1974 Brother Pro-Lectric 6213 #G4801809
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 09-14-2025 at 04:11AM
Last Edit: 09-14-2025 at 07:16AM
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Description:
A TWDB first. A JP-2 in one of the many configurations. There's not one ad for this model. It has a metal shell versus the more common Remington 700s with the plastic shell. These JP-2s are just solid machines. Who else offers a 10 year warranty on a typewriter in the late 60s to early 70s?
This one has all the signs of some heavy use. The literature has a 1994 service where what was done is described. One of the adjustments was for the motion, so I know exactly who's to blame for the broken upper case screw and the filed-down locknut on the lower screw. I guess a metric wrench was too hard to come by? Jeez. Whoever worked on it knew just enough to mess it up. They sprayed something down into the cams just above the top row of keys. This locked virtually everything up and was a stressful clean out. If you get carried away and are not super careful, you can break off the little nub on the cam, and that key is then dead.
Everything but the bell is working. Another ham fisted affair with the striker rod all boogered up. Even with a working machine to compare, I can't get the striker to do more than a thud. Unfortunately, the bell mechanism is super hard to get to.
I could only dig up one ad for a 6211 by searching "compact electric." However, a number of ads for the previous 1400 series machines.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandparents had a No 5. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! A casual interest in typewriters started with a garage sale 3 bank simply because it said Underwood on it. Typewriters were found here and there , but I wasn't actively looking for them. The long dormant collecting tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved.
Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose. My goal is type tested machines. My interests are not isolated to anyone area. For example, I am a big fan of Smith Corona electrics, mid century electrics and all things Royal.
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