1959 light green Groma Kolibri, 12 cpi font, serial No 651158. 35mm Black and white slide shot on Rollei Retro 80s with Praktica L and Pancolar 1,8/50. Olympia Simplex 1939, nice typewriter I prefer this over the SM range, also this one was modified by me it now has a paper support , I did this using SM2 and SM5 parts ! Another early selectric 1 from 64 , started life as a QWERTZ , remapped as QWERTY . And equipped with all the superior first generation parts , that failed to make it to later incarnations of the sele Olympia Traveller de Luxe. Made in Germany in 1969. German keyboard layout. Olympia Traveller de Luxe. Made in Germany in 1969. German keyboard layout. 1972 Olivetti Dora, bought on eBay for ~40 EUR, took some time to clean, but works like a charm now. 1962 selectic , i like the lack of parts that made it to most other selectric (s) such as the paper table , page-end indicator , impression adjustment control lever, zero key , to name but a few . 1971 Smith Corona - Cougar with script type. Custom painted by Meg at Unplug Typewriter. Everest 92 made in Italy in Crema (Italy) with the HCESAR keyboardd layout issued by decree in 1937 and in use until 1971 in Portugal. Messa 5000 built in Portugal, based on the Royal Sabre. Antares called Micron in Portugal, as "Parva" means "stupid" with the HCESAR keyboardd layout issued by decree in 1937 and in use until 1971. It was created as a way to protect the national typewrite Olympia SM3. It came with authentic vintage typewriter paper and carbon paper, revealing letters and articles, possibly written by a jurist or journalist from the 1950s. Adler Klein-Adler, former rental, German Layout, 1921 Underwood Five Touchmaster, Pica, 1962. My first typewriter. It's an Olivetti Studio 46, manufactured in Mexico with a Portuguese keyboard. Smith Corona Corsair Deluxe. Named her "Althea" I know it's not the greatest but I'm loyal to her, as she was the only machine who's been with me during my toughest times. Found this lovely Princess 300 while in Frankfurt on business — one owner, and very well taken care of, it types like a dream (though as it's a QWERTZ layout, it requires a little more attention). A rare Optima P1 in QWERTY — this is a lovely machine to type on, though on the heavy/large side for a portable. Olympia SM-3 No. 41 Professional Elite 1954 Smith-Corona Clipper 1970s Imperial Litton 203 1970s Custom Gold Triumph Adler Tippa 1915 Remington 10 made at the Ilion, NY plant.
Oldest typewriter I found up to this day with the essential French diacritics, but not in the correct disposition, for the Canadian market. My trusty 1972 Olympia SM9 with French Canadian keyboard. Elite 2.3 mm typeface (No. 8). 1947 Underwood Noiseless 77 with French Canadian keyboard. Missing the button for the line finder. Repair history card of my green 1981 IBM Selectric III Correctible. 1981 IBM Selectric III. It has a 96 car. QWERTY keyboard with an evolved French diacritics layout.
It has the capability to add certain diacritics to uppercase letters (À, Ê, Ç) and << guillemets >> Imperial Good Companion 6 Sperry Rand Remington 2000 (aka Monarch) Scheidegger Princess-Matic (Keller and Knappich Princess 300) Olympia Traveller De Luxe Imperial Good Companion 4 Empire Corona (Smith Corona U.K. licenced) 1943 Imperial Good Companion 1976 Smith Corona Galaxie Twelve 1958 Olympia SM3-13 De Luxe Typewriter with Math Keys My 1957 Remington Quiet-Riter - "Misty" 12 cpi cursive Remington Ten Forty Pica Signature 100. $10 at goodwill. My first successful repair! Imperial Congress typeface 1957 Voss ST24 Pica techno or senatorial. Restored by Pacific Typewriter PDX Pica Techno. Restored by Andrew at Typewriter Rehab, TX This Gossen Tippa Pilot has an elite typeface, bichrome setting, and a hard case (it's screwed into the base of the case). Found this Groma Kolibri by chance for a steal — in QWERTY no less! A lovely white SM3 with a UK keyboard Empire Aristocrat and M.J. Rooy ultraportables (was very excited to find the latter in QWERTY). 1970's S-C Secretarial 300, Presidential Elite type Sears Courier (an Olivetti Lettera 22, made in Mexico) Olivetti Lettera 22 (round keys). Made in Italy. Hermes Ambassador (non-electric version, without carbon ribbon mechanism). Olympia SF de Luxe (Script) Olympia Traveller de Luxe and Montgomery Ward Escort 55 (Script, Olivetti-made, Lettera 32 mechanism). Olivetti shapes (clockwise from top: Lettera 22, Lettera, 35, Lettera 32, Studio 44) 196X Optima M12 with a super-wide carriage (DIN A1) from East Germany (GDR). East-German (GDR) Groma Gromina 1954 with German keyboard. It's the predecessor of the more famous Groma Kolibri. 1967 Smith Corona Super Sterling. Great typer but really heavy (looks can be deceiving). If this doesn’t make you feel like you’re in the Secret Service, nothing will! Although I admit I prefer my cocktail stirred, not shaken.... A joy to type on: a black, Pica, 1950 Gossen Tippa, with both its hardshell cover and leather briefcase. My collection has many gems (all appear in my directory album), but this remains my favourite. 1899 Smith Premier 4. Note the directional keys at the top left. So COOL!! Refurbishing the Underwood Model 3. Royal Senior Companion with manual. Smith-Corona Ultrasonic III... and 20 bucks? 1960's Royal Companion (Royalite) - my James Bond typewriter!
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