194X Mercedes Motor-Express #449093
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Vlastimil Novak (Schrei112)
Created: 01-26-2017 at 10:00AM
Last Edit: 06-08-2023 at 02:10PM
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So, I finally know, what is it. Not an Elektra... But Motor-Express! Friend Peter has found out. It is something between Elektra and Express. And because it is a weird combination that is only equipped with a powered shift and carriage return, it is rare. And it looks like a lot.
It is in the shape as I get it. Lucky machine, it has seen a lot of work, but got proper maintenance. One day will be cleaned, and get a new cord (the current one is not original)... It is working and typing fine. A huge piece of black machinery with a beautifully rounded motor. Mercedes... Really one of the best! On the other hand, the chromium layer is quite weak. But I blame the war for it. However, it is a great machine though. Everything is working like it is supposed to. I am not sure I would be comfortable on a daily basis with such kicks every time, when is carriage automatically pulled, but help with shift is very pleasant. I was hoping that the inside of the machine is interchangeable between a motor and a regular machine. It is, but in motor one, the inside part is bolted from the bottom, and on regular Mercedes, it is from the sides...
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Hunter: Vlastimil Novak (Schrei112)
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I am a passionate amateur mechanic from the Czech Republic, and I have always mesmerized by the complexity of typewriters since my childhood. The first one (Zeta 1501) was just a toy to me in the beginning, but by every year I got older I got also better at understanding how it is working and how to disassemble it and assemble it again. The second one was Ideal DZ33 which started my love for antique machines with all the chrome and glass keys.
My machines range from mint ones through a majority of well-used machines to piles of rust that I have repaired to be typewriters again which is a lot of fun for me.
I am quite obsessed with the beauty and technical genius of standard Continentals. I love how they were producing one model of a typewriter from 1904 to the '50s with constant changes in design and my goal is to collect every decal and every major variation of them.
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