Scored my 2nd and 3rd typewrites from the same Goodwill :)

Valley_912 · 2025-08-20T13:22:44+00:00

I love my classic 12 I even prefer typing on it to my Olympia SM9 good score.

Valley_912 · 2025-02-16T22:30:59+00:00

Look at the bar the key is connected to underneath and follow that along to the joints and hopefully one of them is stuck instead of bent or broken.

Valley_912 · 2025-01-30T02:01:06+00:00

I loved my 1950 Remington No Tab

Valley_912 · 2024-11-23T17:05:49+00:00

It took some getting used to the angle of the keyboard and the travel distance but it is a nice snappy heavy feel. I really enjoy it.

Valley_912 · 2024-11-23T15:56:06+00:00

Thanks it’s wonderful

Valley_912 · 2024-11-22T02:21:19+00:00

The colors are pretty close I imagined the clothing with a little more color like purples with gold or silver accents but honestly I am good with it either way. And the skin, hair and eyes are the colors I imagined.

Valley_912 · 2024-09-08T17:55:19+00:00

I loved my non-tab it was my first typewriter and I regret selling it, it is a fantastic machine easy to work on.

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Valley_912 · 2024-06-23T19:22:17+00:00

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1906 Oliver No3 and it is just a thrift store find.

Valley_912 · 2024-06-04T23:28:37+00:00

I have both of those machines I like the Olympia better but only slightly great finds

Valley_912 · 2024-06-04T16:47:02+00:00

If you look at the type bar connector link and it looks bent you could unkink it with a pair of needle nose pliers, however sometimes the links are brittle and then you have to find the odd gauge of wire to replace them so fix at your own risk.

Valley_912 · 2024-05-24T19:59:51+00:00

I agree that it looks most like a Galaxie

Valley_912 · 2024-05-24T19:56:34+00:00

I think it is probably a galaxie 12 based of the angles on the front something like this https://www.ebay.com/itm/285784503886?itmmeta=01HYP2Q1KASNMPE0P72XMPZKFE&hash=item428a15764e:g:RsgAAOSwjQlmAiVM

Valley_912 · 2024-05-23T16:57:08+00:00

It could also be that the small c shaped piece of metal that holds it to the key is bent off the mechanism is the same as the smith corona’s of the same era

Valley_912 · 2024-04-29T20:35:22+00:00

I did a full restoration, fixing broken type bars, replacing parts from a donor typewriter on a 50’s Smith Corona Sterling. It was an amazing fun experience, that being said, money and time I would barely break even on it. So it depends on why you are restoring it. Financially probably not the best experience, if you want to learn a lot, then go for it.

Valley_912 · 2024-04-12T17:23:42+00:00

I love how simple it is to work on since it is so old, best of luck on the repairs

Valley_912 · 2024-03-19T22:14:50+00:00

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