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1984 Brother Type-O-Graph Serial # H41530729 1984 Brother Type-O-Graph typewriter, Serial # H41530729 Ted Munk's 1984 Brother Type-O-Graph typewriter. 2019-02-15 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Ted Munk: 1984 Brother Type-O-Graph Serial # H41530729 A semi-unbranded version of the Brother Type-O-Graph mini-penplotter typewriter sold by Sears in the mid-80's. For $7, it was worth it because it came with a wall wart (that fits any Brother Thermal Wedge) and a manual (might as well scan one for the archive).

It did come with a few spare plotter pens, but they were bone-dry. I've always been curious how they work, and now I know - teeny-tiny ball-point pens. Unobtanium now.

Sooo - I MacGuyvered up one of my own, using a chopped brass Mark Cross pen refill and the hollowed out shell of one of the original pen tips. It kinda works - it's a micron or two too long, and fits somewhat loose in the casing, which makes the resulting text look like the scrawlings of a 5-year-old, but IT WORKS :D

Update: I built a second pen cartridge using a felt-tip pen, and that works much better!

1984 Brother Type-O-Graph #H41530729

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
Created: 11-18-2016 at 06:49PM
Last Edit: 02-15-2019 at 01:35PM

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A semi-unbranded version of the Brother Type-O-Graph mini-penplotter typewriter sold by Sears in the mid-80's. For $7, it was worth it because it came with a wall wart (that fits any Brother Thermal Wedge) and a manual (might as well scan one for the archive).

It did come with a few spare plotter pens, but they were bone-dry. I've always been curious how they work, and now I know - teeny-tiny ball-point pens. Unobtanium now.

Sooo - I MacGuyvered up one of my own, using a chopped brass Mark Cross pen refill and the hollowed out shell of one of the original pen tips. It kinda works - it's a micron or two too long, and fits somewhat loose in the casing, which makes the resulting text look like the scrawlings of a 5-year-old, but IT WORKS :D

Update: I built a second pen cartridge using a felt-tip pen, and that works much better!

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