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During the quiet summer of 2020, I longed to use a typewriter again. After some online research and browsing, two Brother machines landed on my doorstep. A 1971 Montgomery Ward's Signature 511D and a creamy 1985 Sears ultraportable both ignited a fire I haven't felt in a long time. I quickly found Ted Munk, the Facebook groups, and the rest of the typewriter online community, where I learned how to fix them and appreciate them. By summer's end I had collected 20 typewriters to cure my pandemic blues. Now I'm obsessed about the different styles, the mechanics & repair, and their important history. Typewriters are an endless source of fascination as a literary medium, for creativity, a tinker-fest for machine geeks, and they still contribute to the economy. I truly enjoy learning how to bring mid-century or later typewriters back to life, even the electric ones, while completely in awe of the unique antiques that folks brilliantly restore. It warms my heart that there are others, and here we are sharing the same passions about typewriters together.

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197x
Smith Corona
250

Serial #6ELH 660750

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1975
Smith Corona
Galaxie Twelve

Serial #6MLC 427639

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1965
Olympia
SM9

Serial #2762907

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1949
Smith Corona
Clipper

Serial #5C148415

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1952
Smith Corona
Sterling

Serial #5A395884

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1919
Oliver
9

Serial #814168

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1941
Smith Corona
Sterling

Serial #3A 92593

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1977
Smith Corona
Classic 12

Serial #6LTV 521162

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1964
Hermes
3000

Serial #3240850

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1936
Erika
M

Serial #596260/M

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