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1979 Adler Contessa Serial # 10684036 1979 Adler Contessa typewriter, Serial # 10684036 Arieke Dreijer's 1979 Adler Contessa typewriter. 2026-01-30 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Arieke Dreijer: 1979 Adler Contessa Serial # 10684036 Fount in a thriftshop, not working. The carriage would not go right of left. Well, for a small bit. A metal piece was out of place beneath the platen roll. I put it back in place and voila! It was working again. There is missing a plastic piece on the right of the carriage, the piece where some adjusment handles are. The typewriter works fine. And needs a good inside cleaning.

It has an Elite typeface, with a Techno style?

It has a QWERTY keyboard with the ij and ƒ (Dutch Guilder) key.

1979 Adler Contessa #10684036

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Arieke Dreijer (Arieke123)
Created: 01-30-2026 at 06:43AM
Last Edit: 01-30-2026 at 06:46AM

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Fount in a thriftshop, not working. The carriage would not go right of left. Well, for a small bit. A metal piece was out of place beneath the platen roll. I put it back in place and voila! It was working again. There is missing a plastic piece on the right of the carriage, the piece where some adjusment handles are. The typewriter works fine. And needs a good inside cleaning.

It has an Elite typeface, with a Techno style?

It has a QWERTY keyboard with the ij and ƒ (Dutch Guilder) key.

Typeface Specimen:

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From above
From above

From an angle
From an angle

From the right side
From the right side

From the back
From the back

From the left side
From the left side

The serial code is found under the keyboard. It needs a good cleaning. Will do.
The serial code is found under the keyboard. It needs a good cleaning. Will do.

Hunter: Arieke Dreijer (Arieke123)

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I'm Arieke and I started collecting typewriters in 2025. I'm from the Netherlands, a cat lady and a beginner typewriter hoarder.


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