The Selectric III I’ve been working on here and there. Finally figured out the carriage return issue, and it works great now.
Interestingly, the datestamps on the top shell and bottom shell disagree – I’m going to go with 1990 as the mfr date, since that’s what the bottom shell says, and the copyright date on the serial number label is *later* than the datestamp on the top shell (1987).
My Wheelwriter 5 was very useful during NaNoWriMo. It was nice to use for extended periods of time. The 5 has an auto-center that is very nice along with an auto return which isn’t half-bad. The machine I received came with a carton full of other wheels. It’s loads of fun to use. Great find.
I also have a WW6 series 1 that I stumbled upon on craigslist that came with 10 extra ribbons for a total of $10. I figured if I couldn’t fix it, the ribbons were worth far more than that. After about an hour of cleaning and repair, I had it working good as new. I have been looking for a cheap proportional-spacing print wheel for it, since I’ve never had a typewriter before with prop spacing. I’ve decided I want to sell it, but they don’t bring much on ebay and it’s a shame because it’s such a workhorse.
pretty neat. I will have to play with the keyboard next time i run across one.