1956 Tower Collegiate #56-26262
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Harry Lindner (ghostinthemachine)
Created: 06-26-2021 at 10:56AM
Last Edit: 01-24-2023 at 07:33AM
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Description:
An Oliver Courier typewriter rebranded by Sears, Roebuck and Co. as a 'Tower' typewriter and the model is a 'Collegiate'. (Thanks Ted)
Gifted to fellow Type Pals member January 2023
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Hunter: Harry Lindner (ghostinthemachine)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 101
I am located in the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains
I bought a typewriter for the sole purpose of journaling and writing with no thought given to working on them as a hobby. On a whim, I purchased a second typewriter, which I knew needed some cleaning and adjustment. I discovered that this exercise took me back to simpler times when I maintained electromechanical switching equipment in my early days of telephony.
Typewriters: a collection of complex Rube Goldberg contraptions that collectively perform a simple function, to put ink to paper. How wonderful is that?
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Tower Collegiate on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Tower Serial Number page and the Tower Collegiate By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
