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OLIVER » No.9 « PICTURES FROM THE RESTORATION PROCEDURE ...     |
R E M A R K S TO R E S T O R A T I O N ...
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What is the purpose of the right "Top-Ear" ??? ... Answer: Mount a PENCIL ...
TO DRAW LINES: In (FIG)-Mode swing the PENCIL down and move the carriage!
The typewriter came with a DRIED-OUT RIBBON. Because the SPOOLS ARE SPECIAL, a
conventional black ribbon had to be re-spooled on the OLIVER-CENTERS ...
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This OLIVER-9 was not used for years. After CLEANING & OILING a lot more had
to be done to bring this "Treasure" back to life, eg.:
The CARRIAGE is easy to remove to the left by pressing the (RIGHT)-Key at the end.
The "RETURN-SPRING" will get caught (= good !). The CARRIAGE CYLINDER had to be
smoothed - and so the PAPER-PRESSURE CYLINDERS. The BACK-STEP FUNCTION was not
working: A limiting lever had to be bent back. The PAPER ALIGN was not working:
Springs had to be adjusted. RIBBON-SPOOLING was not working ... AND-SO-ON ...