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1898 Blickensderfer 5 Serial # 25823 1898 Blickensderfer 5 typewriter, Serial # 25823 Mark Schrad's 1898 Blickensderfer 5 typewriter. 2022-05-03 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Mark Schrad: 1898 Blickensderfer 5 Serial # 25823 In December, 2021, I was contacted by an alumnus of my university, who had this Blickensderfer 5 as an heirloom. It took hours of work spread out over months to get the mechanisms un-frozen (they were rock hard, solidified worse than anything I've ever seen). Three different type cylinders, including script.

1898 Blickensderfer 5 #25823

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 05-03-2022 at 10:15AM
Last Edit: 05-03-2022 at 10:16AM


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In December, 2021, I was contacted by an alumnus of my university, who had this Blickensderfer 5 as an heirloom. It took hours of work spread out over months to get the mechanisms un-frozen (they were rock hard, solidified worse than anything I've ever seen). Three different type cylinders, including script.

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Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)

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Professor of Political Science and Director of Russian Area Studies at Villanova University. Writes about alcohol politics, Russia, and international law when not refurbishing old typewriters.



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