1919 Oliver #9 (yes, another)

• 1919 Oliver #9 (yes, another)

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This 1919 Oliver #9, essentially a parts machine, uses a 3-row, Qwerty, 28-key, right and left side U-shaped downstrike type mechanism.

NOTE: This description is virtually the same as the previous 1919 Oliver #9 except that this one has a broken carriage return cord (easily repaired). Its spring is still functional. Its metal case is in good condition.

As mentioned earlier in the 1911 Oliver #5 description, the Oliver typewriters are odd looking machines popular with collectors, but they are not rare. More than 1,000,000 were produced between 1896 and 1928. They are appropriately painted olive green. They are rock-solid, nearly indestructible and boat-anchor heavy, most with prominent cast iron handles.

The machine includes double shift mechanisms – one for figures another for caps. As with the 1911 Oliver #5, there is a pencil clamp included on this machine. The user can swing the pencil down to touch the paper and move the carriage back and forth, forward and backward to underline sections of the type, make rectangles, etc. There is a backspace ratcheting lever on the right of the carriage.

Ribbon reverse buttons toggle back and forth just under the right and left sides of the carriage.

Unlike frontstrike typewriters that provided the typist with an easy view of what had been typed, the Oliver machine’s downstrike mechanism typed on the top of the platen, offering just limited visibility.

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Overall condition: Fair
Year: 1919
Serial No.: 880454
Type language: English
Manufactured by the Oliver Typewriter Company, Chicago, Illinois, USA.