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1905 Continental Standard Serial # 1093 1905 Continental Standard typewriter, Serial # 1093 Jerry Himes's 1905 Continental Standard typewriter. 2024-10-15 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Jerry Himes: 1905 Continental Standard Serial # 1093 Edit: My life situation is changing in such a way that I might not have time to give this machine the time it needs. For that reason, I am putting it up for sale, along with some of the other typewriters in my collection. I'm not in a hurry to get rid of it though.

Note: it now has black 3D printed feet instead of the transparent ones shown in the photos. I don't know what material they are, but it's not hard plastic. Haven't had time to take new pictures as of yet.

A very early example of the Continental Standard. It has a decimal tabulator and paper fingers instead of a paper bail. No back space , no ribbon color selector.

It has several problems, but all of them should be fixable. Some of the typebars seem to be from newer Continentals. I was very surprised to discover that the platen is still somewhat soft, making the type action quieter than on my 1928 Continental Std.

Interestingly, it turns out that these 1st generation Continentals used 11 mm ribbons, and the original spools won't fit wider ones. You can still buy 11 mm ribbons, but they are rather uncommon. You could also cut a ~2–3 mm piece out of a regular 13 mm ribbon and call it a day.

Progress done so far.
1. Missing feet replaced.
2. Keys cleaned
3. Mainspring back in its place and rewound; the machine is now alive.
4. The spools which were stuck in the machine have been removed and cleaned.
5. Platen cleaned

Problems to be solved:

1) Carriage gets stuck in upward position after using shift: the machine needs to be cleaned more.
2) Right platen knob missing; its metal skeleton has pointy parts sticking out, which is not ideal. A new one could probably be 3D printed.
3) The action of the carriage is not quite satisfactory, it could be smoother, and sometimes it gets a bit stuck when trying to move it left using the carriage release lever.
Non-critical problems:
1) The mainspring wind at the back is missing the piece which secures it in place.
2) All tab stops missing.
3) Detachable paper support missing.
4) Space bar needs to be straightened and repainted.

1905 Continental Standard #1093

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Jerry Himes (JJH)
Created: 09-15-2024 at 01:37PM
Last Edit: 10-15-2024 at 06:43AM

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Edit: My life situation is changing in such a way that I might not have time to give this machine the time it needs. For that reason, I am putting it up for sale, along with some of the other typewriters in my collection. I'm not in a hurry to get rid of it though.

Note: it now has black 3D printed feet instead of the transparent ones shown in the photos. I don't know what material they are, but it's not hard plastic. Haven't had time to take new pictures as of yet.

A very early example of the Continental Standard. It has a decimal tabulator and paper fingers instead of a paper bail. No back space , no ribbon color selector.

It has several problems, but all of them should be fixable. Some of the typebars seem to be from newer Continentals. I was very surprised to discover that the platen is still somewhat soft, making the type action quieter than on my 1928 Continental Std.

Interestingly, it turns out that these 1st generation Continentals used 11 mm ribbons, and the original spools won't fit wider ones. You can still buy 11 mm ribbons, but they are rather uncommon. You could also cut a ~2–3 mm piece out of a regular 13 mm ribbon and call it a day.

Progress done so far.
1. Missing feet replaced.
2. Keys cleaned
3. Mainspring back in its place and rewound; the machine is now alive.
4. The spools which were stuck in the machine have been removed and cleaned.
5. Platen cleaned

Problems to be solved:

1) Carriage gets stuck in upward position after using shift: the machine needs to be cleaned more.
2) Right platen knob missing; its metal skeleton has pointy parts sticking out, which is not ideal. A new one could probably be 3D printed.
3) The action of the carriage is not quite satisfactory, it could be smoother, and sometimes it gets a bit stuck when trying to move it left using the carriage release lever.
Non-critical problems:
1) The mainspring wind at the back is missing the piece which secures it in place.
2) All tab stops missing.
3) Detachable paper support missing.
4) Space bar needs to be straightened and repainted.

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Hunter: Jerry Himes (JJH)

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I have been looking for ways to spend less time on electronic devices, and because of this I started doing my writing and translation work with pens and pencils, and now on typewriters as well. I have noticed that adding typewriters to the process has been beneficial to the quality of the text, plus it's just more fun this way.

I have started selling and giving away some of my machines now that I have figured out which ones I want to keep. Some people have asked me for working typewriters, so I have been on the lookout for machines purely for that purpose as well. As fun and instructive as it has been, soon it is time to finish this collecting and tinkering and move back to my original intention: writing. I hope.

If you need to contact me, my email is jere.hyrsky(at)gmail.com.


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