1961 Tower Capri #M100755
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 11-18-2025 at 07:12PM
Last Edit: 11-19-2025 at 08:45AM
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It is barely better than a toy. Sears was carrying the full SC lineup in 60, including the Chieftan for the ultra offering. I wonder why they dropped that for 61 and opted for this instead. Sears ran products through quality control. Rest assured, the service and return costs are the reason this was a one hit wonder.
How cheap was it? Here is a clue. If you use one set screw for a platen knob, you typically have to center drill the platen rod. Otherwise, you use two screws with a flat landing for one. Nope. So one knob was missing and the other was about to come off. The heart of the machine, the escapement, is just a pile of junk.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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