Naturally while scanning the pages for our original quest we paused to read many of the ads. Old ads are a major source of Trivial History fun! Well, as many of you know, we Love Typewriters. In fact, we've never seen a typewriter we didn't love--even electric ones--and even IBM Selectrics with their weird type balls. But we especially LOVE really, really OLD typewriters. That's why this Oliver No. 3 caught our eyes. How often do you get to see a typewriter ad right next to a Saddle & Harness Company ad? Not very often, we can tell you that much.
Well, as we perused the ad we began hoping that maybe there would be an example of this fine machine online somewhere. That's what the Trivia of History does to ya. Takes ya off on a tangent to who knows where.
And sure enough, our trivial curiosity was rewarded almost instantly. We found one of these rare puppies selling for almost a thousand dollars. Naturally, if someone is going to try to market a thousand dollar item, they are going to put up a LOT of photos of it. And that's what they did. Of course, we copied the front, rear and both side views so you, too, can enjoy savoring this fine piece of trivia.
Aye, that's the FUN of the trivia of history!
These two ads are on Page 5 of the newspaper. You can find them here:
https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/sn84020558/id/55578/rec/32
We cropped out the rest of the ad to focus on the machine itself. What a Sweetie!
Here's the newspaper's information, including the issue date.
And check out what it really looked like. Can you imagine shopping for this machine in 1903?
It surely must have taken your breath away when you walked into the typewriter shop.
The sheer artistic form of this machine adds grace and style to its function.
It's easily one of the most beautiful old typewriters I've ever seen!
Here are the links. The first link goes to the Etsy sales listing that includes the photos.
The second link goes to a very nice narrative about this particular machine and its lineage.
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