This was given to my brother for his birthday. I got it on ebay, found new ribbon and a reproduction of the original manual here, and cleaned it up. It works great.
The keys are a bit sticky but fortunately, I found this handy list here on how to do basic restorations/repairs on old machines, which is awesome because as much as I would love to buy a professionally restored machine, finding a vintage one and fixing it myself is more in my price range and way more fun. Portland being what it is, there are several places that restore/repair machines locally, listed here.
I need to back up and mention how I even thought to get this for my notoriously difficult-to-shop-for brother. I was spending many many hours over on the Collectors Weekly website, which to be honest, I knew nothing of until I was contacted by them, congratulating me on my Vintage Apron group, which they have named a Hall of Fame Collection—so flattering. When I checked the site, hours of my life were sucked up, it's that good. So many topics, articles, links, and resources about vintage items--I sort of had a freak out. This is what I saw when I went to research typewriters—see what I mean? Good gravy. Obviously, I need to start a vintage pencil collection.
