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1936 Erika S Serial # 211044/s 1936 Erika S typewriter, Serial # 211044/s Stanislaus Strodorodofjodoff's 1936 Erika S typewriter. 2025-12-20 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Stanislaus Strodorodofjodoff: 1936 Erika S Serial # 211044/s I recently purchased this beautiful machine from a collector/refurbisher. This is a rare piece because of its Fraktur font. Fraktur is different from Olde English, and include long-s and short-s as well as ligatures (see type specimen). Typing is very soft due to the Seidel & Naumann type mechanism. Please note that uncommon wrinkle finish. Also, the chrome and the rest of the machine is free of rust.

1936 Erika S #211044/s

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Stanislaus Strodorodofjodoff (Stanislaus)
Created: 12-20-2025 at 10:54AM
Last Edit: 12-20-2025 at 11:12AM

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I recently purchased this beautiful machine from a collector/refurbisher. This is a rare piece because of its Fraktur font. Fraktur is different from Olde English, and include long-s and short-s as well as ligatures (see type specimen). Typing is very soft due to the Seidel & Naumann type mechanism. Please note that uncommon wrinkle finish. Also, the chrome and the rest of the machine is free of rust.

Typeface Specimen:

Photos:

And this is it.
And this is it.

Quite steep nut not too steep. I wrote some letters on this machine and the number of typos is remarkable low, as mentioned above most typos come from "traditional" typing of ch or st as single letters and mistyping digits – note to self: digits are shifties here.
Quite steep nut not too steep. I wrote some letters on this machine and the number of typos is remarkable low, as mentioned above most typos come from "traditional" typing of ch or st as single letters and mistyping digits – note to self: digits are shifties here.

Top row see ligatures. Please note that the digits require shift key which has caused the corrections in theface specimen. And yes, the s looks like f.
Top row see ligatures. Please note that the digits require shift key which has caused the corrections in theface specimen. And yes, the s looks like f.

The types art not worn out as you can see here.
The types art not worn out as you can see here.

Platen was refurbished resulting in nice typing on many different sorts of paper.
Platen was refurbished resulting in nice typing on many different sorts of paper.

The picture shows the rare wrinkel finish as well as the rust free conditon of the machine. The machine is single line spacing only.
The picture shows the rare wrinkel finish as well as the rust free conditon of the machine. The machine is single line spacing only.

Clean and pretty how we like it.
Clean and pretty how we like it.

43 typing keys including ligatures in four neatly placed and spaced banks. Some special characters which are usually found on every keyboard are missed here to make space for the ligatures.
43 typing keys including ligatures in four neatly placed and spaced banks. Some special characters which are usually found on every keyboard are missed here to make space for the ligatures.

Indeed very pretty.
Indeed very pretty.

Action please.
Action please.

I've seen worse.
I've seen worse.

Lovely blue ribbon from a register machine.
Lovely blue ribbon from a register machine.

Pretty little thing it is.
Pretty little thing it is.

Hunter: Stanislaus Strodorodofjodoff (Stanislaus)

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A bloke from Germany who used to have a small computers collection to get the history of typing and text processing over periods of time. An S&N Ideal model D was the first in early 80ies. Later to be followed by an IBM Selectric as the step towards digital. Someother devices I used for typing in my professional and personal life, such as a Commodore CBM and Macintosh as well as a VAXstation as well as other things to process characters, were in the collection. The collection was ressolved due to space issues.
Today the Selectric, the Ideal D and a Macintosh Classic II are the remains from the past. Over recent years an Optima Plana, a Mignon, a S&N model S, a S&N model 10, a folding Erika by S&N and most recently an Erika 20 (disguised as a Neckermann Brillant Super) have been added. All in working condition and with fresh ribbons.
Please enjoy my galleries.

I am also looking for stuff, well stuff that anyone wants to collect: special typefonts (olde German), IBM printing elements for the 88 character machine, Mignon type cylinders and pointer-plates, mint condition Smith-Coronas...


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