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1976 Kmart (Brother) 300 Deluxe 12 Serial # M6802047 1976 Kmart (Brother) 300 Deluxe 12 typewriter, Serial # M6802047 James Grooms's 1976 Kmart (Brother) 300 Deluxe 12 typewriter. 2024-07-13 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Grooms: 1976 Kmart (Brother) 300 Deluxe 12 Serial # M6802047 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.

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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As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandparents had a No 5. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! A casual interest in typewriters started with a garage sale 3 bank simply because it said Underwood on it. Typewriters were found here and there , but I wasn't actively looking for them. The long dormant collecting tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved.

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