Hi all! Just wanted to introduce myself and how I came to find this site... My name is Sheri and I am a typewriter-aholic. (They say the first step is admitting you have a problem.)

I only have 2 typewriters, but I am thoroughly and completely obsessed with them! One is the old Underwood Standard No.5 (found for $30 at a spur of the moment stop at a thrift store while on a road trip), and a Remington Rand Quiet-Riter of which dates by the serial number to the early 1950's.

I was at a thrift store walking around aimless and disheartened for not finding anything that jumped out at me one day, then came the cart full of stuff fresh from the back room... I watched them heave this thing onto the shelf, and initial thoughts of "it could be an old travel makeup case" went right out the window. I immediately walked up to him and asked him how much-- there was no price tag on it yet. He scratched his head for a moment, thought about it for another second, and said, "I dunno... 5 bucks?"

"I'LL TAKE IT."

I write that with all caps and a period (not an exclamation point) because I didn't want him to know what an absolute steal it was and how incredibly giddy I was! This was about 15 years ago by now, and even though I've typed on it plenty and often, it's now time for a good once over.

And that's how I found this site! I simply searched sewing machine oil for typewriters to see if it will be okay to use since it's all I have on hand, and this site was among the most helpful results.

Glad to be here, happy typing!

Sheri
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