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Another Brother
The Pro-Line series was introduced in the early 1970s, and ran, possibly, into the early 1980s. This line encompassed a wide variety of Brother models, including one featuring dial-a-type (see here). Numbers in this line include the 707, 709, 714, 715 and 719. What these indicate is anyone’s guess, but my hunch is that they can be assigned to various models within the existing Brother line. The numbers do not appear to indicate carriage width — my 714 has a 9 1/2″ carriage.
Typing sample
Advertisements
Pre-rapid spacer model, featuring three models. It is not entirely clear what the numbers represent. Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, May 18, 1971.
Independent, Long Beach, California, Aug 4, 1972.
From a 1972 classified listing. Considering that a new model could be had for $49 (see ad above), $75 doesn’t seem quite a sacrifice!
Links
- TypewriterDatabase.com: From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Mark Rosenzweig: 1969 Brother Pro-Line 715
- Pinned: Brother Pro-Line 707
As seen at TypewriterDatabase.com.
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Very nice looking Brother. I like its nice clean typeface.
Another nice Brother. I guess not *all* the Pro-Line had Dial-A-Type capability, another theory shot to heck. Looks like yours has a busted escapement tooth?
Yes, it appears “Pro-Line” was simply a name Brother employed for marketing purposes, which was applied to any number of existing models. Mine was a Goodwill purchase (less than $20) and a few items are bent, but everything functions. A solid typer, actually. It will likely join my collection of “active” machines, especially as I like this style of Brother typewriter.
Does anybody know how much these type-writers are worth? I have a 1970 proline 714 typewriter.
We just found a brother Charger 11 white in color..looks exactly like the one in ad above listed at $29.88 in 1972…anyone know value?
Could someone help with my lovely typewriter I recently bought from the junk shop? It is portable and it says Brother 100 – and nothing else! No prefix or anything. The serial number is A33645812. The original ribbon is almost dried out, I need to buy a new one and can’t find it because the dealers do not recognise this model. Help, please? :0(