Dynamically Typed

Oliver No. 9

Works

Long Carriage

Photo from the Oliver No. 9 gallery
Parallel view 3D image of an Oliver Number 9 typewriter
This is a parallel 3D image. Let your eyes unfocus (not cross) and let the images overlap. The result should be a (hyper) 3D view of the machine
Photo from the Oliver No. 9 gallery
Early picture of the machine before its ribbon vibrator and several keys were replaced
Photo from the Oliver No. 9 gallery
Photo from the Oliver No. 9 gallery
Original Facebook Marketplace listing photo
Serial number946475
Date of manufacture1920-1921
Country of originUSA
LayoutQWERTY
Two colorYes

This is one of my first typewriters, one of the "Original 4" that I bought from a late collector's neighbor. He was selling 4 remaining typewriters and one calculator and I bought them all.

Condition

lazy backspace, needs adjusting the trigger for the escapement (needs to actuate sooner)

Provenance

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