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1984 Facit 1740 Serial # 428780882 1984 Facit 1740 typewriter, Serial # 428780882 Geoff Flash's 1984 Facit 1740 typewriter. 2019-11-28 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Geoff Flash: 1984 Facit 1740 Serial # 428780882 #299

This typewriter has never been used, the packing material was still inside.
Dan did a wonderful write-up on this typewriter, so I've included a link to his notes. A friend found this one while antiquing with his girlfriend. After picking it up, I started doing my research... to make a long story short... I now own 3 of these, 2 of them are still sealed in their original boxes. (see photo at the end...)

Frnd/xxx

1984 Facit 1740 #428780882

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Geoff Flash (gflash)
Created: 11-27-2019 at 05:56PM
Last Edit: 11-28-2019 at 11:03AM


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#299

This typewriter has never been used, the packing material was still inside.
Dan did a wonderful write-up on this typewriter, so I've included a link to his notes. A friend found this one while antiquing with his girlfriend. After picking it up, I started doing my research... to make a long story short... I now own 3 of these, 2 of them are still sealed in their original boxes. (see photo at the end...)

Frnd/xxx

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Facit "1740" from the top...
Facit "1740" from the top...

Facit "1740" from the front...
Facit "1740" from the front...

Facit "1740" from the front (detail)...
Facit "1740" from the front (detail)...

Facit "1740" from the keyboard...
Facit "1740" from the keyboard...

Facit "1740" from the left side...
Facit "1740" from the left side...

Facit "1740" from the left side (2)...
Facit "1740" from the left side (2)...

Facit "1740" from the back...
Facit "1740" from the back...

Facit "1740" from the back (detail)...
Facit "1740" from the back (detail)...

Facit "1740" from the back (detail of serial number location)...
Facit "1740" from the back (detail of serial number location)...

Facit "1740" from the right side...
Facit "1740" from the right side...

Facit "1740" from the bottom...
Facit "1740" from the bottom...

Facit "1740" from the bottom (detail)...
Facit "1740" from the bottom (detail)...

Facit "1740" Two more still in their original boxes, never opened, not sure what I'm going to do ... They haven't seen the light of day in 35 years.
Facit "1740" Two more still in their original boxes, never opened, not sure what I'm going to do ... They haven't seen the light of day in 35 years.

Hunter: Geoff Flash (gflash)

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"I was born in a crossfire hurricane"...
A professor in college gave me the gift and appreciation of the letter form.
Typewriters are just little "print shops" for me.
I have an MFA in 3D Digital Sculpture.
I no longer mold young minds, by teaching art to high school students, everyday is a safari now...
In my spare time I own and operate an equal opportunity rescue shelter for all makes and models of typewriters that have been abandoned in the bottoms of closets.
No matter how many typewriters I am fortunate to be able to collect, my collection will not be as nice as Herman's...



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