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1951 Gossen Tippa Serial # 30284 1951 Gossen Tippa typewriter, Serial # 30284 Paolo Dal Chiele's 1951 Gossen Tippa typewriter. 2021-01-18 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Paolo Dal Chiele: 1951 Gossen Tippa Serial # 30284 Tippa A Mk.II, with significant modifications and improvement in comparison with the Mk.I launched in 1948.
Many of the details of the Mk.I were indeed interesting but not very practical , including the side buttons for opening the case, the mechanism of fixing the return lever to the base or the glass keys.
The typewriter was in overall good conditions, but with a skipping carriage, which required the completed disassembly of the carriage.
Well, the Tippa confirmed the general rule that the smaller is the typewriter, the more complicated is the procedure of disassembly and assembly the carriage.
Unfortunately the problem could not be solved: the carriage is skipping because the left wire spring that keep the rack in mesh with the escapement gear is missing, and the only one remaining has not enough power. This is one of the weak point of the Tippa A, and in fact in the Tippa B the two wire springs have been replaced with normal springs. The typewriter will be repaired as soon as I will find a suitable spring.
I like early Tippas, but it is undeniable that the original design of Erwin Pfaffenberger has been continuously improved even if at the cost of losing a little charm.

1951 Gossen Tippa #30284

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Hunter: Paolo Dal Chiele (pdcox)
Created: 01-18-2021 at 07:39AM
Last Edit: 01-18-2021 at 09:42AM

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Tippa A Mk.II, with significant modifications and improvement in comparison with the Mk.I launched in 1948.
Many of the details of the Mk.I were indeed interesting but not very practical , including the side buttons for opening the case, the mechanism of fixing the return lever to the base or the glass keys.
The typewriter was in overall good conditions, but with a skipping carriage, which required the completed disassembly of the carriage.
Well, the Tippa confirmed the general rule that the smaller is the typewriter, the more complicated is the procedure of disassembly and assembly the carriage.
Unfortunately the problem could not be solved: the carriage is skipping because the left wire spring that keep the rack in mesh with the escapement gear is missing, and the only one remaining has not enough power. This is one of the weak point of the Tippa A, and in fact in the Tippa B the two wire springs have been replaced with normal springs. The typewriter will be repaired as soon as I will find a suitable spring.
I like early Tippas, but it is undeniable that the original design of Erwin Pfaffenberger has been continuously improved even if at the cost of losing a little charm.

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