194x VariTyper Unknown #414189 9
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Erik Bruchez (ebruchez)
Created: 03-16-2021 at 11:51AM
Last Edit: 10-14-2021 at 06:19PM
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Description:
This is a Vari-Typer probably from the 1940s. The first electric version came out in 1930, but the crinkle paint indicates a later style.
Features:
- crinkle paint (which might indicate a later version)
- 9-inch platen (I assume the trailing "9" of the serial, on a different line, actually, indicates that)
- electric motor
- no justification mechanism
- variable pitch lever
- half-backspace key ("HALF BS")
Compare with my following other entries:
- Varityper Incorporated (https://typewriterdatabase.com/193x-varityper-varityper-incorporated.12739.typewriter)
- Vari-Typer 20-inch (https://typewriterdatabase.com/193x-varityper-unknown.13454.typewriter)
- Vari-Typer 20-inch (https://typewriterdatabase.com/see.16897.typewriter)
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Hunter: Erik Bruchez (ebruchez)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 11371
I started collecting my first pre-WW2 standard typewriters in 2017. Since then I have added a few machines to my collection, which now ranges from the 1880s to the 1980s. As of 2024, I have more big standard (desktop) typewriters than portables, a few standard electrics, and some unusual machines like Varitypers, uncommon IBM machines, and more. I am not a pro restorer, but I have restored a few of my machines beyond simple cleaning.
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