1983 IBM Personal Typewriter #6126 110031219
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
Created: 11-30-2013 at 01:14PM
Last Edit: 10-24-2018 at 11:31PM
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Description:
The IBM "Personal Typewriter" Selectric Model 851 is basically a Single-Pitch Correcting Selectric II mechanically, and takes the 88-Character type elements used in SI's and SII's, but uses Selectric III "Bicycle" carbon ribbons - all stuffed into the size format of an 11" Selectric I. They were made *after* IBM discontinued the Selectric II (IE: produced concurrently with the SIII), and are fairly rare. If they only had dual-pitch and the SI’s curvy scalloped body, it would be the PERFECT Selectric.
This one is called "The Green Hornet", and is 12 Pitch only, although it does have 1-1.5-2 linespace setting.
Datestamped "82" on ribbon cover.
Typeface Specimen:
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Links:
- More Selectrics, a Curious Olivetti, An Ursula and a mini typewriter hunt with Key Snap!
- UJTU: More weirdly developed vintage film, and another stroll down memory lane, PLUS: The Green Hornet!
- The Green Hornet unlimbers!
Photos:
![Urgh, the tapes were a mess and I needed to find a replacement tilt tape. Luckily, the tapes from an 11" Selectric 721 work in this machine just fine. Urgh, the tapes were a mess and I needed to find a replacement tilt tape. Luckily, the tapes from an 11" Selectric 721 work in this machine just fine.](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g1562_1983_1385842479.jpg)
![These machines are invariably this whitish color, lighter than the Beige that IBM used for factory repaints. The machine screams for a more interesting paint job, don't you think? These machines are invariably this whitish color, lighter than the Beige that IBM used for factory repaints. The machine screams for a more interesting paint job, don't you think?](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g1562_1984_1385842479.jpg)
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![There we go, Black and Green. Now that's a sharp-looking machine. You can even forgive it for not having the rounded lines of the 700 series. There we go, Black and Green. Now that's a sharp-looking machine. You can even forgive it for not having the rounded lines of the 700 series.](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g1562_2460_1387331235.jpg)
![Hmmn, need to touch up just above the margin scale. Hmmn, need to touch up just above the margin scale.](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g1562_2461_1387331236.jpg)
![I like big butts and I cannot lie. I like big butts and I cannot lie.](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g1562_2462_1387331237.jpg)
![I'm thinking it wouldn't be too hard to mount a green LED inside the ribbon cover so green light shines out of the margin-set gap. I'm thinking it wouldn't be too hard to mount a green LED inside the ribbon cover so green light shines out of the margin-set gap.](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g1562_2464_1387331238.jpg)
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![Say Hello to the Green Hornet! Say Hello to the Green Hornet!](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g1562_2466_1387331309.jpg)
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Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
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Status: Curator
Points: 2786
I am a scoundrel without a cause, and my swank outshines the sun.
I am a casual Typewriter Hunter residing in the sweltering deserts of Arizona with a wife, three cats and about 50 typewriters. My main hunting ground is thrift stores, and I rarely pay more than $10 for a machine. My collection consists mainly of portables with cases, and they stay in the cases unless I am actively using it (usually more than one at a time). I do, however keep a handful of interesting Selectrics, including a Composer and a couple of large Nakajima Electronics to use as daisywheel printers for my vintage laptop collection.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the IBM Personal Typewriter on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the IBM Serial Number page and the IBM Personal Typewriter By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.