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1957 Neckermann (Groma) Brillant Junior Serial # 612658 1957 Neckermann (Groma) Brillant Junior typewriter, Serial # 612658 Brendan Raftery's 1957 Neckermann (Groma) Brillant Junior typewriter. 2026-06-15 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brendan Raftery: 1957 Neckermann (Groma) Brillant Junior Serial # 612658 QWERTZ keyboard layout. This one I purchased a few years ago and it has some sort of paint spilled on it. It is quite a thick industrial paint so I'm holding off on taking it off as it isn't in the way.

1957 Neckermann (Groma) Brillant Junior #612658

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brendan Raftery (BCDC)
Created: 06-15-2026 at 05:00PM
Last Edit: 06-15-2026 at 05:00PM


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QWERTZ keyboard layout. This one I purchased a few years ago and it has some sort of paint spilled on it. It is quite a thick industrial paint so I'm holding off on taking it off as it isn't in the way.

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Hunter: Brendan Raftery (BCDC)

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Dad, typewriter nerd, disc golfer, musician and an all around swell guy that lives in Port Moody BC Canada. I bought my first machine in around 1997 for $5 (Underwood 6) and restored it in a small cabin I lived in. I had it for the past 24 years when my 8 year old daughter asked if it worked, I brought it down off the shelf and she started playing with it. I then saw on FB Marketplace a 1916 LC Smith that needed a ton of work for $50, and that hooked me, 24 months later I have 160+ machines and have plans for all of them. Fantastic hobby. I love them being so Analog. I have recently collaborated with Dave Benning, a good friend and local artist, to create some custom hand painted works of "workable" art. I restore the typewriter while Dave gives it some new "clothes".



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