![Typewritten index card in blue elite type which reads: The Brutalism of Shipping Typewriters I can understand that no everyone could find a carriage lock mechanism on a typewriter, presuming a particular model had one. But it seems inexcusable for someone not to realize that typewriter cases have methods for locking the typewriter into the case. Today I got an immaculately packaged and bubblewrapped Royal typewriter, but only wrapped to protect the case and not the actual typewriter. They shoved it in the case with a single sheet of bubblewrap as if that was going to protect it from being dropkicked from one side of the country to the other. The typewriter just wattled around inside freely. Weren't they concerned with the interior rattling when they wrapped 8 layers of bubblewrap around the case!?!](https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wp-1715123703134739759523975917955.jpg?resize=660%2C440&ssl=1)
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Digging into some typewriter pricing history, I found a copy of the 1949 Sears Spring/Summer Catalog, which lists a version of my (Sears SKU: 3 NM 4584T with Pica Type) for $95.08 on page 285.
Converting 1949 dollars to 2024 using an inflation calculator indicates this is now worth $1,247.75. Considering that I got it for less than the original sale price in 2024 (including shipping) and that it works as well now as it did then, I feel like I got a pretty solid deal.
For comparison the competing portable models in the catalog included:
They also listed the Tower, a standard size desk typewriter, for $99.00 saying it was just a few dollars more than the portables.
For further comparison, the prior year, the listed for $76.85. Adjusted for inflation this would be $995.96.
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