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189X Hammond 2 Serial # 54356 189X Hammond 2 typewriter, Serial # 54356 Lukas Klein's 189X Hammond 2 typewriter. 2023-09-22 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Lukas Klein: 189X Hammond 2 Serial # 54356 I bought this Hammond from a collector friend. I also bought a Hammond Multiplex Folding No.26 with sheet metal housing from the same collector in 2021. But I always wanted to own an old Hammond without a sheet metal case, so that you can see the fascinating mechanics.

189X Hammond 2 #54356

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Lukas Klein (Schreibmaschinenmensch01)
Created: 09-22-2023 at 04:03PM
Last Edit: 09-22-2023 at 04:26PM

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I bought this Hammond from a collector friend. I also bought a Hammond Multiplex Folding No.26 with sheet metal housing from the same collector in 2021. But I always wanted to own an old Hammond without a sheet metal case, so that you can see the fascinating mechanics.

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these rods hold the type vessel in the right place as it rotates. The button pushes the rod upwards, then the spring around the rod pushes it down again.
these rods hold the type vessel in the right place as it rotates. The button pushes the rod upwards, then the spring around the rod pushes it down again.

this is the type shaft, and the round metal wheel is called the anvil. When the key is pressed, the type slip turns either to the right or to the left and then a hammer hits the paper from behind against the type on the type slip. The metal wheel is used to fix the type ship and absorbs the force of the hammer blow.
this is the type shaft, and the round metal wheel is called the anvil. When the key is pressed, the type slip turns either to the right or to the left and then a hammer hits the paper from behind against the type on the type slip. The metal wheel is used to fix the type ship and absorbs the force of the hammer blow.

This is the pressure hammer, when they press a key, the hammer always hits the paper from behind against the guys with the same force, no matter how weak or hard you hit a key.
This is the pressure hammer, when they press a key, the hammer always hits the paper from behind against the guys with the same force, no matter how weak or hard you hit a key.

The gear wheel on the left side is used to move the carriage, the key on the right side is used to wind the carriage tension spring.
The gear wheel on the left side is used to move the carriage, the key on the right side is used to wind the carriage tension spring.


The world-famous Hammond logo
The world-famous Hammond logo

The logo of the importer of the Hammond typewriter. Ferdienand Schrey was the general agent of the Hammond typewriter in Germany, Switzerland and Austria-Hungary.
The logo of the importer of the Hammond typewriter. Ferdienand Schrey was the general agent of the Hammond typewriter in Germany, Switzerland and Austria-Hungary.

This is a Swiss customs seal
This is a Swiss customs seal

Hunter: Lukas Klein (Schreibmaschinenmensch01)

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I come from southern Germany and have been collecting historical typewriters for 10 years. I'm interested in the antique machines built before 1945. All machines built after 1945 are not used for collecting but for writing


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