196X Remington Premier #ERP520728
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Rice (TypewriterNoob)
Created: 04-07-2022 at 05:07PM
Last Edit: 04-07-2022 at 05:12PM
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Description:
I won the bid on this typewriter on ShopGoodwill.com for $144 plus S/H/T totaling $164 - one of the most expensive purchases in my collection. I paid (over paid?) a lot because of the excellent cosmetic condition and because of the relative rarity of this typewriter. The back says "Made in Great Britain", but was actually manufactured in Scotland. I have the original bill of sale from the Cleveland Typewriter Company, sold in April 1962 for $83. It does need cleaning of the mechanicals as of this posting date.
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Hunter: Mark Rice (TypewriterNoob)
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I'm over 60 now, but bought my first typewriter (a 1920's Underwood) when I was a teenager for $5.00. Unfortunately, I sold it 15 years later for $5.00 because I thought it was a useless, outdated boat anchor. Fast forward 35 years and I bought a Smith Corona Tabulator at a garage sale for $5.00 to show my grandchildren what a manual typewriter is and how it works. A couple years later, I bought an Oliver No. 9 at an antique store for $54 because of its interesting design. Within a month, I had spent over $1,000 and bought 16 more typewriters from a 1905 Remington No. 6 upstrike to an electric Olivetti Praxis 48.
I'm pretty handy, so my plan is to clean and repair them. I'll keep some for my private collection and sell others to support my new typewriter addiction.
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