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I fell in love with typewriters when I was 13. I'm retired now. My first was a Corona #3 which I got free from a neighbor. Decades pass, life happened, and I lost interest. Then a few years back as a retiree I renewed my interest which is a bit of a happy obsession now. However, it's not just typewriters that captivate me; I love all types of old office equipment, too. I have a Dalton adding machine (which I've restored), several different working antique check writers, a Dictaphone, antique steno machine, business card press, postage stamp scale. I have a well equipped antique office that is spilling into all parts of my home. Most items are from the Machine Age: 1880's into the 1930's. Still, typewriters are complex and amazing pieces of machinery that I'm always drawn to.

Oddly my background and profession was in the computer industry. I worked in the banking business for 30 years developing systems for ATM,s, phone banking, then PC home banking. I started out in banking sorting mail in a mailroom, moved on to a hardware operator: keypunch card machines, huge IBM printers, printout bursting machines, tape drive and cathode ray tubes. I guess we have come a long way but typewriters have taken me back.


1941
Burroughs
50

Serial #A402583

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195x
Western Stamping Co
Tom Thumb

Serial #???????

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1935
Royal
A

Serial #A450265

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1950
Underwood
Finger Flite Universal

Serial #K2062253

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1927
Royal
P

Serial #P40131

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1929
Underwood
Portable 4 Bank

Serial #459559

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1956
Olympia
SM3

Serial #775631

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1934
Remington
Junior

Serial #S190101

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1933
Underwood
6

Serial #4183262-11

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1914-1915
Oliver
7

Serial #503767

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