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1908 Yost 15 Serial # 08694 1908 Yost 15 typewriter, Serial # 08694 Little Typist's 1908 Yost 15 typewriter. 2026-03-03 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Little Typist: 1908 Yost 15 Serial # 08694 Wonderful and intact machine that belonged to a novelist.
His family kept it in the attic, so it came to me covered in spider web, bird feathers and dust bunnies.
A friend asked if I can clean it up and make it function.
Here you can see my first attempts after wiping out the first thick layer of dirt.

1908 Yost 15 #08694

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Little Typist (LittleTypist)
Created: 03-03-2026 at 12:54PM
Last Edit: 03-03-2026 at 01:08PM

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Wonderful and intact machine that belonged to a novelist.
His family kept it in the attic, so it came to me covered in spider web, bird feathers and dust bunnies.
A friend asked if I can clean it up and make it function.
Here you can see my first attempts after wiping out the first thick layer of dirt.

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Serial number on the left side. Please correct me if it is 03694
Serial number on the left side. Please correct me if it is 03694

Margins and tabulator system. A single mobile tab
Margins and tabulator system. A single mobile tab

Paper bail and line spacer after some #0000 steel wool rubbing
Paper bail and line spacer after some #0000 steel wool rubbing

French/Romanian layout and celluloid-covered keytops. Lighter-coloured ones were wiped with damp microfiber cloth. On the others the celluloid is visibly cracked and chipping away
French/Romanian layout and celluloid-covered keytops. Lighter-coloured ones were wiped with damp microfiber cloth. On the others the celluloid is visibly cracked and chipping away




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