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1937 Urania Klein-Urania Serial # 171116 1937 Urania Klein-Urania typewriter, Serial # 171116 Plante and Doole-Fisher Typewriters's 1937 Urania Klein-Urania typewriter. 2019-05-13 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Plante and Doole-Fisher Typewriters: 1937 Urania Klein-Urania Serial # 171116 The Urania portable is not one of the prettiest typewriters ever manufactured; but it is one of the most fascinatingly designed machines of the era. For one, the segment and typebars are the exact same as you would encounter in the full-size standard Urania typewriters built at the same time. Therefore, the segment is larger than you would find in an Underwood #5, larger than the one in a Remington 12, and generally out of proportion to the rest of the typewriter. But: It is small. The machine is an inch narrower but an inch taller than a Royal P, with a large curved fascia wrapping around the spools and forming a ledge over the rest of the bodywork. In typical pioneering fashion, the shell is cast from a Silicon-Aluminum alloy favoured for making both engine parts and in aeronautic applications. The action is peculiar, with the keylevers pivoting in the centre of the machine; they are actually only half the depth of the typewriter. They pivot and move only one intermediate link in a push motion rather than a pull; the feel is crisp but springy, and due to the throw of the action the machine is difficult to jam. Other peculiarities include a right-hand return lever, and a carriage balanced and engineered to be so light that there are many segment shift machines which require more effort to use. From a servicing standpoint, it is also brilliantly simple to access and make appropriate repairs and adjustments. Thanks to all these factors, from style & feel through ease of maintenance, the Klein-Urania takes it as my #1 pick in the portable classification of typewriters.

1937 Urania Klein-Urania #171116

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Hunter: Plante and Doole-Fisher Typewriters (venneburgtypewriters)
Created: 05-13-2019 at 07:18PM
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The Urania portable is not one of the prettiest typewriters ever manufactured; but it is one of the most fascinatingly designed machines of the era. For one, the segment and typebars are the exact same as you would encounter in the full-size standard Urania typewriters built at the same time. Therefore, the segment is larger than you would find in an Underwood #5, larger than the one in a Remington 12, and generally out of proportion to the rest of the typewriter. But: It is small. The machine is an inch narrower but an inch taller than a Royal P, with a large curved fascia wrapping around the spools and forming a ledge over the rest of the bodywork. In typical pioneering fashion, the shell is cast from a Silicon-Aluminum alloy favoured for making both engine parts and in aeronautic applications. The action is peculiar, with the keylevers pivoting in the centre of the machine; they are actually only half the depth of the typewriter. They pivot and move only one intermediate link in a push motion rather than a pull; the feel is crisp but springy, and due to the throw of the action the machine is difficult to jam. Other peculiarities include a right-hand return lever, and a carriage balanced and engineered to be so light that there are many segment shift machines which require more effort to use. From a servicing standpoint, it is also brilliantly simple to access and make appropriate repairs and adjustments. Thanks to all these factors, from style & feel through ease of maintenance, the Klein-Urania takes it as my #1 pick in the portable classification of typewriters.

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***As of July 2020, this collection now also represents pieces from the collection of Troy Krahn!


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