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1915 Erika 2 Serial # 27355 1915 Erika 2 typewriter, Serial # 27355 Reinier Verkleij's 1915 Erika 2 typewriter. 2026-02-06 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Reinier Verkleij: 1915 Erika 2 Serial # 27355 Erika 2 with Fraktur typeface. Complete with so many extras. An absolute unicorn of a machine that is incredibly complete.

Dubbed the Nazi-Stasi machine, since the former owner appears to have had a long lasting career for the German military in both the first and second world war, and the post war DDR police unit. In 1943, he became a two star general working for the Luftwaffe in WW2. In 1945, he was captured in Berlin like many others and was imprisoned from 1945 until 1949. When he was released, he got a role in the DVDI, Deutsche Verwaltung des Innern working as a Chef. Inspek. In 1950, he got this machine serviced one last time and in 1951, relieved from his duties. A few years later, he passed. I would say he got off lightly for the things he did.
In 2025 I acquired this machine from an auction website and it has been in my collection ever since. I plan on getting it fully serviced in the future, not a restoration ofcourse. Polishing some of the chrome and making it fully operational. Right now, it works, but a bit sluggishly.

1915 Erika 2 #27355

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Reinier Verkleij (DonaldDutchie)
Created: 06-24-2025 at 03:24PM
Last Edit: 02-06-2026 at 11:13AM

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Erika 2 with Fraktur typeface. Complete with so many extras. An absolute unicorn of a machine that is incredibly complete.

Dubbed the Nazi-Stasi machine, since the former owner appears to have had a long lasting career for the German military in both the first and second world war, and the post war DDR police unit. In 1943, he became a two star general working for the Luftwaffe in WW2. In 1945, he was captured in Berlin like many others and was imprisoned from 1945 until 1949. When he was released, he got a role in the DVDI, Deutsche Verwaltung des Innern working as a Chef. Inspek. In 1950, he got this machine serviced one last time and in 1951, relieved from his duties. A few years later, he passed. I would say he got off lightly for the things he did.
In 2025 I acquired this machine from an auction website and it has been in my collection ever since. I plan on getting it fully serviced in the future, not a restoration ofcourse. Polishing some of the chrome and making it fully operational. Right now, it works, but a bit sluggishly.

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Hunter: Reinier Verkleij (DonaldDutchie)

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22 year old Dutch collector. Interested in any era of typewriters except for most post 1980's machines.


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