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Originally Posted by Brentus
I really am such a nerd for antiquity -- when my great aunt died I inherited a typewriter -- fully functional and I changed the ribbon to play with it years ago and had it stowed away. Got that bad boy out and been playing with it-- still works like a charm! Have the case, original paperwork and everything. I understand why people collect these things, they're pretty dang awesome. This specific typewriter is a 1967 model of the Webster XL-500 series by Brother. I will have to find some use for it, somewhere. (Fun fact, the original warranty says it was delivered 12-25/67, so maybe it was a Christmas present?) -- Anyway, I know this isn't really the place to gush about stuff like this , but do you guys collect things or have fond affiliations to things in days gone by, or even things like hobbies? My grandpa was a huge coin collector.
My granny actually still has a Royal typewriter she got as a wedding gift (or a graduation gift?) in the 1950s.
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Hey Brentus - yeah I'm into collecting old money, but not just coins but paper money too. I have mint condition Canadian $1 and $2 bills and a whole bunch of interesting coins and bills (like printing/striking errors, special serial numbers, special editions, etc).
I haven't added to the collection for the past few years, but I do occasionally go through the collection when I'm feeling really low.