Installing the missing paper feed parts and levers - part 1

MORE ABOUT MISSING PARTS ON THE 1053

Here are pictures of the machine with its parts missing. 

left side

middle

right side

missing lever parts inside

missing lever parts outside

Next I show pictures of my own 1053 with the parts in place for comparison.

DONOR MACHINE POSSIBILITIES

The 1053 is a 13" machine - the size of the printable area from leftmost column to rightmost column. Further, it uses the tie-rod style paper feed mechanism. Very fortunately, not only did the 1053 not change this area at all from the office products typewriter versions, but IBM did not change the tie-rod mechanism at all between Selectric, Selectric II and Selectric III models. 

Pretty much any 13" machine with tie-rod feed is a suitable donor. This gives the largest possible pool of used machines that could be exploited to donate the missing parts.  I am confident I can find a machine within easy driving distance that I can verify as a tie-rod model before buying. I am feeling much more optimistic about the full restoration of this 1053. 

ANOTHER MISSING PART DETECTED - POSITION POINTER

The 1053 has a long metal rod attached to the front of the carrier whose tip is visible in the window of the printer front panel. It shows the current column where the carrier is sitting. On regular typewriters this is a short red pointer. 

Pointer on my good 1053 

missing pointer on 1053 being restored

I believe I can fashion a replacement from sheet metal since that is the material used on the original IBM part. Basically a matter of measuring, cutting out the shape, drilling two holes and then putting a few bends into it. It will be good as long as the tip is the right distance forward of the carrier, the proper height to be in line with the two margin lever tips, and the correct distance to the left of the mounting point to properly identify the carrier's current column position.