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1974 Facit Privat Serial # 939264 1974 Facit Privat typewriter, Serial # 939264 Jerry Himes's 1974 Facit Privat typewriter. 2024-10-01 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Jerry Himes: 1974 Facit Privat Serial # 939264 A welcome flea market discovery. This is a Facit 1620, but branded as a Facit Privat, which was mostly done for the Nordic market. Apparently not quite as good as the earlier Swedish portables, but still a very solid workhorse. Apparently some of these were made in Poland, but this one reads made Made in Sweden at the bottom.

I had to bend the bell hammer so it reaches the bell reliably, but other than that, it works like a charm even before cleaning the segment. It has a touch regulator, but the action is a tad bit heavy even on the lightest setting, yet very satisfying once you get used to it. I like the slightly loud mechanical clack it makes when typing. This Privat/1620 comes in a very nice brown faux leather case with space for tools, pens, papers etc. Came with the key and the manual. Platen is still very soft.

Features the old Finnish Standard keyboard and standard Pica typeface. Excellent print quality. This might be a keeper.

1974 Facit Privat #939264

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Jerry Himes (JJH)
Created: 09-29-2024 at 03:29PM
Last Edit: 10-01-2024 at 02:37PM

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A welcome flea market discovery. This is a Facit 1620, but branded as a Facit Privat, which was mostly done for the Nordic market. Apparently not quite as good as the earlier Swedish portables, but still a very solid workhorse. Apparently some of these were made in Poland, but this one reads made Made in Sweden at the bottom.

I had to bend the bell hammer so it reaches the bell reliably, but other than that, it works like a charm even before cleaning the segment. It has a touch regulator, but the action is a tad bit heavy even on the lightest setting, yet very satisfying once you get used to it. I like the slightly loud mechanical clack it makes when typing. This Privat/1620 comes in a very nice brown faux leather case with space for tools, pens, papers etc. Came with the key and the manual. Platen is still very soft.

Features the old Finnish Standard keyboard and standard Pica typeface. Excellent print quality. This might be a keeper.

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Hunter: Jerry Himes (JJH)

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I have been looking for ways to spend less time on electronic devices, and because of this I started doing my writing and translation work with pens and pencils, and now on typewriters as well. I have noticed that adding typewriters to the process has been beneficial to the quality of the text, plus it's just more fun this way.

I have started selling and giving away some of my machines now that I have figured out which ones I want to keep. Some people have asked me for working typewriters, so I have been on the lookout for machines purely for that purpose as well. As fun and instructive as it has been, soon it is time to finish this collecting and tinkering and move back to my original intention: writing. I hope.

Machines sold/given away:
Triumph Gabriele 20
Hermes 3000 (French 3rd gen.)
Student (Brother) Portable
Optima (Zentronik) Mod. 42
Scheidegger (Olivetti) President
Olympia SG 3 N
Olivetti RITA
Adler Tippa S
Adler Contessa de Luxe
Olivetti Lettera 32 (1972, Barcelona)


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