JUNK IN MY TRUNK

I HAVE JUNK IN MY TRUNK!  I WENT TO A FEW LOCAL GARAGE SALES THIS PAST WEEKEND & SCORED A FEW SWEET ITEMS.

IT WAS, POSSIBLY, MY MOST EXCITING PURCHASE TO DATE.  I CAME HOME WITH AN OLIVER #3 TYPEWRITER!  I MAY HAVE SPLURGES, BUT DID TALK THE OWNER DOWN FROM $50 TO $30.  CONSIDERING THAT I PAID $12.50 FOR MY ROYAL, THIS SEEMED LIKE A FAIR PRICE. 

I FOUND SOME USEFUL INFORMATION ON THE WEB, CLAIMING 150,00 OF THE #3'S WERE PRODUCED.  AROUND 300,000 OF THE #5/6 WERE MADE. 

WIKI

THERE IS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION AT THIS SITE:

TYPEWRITER MUSEUM

MY NEW-OLD TYPEWRITER FOUND A HOME, FAR OUT OF THE TODDLER'S REACH. 

COMPARING THE TWO, THE ROYAL ALMOST LOOKS MODERN!  I AM LOVE WITH OLIVER & THINK HE'S A SYMBOL OF SOPHISTICATION! NOW, THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO BREAK INTO THE GARAGE SALE SEASON!