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WTB: IBM typebar model with Manifold typeface
I am in search for an IBM Model A/B/C/D/11 or Executive with the Manifold typeface typecode H3 (or any of the following H4, H5, G3, G, H or OT), while searching for that I am posting here what my findings are after contacting the owner for the typeface so maybe it can benefit someone else in their hunt for whatever:
Craigslist:
Vintage 1950's IBM Electric Typewriter works - $50 (Melrose park)
Typeface "Courier", typecode "SM", 10 pitch
Just plain ol'Courier.
Craigslist:
IBM Executive Model 11C with Typeface "Elite", typecode "E"
Just plain ol'Elite. Might be kind of hard to find as a lot seem to be Prestige Elite or Pica Elite out there.
I have a picture of the slugs showing the "E" but cannot attached it the post here?
Craigslist:
IBM Executive Model C with Typeface Doric, typecode "PQ"
Last edited by Uwe (24-6-2016 00:48:53)
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Re: WTB: IBM typebar model with Manifold typeface
You should still be able to find one somewhere. I remember back in the days back when they were switching over the computers they were practically throwing these out the window, and I caught quite a few, fixed some up, sold some, traded some, and even rented one. There was a time when you couldn't throw a brick in the air and not have it land on an old typebar IBM typewriter. They have always been among the best typewriters--beginning with the model A. The 01-10 typewriters they made in the 1930s and 1940s had a very volatile motor setup. You didn't want to set those things too close to curtains or anything flammable. Anyway, good luck in your search. I've owned a many of 'em.
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