1919 Oliver #9 SN 818470

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Fascinating Oliver With Unusual Key Bars and Pencil Clamp

The 1919 Oliver #9 uses a 3-row, Qwerty, 28-key, right and left side U-shaped downstrike type mechanism.

As mentioned earlier in the 1911 Oliver #5 description, the Oliver typewriters are odd looking machines popular with collectors, but they are not rare. More than 1,000,000 were produced between 1896 and 1928. They are appropriately painted olive green. They are rock-solid, nearly indestructible and boat-anchor heavy, most with prominent cast iron handles.

This machine is good condition. The original ribbon spools and covers are in place. The carriage return spring and cord are functional.

The machine includes double shift mechanisms – one for figures another for caps. The machine uses the “Printype” typeface. As with the 1911 Oliver #5, there is a pencil clamp included on this machine. The user can swing the pencil down to touch the paper and move the carriage back and forth, forward and backward to underline sections of the type, make rectangles, etc. There is a backspace ratcheting lever on the right of the carriage.

Ribbon reverse buttons toggle back and forth just under the right and left sides of the carriage.

Unlike frontstrike typewriters that provided the typist with an easy view of what had been typed, the Oliver machine’s downstrike mechanism typed on the top of the platen, offering just limited visibility.

The machine includes its original metal case with a broken original leather strap. The typewriter is secured to its base with three screws through the wooden base.
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Overall condition: Good
Year: 1919
Serial No.: 818470
Type language: English
Manufactured by the Oliver Typewriter Company, Chicago, Illinois, USA.