1976 IBM Selectric II #-993-581747424
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Geir Kihle Hanssen (Teioch)
Created: 05-12-2021 at 05:21AM
Last Edit: 05-12-2021 at 05:22AM
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Description:
International Model 900 Selectric II with Norwegian keyboard layout, made in Amsterdam, Netherlands, assumed production year to be ca 1976. Worked well when I got it. Needed basic cleaning of rails, cogs and pulleys, as well as a deep clean of the keyboard. Platen's right rotating wheel was gummed up and completely frozen. Works well now, but needs a new plastic bushing by the main drive.
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Hunter: Geir Kihle Hanssen (Teioch)
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I am a Norwegian fellow who enjoys tinkering and fixing up typewriters. One day I decided I wanted a typewriter to write letters on. I bought one that turned out not to work. I got annoyed and decided I should be able to figure out what was wrong and fix it. I did it, but the rush of successfully mending such an intricate machine was like a drug. I wanted more. I decided I would try to buy non-functioning, but pretty machines, fix them and sell them before repeating the process. What I didn't expect was that I would fall in love with the machines I fix so now I suddenly find myself a bit of a collector.
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