1973 IBM Selectric II #261655004
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 03-01-2024 at 07:57AM
Last Edit: 03-01-2024 at 10:32AM
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Description:
Saving Selectrics out this Summer in select theaters. Came with the stand, chair and cushions all for the price of...free.
She's locked up. But my old man was a TV repairman and he left me an awesome set of tools. And I've got a set of claw hammers, lighter fluid and marvel mystery oil. This oughta do the trick because I am certainly not playing boomer and reading the manual. I learned everything you need to know about typewriters on reddit anyway.
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![There is a 26 in front of this, but I can't get things moved over or the light just right. She is stuck. There is a 26 in front of this, but I can't get things moved over or the light just right. She is stuck.](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g22295_158271_1709313997.jpeg)
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![Look what they did to my typewriter! Look what they did to my typewriter!](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g22295_158272_1709313999.jpeg)
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandfather was on a small town school board and used one for this. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! The long dormant tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved in circa 2010, Yes a believe it or not story is next, when a Hermes 3000 comes home with the girlfriend from work for free. Yes, free! From there the addiction is full steam. And yes, I now have a No. 5. Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the IBM Selectric II on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the IBM Serial Number page and the IBM Selectric II By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.