197X Silver Reed 2600CR #51099085
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)
Created: 11-23-2016 at 11:59AM
Last Edit: 11-23-2016 at 12:24PM
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I must have some kind of curse with electric typebar machines, because this one doesn´t work either.
Why, one could ask. Well, it is yet ANOTHER damaged typewriter during shipping. It´s in excellent condition, but something is out of place inside it after being beaten by someone at the post office. It simply doesn´t work. The motor starts up, but typebars don´t move, the return key doesn´t work and that´s pretty much it.
I´m furious at the seller because he´s managed to destroy three good typewriters in one go: this one, an Erika 8 and an Amaya A-120. Good job, man...
I hope I can repair this one, but I´m a bit uneasy about dismantling an electric typewriter. Who knows what will pop up?
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Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
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The first typewriter I saw was my grandpa´s Olivetti Linea 98 at the office. It was just a curio for me. Then I was given a Nakajima, which I didn´t use and my grandfather took it from me because it was easier to handle than the bulky Linea 98. Now I own that typewriter, and I started a little collection in Valladolid, Spain. The Nakajima, which is "my" typewriter only returned home in 2017, almost 20 years later, when he wanted a better typewriter.
A collection that started small grew into something bigger, a nuisace for my family and a great source of satisfaction for me.
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