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1983 Brother EP-20 Serial # D31237990 1983 Brother EP-20 typewriter, Serial # D31237990 Ted Munk's 1983 Brother EP-20 typewriter. 2020-05-28 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Ted Munk: 1983 Brother EP-20 Serial # D31237990 The earliest incarnation of the tiny Brother EP-series electronic battery-operated wedge. Prints a very basic 9-pin dot matrix font and takes a tiny ribbon made of unobtanium, but is a pleasant little machine.
New typesample sans ribbon on thermal fax paper, much better than with the ribbon on plain paper.
2018 Update: This year has been a good one for the EP-20 in the Typosphere. I know of 4 or 5 typists who have picked up one and dearly love them now. I find it interesting that the interest upticked dramatically right after Joe Van Cleave's video on his new EP-20 acquisition. I'll add a link to that video, since it's such an excellent evangelist on the subject. It is gratifying to see this weird little machine find an audience among collectors. (:

1983 Brother EP-20 #D31237990

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
Created: 09-04-2015 at 05:48PM
Last Edit: 05-28-2020 at 03:20AM

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The earliest incarnation of the tiny Brother EP-series electronic battery-operated wedge. Prints a very basic 9-pin dot matrix font and takes a tiny ribbon made of unobtanium, but is a pleasant little machine.
New typesample sans ribbon on thermal fax paper, much better than with the ribbon on plain paper.
2018 Update: This year has been a good one for the EP-20 in the Typosphere. I know of 4 or 5 typists who have picked up one and dearly love them now. I find it interesting that the interest upticked dramatically right after Joe Van Cleave's video on his new EP-20 acquisition. I'll add a link to that video, since it's such an excellent evangelist on the subject. It is gratifying to see this weird little machine find an audience among collectors. (:

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