197X Sears Malibu #7003632
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Jacob OBoyle (JOByl57)
Created: 01-04-2023 at 02:58PM
Last Edit: 01-04-2023 at 03:04PM
![197X #7003632](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g_sears_19532_1672869531.jpg)
Description:
I found this ugly little thing the day before the Fourth of July, and named her Julia because of it. Creative, I know. She was never a very good machine, and had quite a number of issues. A masked platen knob, a rock solid platen, an emergent escapement issue, stuck tab sets, and not to mention the noise, tremendous and booming!
I know Messa rebadges aren't all bad, as my 1989s Royal Safari is a wonderful but this one only taught me to be careful of what I buy, even if it's only ten bucks. I'm currently selling this machine on eBay to get her out of my way. Let's hope she goes quietly into that dark night.
Typeface Specimen:
![](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/tsears_19532_1672869531.jpg)
Photos:
![Rear right view Rear right view](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g19532_128572__128572_1672869580.jpg)
![The face of a plastic monster The face of a plastic monster](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g19532_128573__128573_1672869617.jpg)
![Top down Top down](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g19532_128574__128574_1672869643.jpg)
![Belly of the beast Belly of the beast](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g19532_128575__128575_1672869661.jpg)
![My favorite part: the delicate Sears branding on the case My favorite part: the delicate Sears branding on the case](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g19532_128576__128576_1672869699.jpg)
![Case front Case front](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g19532_128577__128577_1672869723.jpg)
![Bottom of machine - look at that schmutz! I couldn't get it off with some Simple Green, so I just abandoned the cause Bottom of machine - look at that schmutz! I couldn't get it off with some Simple Green, so I just abandoned the cause](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g19532_128578__128578_1672869773.jpg)
Hunter: Jacob OBoyle (JOByl57)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 236
I'm a relatively new collector hunting for anything inexpensive that I can get my hands on, functionality being a second thought. I have to learn somehow, right!?
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