1976 IBM Selectric II #26-3302796
Status: My Collection
Hunter: John Abbott (TruckerGeek)
Created: 05-10-2020 at 02:23PM
Last Edit: 05-10-2020 at 02:24PM
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1161. This is the third IBM Selectric added to my collection. I hope to get 2 of them functional. This one has sat long enough that all of the oil in it has gummed up and nothing wants to move. I even had trouble opening the case.
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Hunter: John Abbott (TruckerGeek)
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I started my collection back in 2017 when I found a 1993 Brother WP-1250, which was very close to the typewriter I owned and used to write letters home while I was stationed in Korea serving in the US Air Force (I later discovered it was most likely the Brother WP-1150, so I picked that up). In 2018, my wife took me to one of the local antique store and I saw an old typewriter that caught my eye. My wife purchased it for me for Christmas (a 1932 Royal 10). My wife and I decided to limit my collection to 5 typewriters, so I need to sell off my surplus.
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