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1943 Kappel VA Serial # 232706 1943 Kappel VA typewriter, Serial # 232706 Geir Kihle Hanssen's 1943 Kappel VA typewriter. 2022-05-06 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Geir Kihle Hanssen: 1943 Kappel VA Serial # 232706 Kappel VA from 1943. Lady who sold it to me said it was her grand father's. She knew that he wrote counter propaganda news papers during the war and speculated that this machine might have been used for that, but given that it is a German made machine that was made in 1943 it seems somewhat unlikely that he would obtain this machine during the war for that. Also not a practical machine for newspaper writing. Interestingly comes with a sans-serif typeface, but I suspect these slugs may have been custom retrofitted by a technician a good few years after it was first made. They seem too new to be from the 40s, but then again it might be.

1943 Kappel VA #232706

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Geir Kihle Hanssen (Teioch)
Created: 05-06-2022 at 06:49AM
Last Edit: 05-06-2022 at 06:49AM

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Kappel VA from 1943. Lady who sold it to me said it was her grand father's. She knew that he wrote counter propaganda news papers during the war and speculated that this machine might have been used for that, but given that it is a German made machine that was made in 1943 it seems somewhat unlikely that he would obtain this machine during the war for that. Also not a practical machine for newspaper writing. Interestingly comes with a sans-serif typeface, but I suspect these slugs may have been custom retrofitted by a technician a good few years after it was first made. They seem too new to be from the 40s, but then again it might be.

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Still hasn't been properly cleaned. It's on my todo list
Still hasn't been properly cleaned. It's on my todo list

Metal has a small deformation that makes the top ribbon cover unable to close properly
Metal has a small deformation that makes the top ribbon cover unable to close properly




Hunter: Geir Kihle Hanssen (Teioch)

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I am a Norwegian fellow who enjoys tinkering and fixing up typewriters. One day I decided I wanted a typewriter to write letters on. I bought one that turned out not to work. I got annoyed and decided I should be able to figure out what was wrong and fix it. I did it, but the rush of successfully mending such an intricate machine was like a drug. I wanted more. I decided I would try to buy non-functioning, but pretty machines, fix them and sell them before repeating the process. What I didn't expect was that I would fall in love with the machines I fix so now I suddenly find myself a bit of a collector.


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