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1957 Empire Aristocrat Serial # S2/315270 1957 Empire Aristocrat typewriter, Serial # S2/315270 Darren Goossens's 1957 Empire Aristocrat typewriter. 2021-06-18 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Darren Goossens: 1957 Empire Aristocrat Serial # S2/315270 Got for $5 as a poor, beaten up little thing. Missing some trim and not typing. Platen pawl broken, text badly aligned, drawband loose, all that. Whole frame seemed bent. Have got it to work a bit.

1957 Empire Aristocrat #S2/315270

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Darren Goossens (djjjjg)
Created: 06-18-2021 at 05:09PM
Last Edit: 06-18-2021 at 05:15PM

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Got for $5 as a poor, beaten up little thing. Missing some trim and not typing. Platen pawl broken, text badly aligned, drawband loose, all that. Whole frame seemed bent. Have got it to work a bit.

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The unit with lid
The unit with lid

The trim at the back is missing, so this is exactly how it looked when bought. The band was not broken, but the drum spring was broken, and the drum spun freely.
The trim at the back is missing, so this is exactly how it looked when bought. The band was not broken, but the drum spring was broken, and the drum spun freely.

The drum had been removed before -- you could tell by the scratches. I dismantled it, got a broken but of spring out and put the split bolt back in.
The drum had been removed before -- you could tell by the scratches. I dismantled it, got a broken but of spring out and put the split bolt back in.

Had some other adjustments to make to get anything readable out of it. Here is a view from below.
Had some other adjustments to make to get anything readable out of it. Here is a view from below.

Messed about trying to align upper and lower case ...
Messed about trying to align upper and lower case ...

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