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197X Alba Toy Serial # a 44027 197X Alba Toy typewriter, Serial # a 44027 Davide Tambuchi's 197X Alba Toy typewriter. 2020-02-22 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Davide Tambuchi: 197X Alba Toy Serial # a 44027 The little Antares Alba Toy. My first machine that I received as a Christmas gift when I was 9 years old. Last year, I found another one for only 25 Euro. An interesting three-row typewriter. Well built, like many other Antares models. A pleasure to use. Capital letter only. AZERTY French keyboard with some German symbols (a mute key below the "M"). Here I use a two color ribbon, however this machine write in black mode only. Take a look to its tiny spools!

197X Alba Toy #a 44027

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Davide Tambuchi (sirio174)
Created: 02-22-2020 at 08:04AM
Last Edit: 02-22-2020 at 08:50AM

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The little Antares Alba Toy. My first machine that I received as a Christmas gift when I was 9 years old. Last year, I found another one for only 25 Euro. An interesting three-row typewriter. Well built, like many other Antares models. A pleasure to use. Capital letter only. AZERTY French keyboard with some German symbols (a mute key below the "M"). Here I use a two color ribbon, however this machine write in black mode only. Take a look to its tiny spools!

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Serial number
Serial number

Logo and keyboard detail
Logo and keyboard detail

Left margin lever set
Left margin lever set

Ribbon vibrator
Ribbon vibrator

Advance lever
Advance lever

Spool and reverse ribbon mechanism (manual)
Spool and reverse ribbon mechanism (manual)

Inside
Inside

Type faces
Type faces

Hunter: Davide Tambuchi (sirio174)

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