1972 Adler Contessa De Luxe #3058321
Status: My Collection
Hunter: William OLLIVIER (guneeyoufix)
Created: 06-12-2024 at 11:27AM
Last Edit: 06-14-2024 at 10:14AM
![1972 #3058321](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g_adler_23190_1718385170.jpg)
Description:
A plastic body machine, but an Adler nonetheless. Carriage shift (quite heavy). Pica.
Very snappy action after a serious cleaning, but very complex to work on, and it still has many issues I haven't been able to solve yet: sticky vibrator in Shift, caps out of adjustment (too low), left margin not always working, tabs not always working, ratchet not always engaging fully on the line
Typeface Specimen:
![](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/tadler_23190_1718385171.jpg)
Photos:
![Carriage from the top, showing tab stops, margins and paper support Carriage from the top, showing tab stops, margins and paper support](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g23190_170223_1718385280.jpeg)
![Without the ribbon cover Without the ribbon cover](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g23190_170224_1718385281.jpeg)
![The type basket The type basket](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g23190_170225_1718385282.jpeg)
![Type slug close-up Type slug close-up](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g23190_170226_1718385283.jpeg)
![Serial number Serial number](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g23190_170227_1718385284.jpeg)
Hunter: William OLLIVIER (guneeyoufix)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 240
Software engineer by day, and typewriter newbie by night.
I got my first typewriter when I was a child, one of the kid's plastic ones, but was not satisfied.
I moved on the first real one, a portable Silver-Reed Silverette S, which I still own today, and use once in a while.
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