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1955 Princess (Keller und Knappich) Special Serial # 52609 1955 Princess (Keller und Knappich) Special typewriter, Serial # 52609 David Hodgkinson's 1955 Princess (Keller und Knappich) Special typewriter. 2022-02-20 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of David Hodgkinson: 1955 Princess (Keller und Knappich) Special Serial # 52609 Princess Special, with German characters but QWERTY keyboard. It had a strange fault, the carriage would jump along about 10 characters when typing at the extreme left hand side. Turns out it was a loose screw on the ratchet bar.

1955 Princess (Keller und Knappich) Special #52609

Status: My Collection
Hunter: David Hodgkinson (techmech5000)
Created: 01-26-2020 at 06:36PM
Last Edit: 02-20-2022 at 11:33PM


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Princess Special, with German characters but QWERTY keyboard. It had a strange fault, the carriage would jump along about 10 characters when typing at the extreme left hand side. Turns out it was a loose screw on the ratchet bar.

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Princess Special, with German characters but QWERTY keyboard
Princess Special, with German characters but QWERTY keyboard

Princess Special, with German characters but QWERTY keyboard
Princess Special, with German characters but QWERTY keyboard

Hunter: David Hodgkinson (techmech5000)

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I was hooked on typewriters after seeing an interior design program where someone built some great backlit shelves just for their typewriters. It took a good 10 years for it to sink and then I watched California Typewriter documentary, just as a friend bought a typewriter, and my sister started a writing course. The stars aligned and I went down that rabbit hole. I've worked in engineering as a toolmaker so I loved turning my hand to making this using that, and immediately tinkered with the first machines, I was lucky to get mostly working machines but have repaired a few, making spares along the way.

I love the engineering and art in the design, the perfect combination of both in one place. So after collecting for three years now, I have about 30 typewriters, which range from 1923 to 1980. If I could replace pinch rollers Id be happier, but Im happy to do minor repairs for now.



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