1976 Kmart (Brother) 300 Deluxe 12 #M6802047
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 07-12-2024 at 01:50PM
Last Edit: 07-13-2024 at 06:11AM
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Another Brother JP-7. As I was pursuing Hermes ads yesterday some were mentioning the "snappy" typewriter competition and a clear reference to the dept store offerings. They were getting slaughtered by them.
This one was part of a lot of typewriters. It was late. It was on the bubble. There were other options, but the department store fetish kicked in. Then I get it apart and what I thought was a dirty typewriter was actually a dirty and rusty one! It was close to a box of parts, but I cleaned it up and it works fine. So it proves how robust these Brothers were. And by the look of the keys this one was pounded on.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 7204
As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandfather was on a small town school board and used one for this. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! The long dormant tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved in circa 2010, Yes a believe it or not story is next, when a Hermes 3000 comes home with the girlfriend from work for free. Yes, free! From there the addiction is full steam. And yes, I now have a No. 5. Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose.
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