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19XX Oliver 9 Serial # 888834 19XX Oliver 9 typewriter, Serial # 888834 James Gifford's 19XX Oliver 9 typewriter. 2016-09-05 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Gifford: 19XX Oliver 9 Serial # 888834 I'd coveted the batwing Olivers for a while but most local sellers look for $300-$600 for an Oliver 3 or 9 (the most ubiquitous models in the Toronto area, it seems) in decent shape and $150 for a rusted, almost unrecognizable hulk. I found this one at the residence of the gentleman whose ad I answered for his Smith Premier No. 4. He thought I might like to add an Oliver to my collection, and he was right. It had sat on a shelf for forty years. He named his price and I told him that it was worth more than double it, and he laughed me off. His main interest was that it go to a home where it would be cared for, and I'm very grateful.

19XX Oliver 9 #888834

Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Gifford (giffer)
Created: 09-05-2016 at 06:49AM
Last Edit: 09-05-2016 at 06:53AM

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I'd coveted the batwing Olivers for a while but most local sellers look for $300-$600 for an Oliver 3 or 9 (the most ubiquitous models in the Toronto area, it seems) in decent shape and $150 for a rusted, almost unrecognizable hulk. I found this one at the residence of the gentleman whose ad I answered for his Smith Premier No. 4. He thought I might like to add an Oliver to my collection, and he was right. It had sat on a shelf for forty years. He named his price and I told him that it was worth more than double it, and he laughed me off. His main interest was that it go to a home where it would be cared for, and I'm very grateful.

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Hunter: James Gifford (giffer)

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I am a writer and book editor as well as a collector of typewriters. It started with an Hermes 3000 desktop, which I stupidly sold last year, but now another sits on my desk for typing envelopes with a beautiful sans serif typeface. I type every day on different machines in my collection, which stands at about 60 at the moment. Favourites include my two 3000s, a 1930s Smith-Corona Silent, the Olivetti Studio 44 (red case), and a crinkle, chrome-encircled Royal Quiet Deluxe. I have also been finding very inexpensive Royal 10s of late; I currently own three, two from the 1910s and the other a later model, and another (1931) I sold to a friend at cost for his son, who appreciates vintage things. I am always on the lookout for new and interesting machines and often trade or sell to try new models. Living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.


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