1975 Sears Portable #M5801256
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Types McGilicuddy (TypesMcGilicuddy)
Created: 10-01-2024 at 10:33AM
Last Edit: 10-02-2024 at 01:10PM
Description:
This is an addictive, snappy little machine that gets way more use than I expected it would. - Model No 26852590
Everything about it screams "cheap" -- plastic body, lack of an actual brand name (I mean, there's room on the nameplate, next to 'Sears', for something catchy, but nope. Guess they couldn't agree or didn't care.) -- but the darn thing just works.
The typewriter base was manufactured by Brother (equivalent to the JP-1), and is good quality. The snap-on plastic shell case is solid, and the whole thing is light enough to take anywhere. I can't think of a single issue I've had with this machine, and it has more than earned its place in my collection.
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Hunter: Types McGilicuddy (TypesMcGilicuddy)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 35
An old soul in an even older body. Lifelong writer who started on a typewriter, forgot that they existed when computers came on the scene, and then rediscovered their utility (and blessed simplicity!) as a Weapon of Mass Creation. Have owned 10+ but am now limiting myself to 5 machines at a time, and committing to actually using them on a daily, weekly, or (at worst) monthly basis.
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