1980 IBM Selectric II #26-5271857
Status: My Collection
Hunter: John Abbott (TruckerGeek)
Created: 05-20-2020 at 02:43PM
Last Edit: 05-20-2020 at 02:44PM
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Description:
1171. It appears this was built in the second half of 1980 and was one of the last Selectric IIs built (looks like 26-5291541 was the last on 1/2/1981). It took minor damage in shipping and the carriage does not want to move indicating it has not been used in years and the oil has gummed up in this one.
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Hunter: John Abbott (TruckerGeek)
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I started my collection back in 2017 when I found a 1993 Brother WP-1250, which was very close to the typewriter I owned and used to write letters home while I was stationed in Korea serving in the US Air Force (I later discovered it was most likely the Brother WP-1150, so I picked that up). In 2018, my wife took me to one of the local antique store and I saw an old typewriter that caught my eye. My wife purchased it for me for Christmas (a 1932 Royal 10). My wife and I decided to limit my collection to 5 typewriters, so I need to sell off my surplus.
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