1958 Erika 10 #1850185
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Rachel Spence (katrel)
Created: 06-05-2024 at 09:34AM
Last Edit: 06-05-2024 at 09:35AM
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Description:
This typewriter ended up being quite a project machine, but I got everything fixed that could be fixed and it's now working great. The body is a lovely sky blue colour and it has a Hungarian keyboard. The typeface is Erika's equivalent to Congress Pica.
Issues addressed: frozen typebars, off-centre ribbon vibrator and support, several keys loose, right side case lock spring bent in TW, colour selector link slipping under shift stop screw, right knob bent (NF), tab selector bypassing tab stops, bell bent out of position and not ringing, ribbon cover not opening properly or staying attached, small body piece near return lever missing (NF), bottom latch on case missing (NF), drawband broken, right carriage release bent, paint cracking with some flaked or chipped off (stabilized and left alone), rear metal emblem missing (NF), two feet posts in case snapped off during shipping, some keys missing paint on letters, left ribbon mechanism jammed, paper support bent and almost snapped off.
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Hunter: Rachel Spence (katrel)
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I'm a Canadian book editor and typewriter collector with over fifty typewriters, ranging from an 1890 Odell 2 to a 1965 Facit TP1. I also own and operate Ocean View Typewriters, a typewriter shop, out of Nova Scotia, Canada.
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