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1940 Continental Standard Serial # 953030 1940 Continental Standard typewriter, Serial # 953030 Trevor Firetog's 1940 Continental Standard typewriter. 2019-10-27 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Trevor Firetog: 1940 Continental Standard Serial # 953030 Fully functional and smooth! I was told the reason why it’s a “QWERTY” layout instead of “QWERTZ” is because a soldier brought it home as a war trophy and had the letters professionally switched for American usage.

1940 Continental Standard #953030

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Trevor Firetog (DtaTrev316)
Created: 10-27-2019 at 08:00PM
Last Edit: 10-27-2019 at 08:00PM


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Fully functional and smooth! I was told the reason why it’s a “QWERTY” layout instead of “QWERTZ” is because a soldier brought it home as a war trophy and had the letters professionally switched for American usage.

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Hunter: Trevor Firetog (DtaTrev316)

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