1947 Halda 6 #6-138387
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Kewin Sanfridsson (JoxSoup)
Created: 10-01-2024 at 02:02PM
Last Edit: 11-13-2024 at 11:33AM
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Description:
[Introduction]
Here we got my second typewriter equipped with a extra wide carriage. It's a Halda 6. Quite a common machine here in Sweden, but not with a carriage this large! I got to admit I am actually very proud over this one for two reasons. 1) Because I am really fond of typewriters with these humongous carriages and 2) I have spent quite some time removing rust and trying to clean it up. It's not perfect quite yet but I was too excited about sharing it with all of you that the small adjustments can be done afterwards. This specific Halda 6 was made in 1947 right here in Sweden. What still needs to be done is some adjustment to the typebar slugs, removing a few small spots of rust which I saw while I took the pictures which I had missed and carefully tighten the spring just a little bit as of right now the tension is a bit loose which results in the last 7-ish spaces to the far right on the platen unreachable with out manual assistance. The colour ribbon is depleted so that will be a thing which I will need to get sorted out as well.
[Dimensions]
Width: 79cm / ~31inch
Depth: 38cm / ~15inch
Height: 23cm / ~9inch
Platen: 52.5cm / ~20.7inch
[Design]
To say something about the design of the Halda 6 as a whole is that I don't find it as attractive as other desktop typewriters of the time. But I do like the colour scheme and the textured paint. I guess it might be that it looks very simple compared to the Halda Cicero and 7-Star. It is very easily serviceable though as all the panels on every side comes of just by a few very accessibly placed screws. It is also handy to be able to switch the colour ribbons direction so easily. If could I would rather have had the more square green keys on other Halda typewriters instead of these black small round keys but adds to the design. I think if I wouldn't be collecting typewriters I would probably bought a Halda 6 as a decorative piece. But the extra wide carriage makes up for all of the negatives.
[Features]
It got the standard tabulator and tabulator setter of course! Margin release and talking about release it got a platen disengage button on the left platen knob. Also a backspace which is quite nice to have.
[Typing Experience]
Typing on a well maintained Halda 6 is a very nice experience in my opinion. Though as this specific Halda 6 is not completely fixed yet it doesn't feel as nice to write on as can be.
[Conclusion]
This one sure was some work on but easily worth it! This one will really get a place of honor in my collection. If you find a Halda 6 no matter the carriage/platen size, at a decent price then I recommend to buy one it is a sturdy workhorse which is very easily serviced. But try to avoid getting 5 which I got because it is a desktop typewriter and they actually do take up space believe it or not.😆 I got another Halda 6 which I am working on currently not with quite as large of a carriage.😅 So keep a eye open for that if your interested in seeing yet another Halda 6.
Hope you liked my review or what you could call it. Cheers!
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Hunter: Kewin Sanfridsson (JoxSoup)
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Hi my name is Kewin and I'm a 24 years old from Sweden. I have a few hobbies like drawing and playing guitar but I do also like myself some project here and there which is where my interest in typewriters fits in. I have always collected things through my life but I did not expect typewriters to be my next big passion in collecting. I started collecting typewriters in the beginning of 2022 and so far I have 95* of them (4 of which is currently disassembled) . I find it really enjoyable to pickup a typewriter at a thrift store/second hand and starting to clean it up and get it to a working condition to the best of my ability and knowledge. (Excuse all the dog hairs in my pictures, I do actually try to remove the hair before taking the pictures. xD) Cheers!
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