1971 Sears Newport #5306911
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Scott O (ScottO)
Created: 12-26-2016 at 10:33PM
Last Edit: 01-09-2019 at 02:23PM
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Description:
I couldn't pass this up when I saw it - it was $10 and I have a rule that any typewriter selling for that amount should be bought and played with.
It's gloriously hideous in a way only 1970s designs can be, yet the color scheme is smart and appropriate for the shape. It types surprisingly well for a plastic machine with a very respectable print impression. The escapement is not built for speed typing, but that's OK. For what it is, I'd gladly buy it again.
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Links:
- My blog post about this machine on Click, Clack, DING!
- OZ Typewriter post on Messa Typewriters
- Sears Malibu & Newport on type-writer.org
Photos:
Hunter: Scott O (ScottO)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 563
Writer, collector and typewriter tinkerer based in the Seattle area, WA State, U.S.A.
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