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 ... ********************************************************************************** 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 ... 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 ... Back to the OLIVER-9 Main Page ... Back to the Typewriter Overview impressum: ********************************************************************************** © C.HAMANN http://public.BHT-Berlin.de/hamann 11/28/14 |