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1904 Oliver 3 Serial # 101447 1904 Oliver 3 typewriter, Serial # 101447 Mark Schrad's 1904 Oliver 3 typewriter. 2026-04-04 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Mark Schrad: 1904 Oliver 3 Serial # 101447 A fascinating specimen of an Oliver 3, which comes in the hard-to-find leather travel case (which has travel stickers, including Long Lake Lodge (which apparently no longer exists) in North Bridgeton, which in in Northern Maine. It has a curious keyboard with a wide variety of European accent keys. I got it all cleaned up, but the type bars from the right-side tower seem to hit a full character to the right of those from the left tower. Oh well. Acquired in Connecticut in October, 2025.

1904 Oliver 3 #101447

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 04-04-2026 at 11:53AM
Last Edit: 04-04-2026 at 11:54AM


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A fascinating specimen of an Oliver 3, which comes in the hard-to-find leather travel case (which has travel stickers, including Long Lake Lodge (which apparently no longer exists) in North Bridgeton, which in in Northern Maine. It has a curious keyboard with a wide variety of European accent keys. I got it all cleaned up, but the type bars from the right-side tower seem to hit a full character to the right of those from the left tower. Oh well. Acquired in Connecticut in October, 2025.

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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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