1904 Densmore 5 #28098
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 05-01-2026 at 09:52AM
Last Edit: 05-01-2026 at 09:54AM
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Densmores are another brand of typewriter that I can never seem to part with. (I think this is my third 5? Plus some ones and fours.) They’re so well-engineered that typically even the ones found “in the wild” still function, but the platens are cracked and broken. This one doesn’t yet function, but the platen is good enough… at least for the moment. I obtained this one in April, 2026. It was formerly of the Purdue Collection of emeritus mathematics professor Michael P. Drazin, who began collecting these machines back in the 1960s and '70s.
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Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
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Professor of Political Science and Director of Russian Area Studies at Villanova University. Writes about alcohol politics, Russia, and international law when not refurbishing old typewriters.
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