achiever" from the right side...
Sears "Achiever" from the right side...

Sears "Achiever" from the 3/4 side view...
Sears "Achiever" from the 3/4 side view...

Sears "Achiever" from the bottom...
Sears "Achiever" from the bottom...

Sears "Achiever" from the cover/travel case...
Sears "Achiever" from the cover/travel case...

Hunter: Geoff Flash (gflash)

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