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1976 Brother (Messa) XL1010 Serial # Unable To Find One 1976 Brother (Messa) XL1010 typewriter, Serial # Unable To Find One Henry A's 1976 Brother (Messa) XL1010 typewriter. 2022-09-06 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Henry A: 1976 Brother (Messa) XL1010 Serial # Unable To Find One I bought this at a sale, it was completely rusted and the keys are all seized except for a couple of them. The colour is brown and ugly, I am not sure what the designers were thinking when they created this typewriter.

Some positives: it is portable, and comes with a slip-on case too. It is light enough to put in a daypack for easy outside use. The top lifts off with ease, it is also made of metal (but it looks like plastic at first glance).

Made in Portugal, which is a surprise, I didn't know Brother made typewriters there.

Overall, a very ugly typewriter that I wouldn't put on my desk even if I got it working again.

1976 Brother (Messa) XL1010 #Unable To Find One

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Henry A (h)
Created: 08-27-2022 at 04:22PM
Last Edit: 09-06-2022 at 06:59PM


Description:

I bought this at a sale, it was completely rusted and the keys are all seized except for a couple of them. The colour is brown and ugly, I am not sure what the designers were thinking when they created this typewriter.

Some positives: it is portable, and comes with a slip-on case too. It is light enough to put in a daypack for easy outside use. The top lifts off with ease, it is also made of metal (but it looks like plastic at first glance).

Made in Portugal, which is a surprise, I didn't know Brother made typewriters there.

Overall, a very ugly typewriter that I wouldn't put on my desk even if I got it working again.

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