1981 Adler Junior 10 #14021468

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Jonas Lauritsen (legofanatikeren)
Created: 03-17-2024 at 06:35AM
Last Edit: 03-18-2024 at 03:08PM

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Description:

Picked this up for about $20.
It's in fine condition, and included both the original case and a bone-dry black 13mm ribbon that I haven't changed - thus, no typesample this time.
The keyboard is a Danish layout. It has no ! but it does sport the 1. There' is also no way to lock the carriage.
It was made in Japan, like a lot of the contemporary machines of this brand.

The real mystery for me is in trying to date this machine. It's no secret I lean a bit on existing registered machines here on the TWDB to help me identify the machines, but this time I'm confused. Not at all helped by the fact that my brand-plate is missing... So having looked through the TWDB, it looks identical to the ADLER / TRIUMPH Junior 12 models, even down to the serial number syntax, except for the fact that mine says Junior 10 on the carriage...

Adding to that, I haven't found any S/N listing to help identify the years for either Adler or Triumph versions of the machine, so I'm a bit in the dark. So at the end of the day, I'm going to assume it's an Adler Junior 10, made juuust before the Junior 12 models arrived, thus being comparatively close to the S/N syntax registered previously.

Needles to say, any information that could help me nail down something more precise, would be welcome. If I'm wrong in my assumptions, let me know as well ;)

Typeface Specimen:

Links:

• a machine that could be identical to mine? Found during my own research.
• another instance of a Junior 10 seemingly identical to mine.

Photos:

Danish keyboard

the rugged plastic case, with a helpful arrow ensuring it sits the right side up.

inside of the case

backside view with the cover plate removed, so you can access the tabulator stops

front view ith no top cover

closer look at the basket and carriage

with the old dry ribbon. Don't sue me.

closer look at serial number and carriage model.

right side view

back side view

the original company that purchased and used this machine

the sticker that is found on many contemporary machines of this design from Adler

another sticker from the previous ownership

someone - probably the previous user - utilized this box with correction paper

unfortunately, it's empty...

a look underneath. All 4 feet are intact, and it's pretty clean inside. There are some digits written in permanent marker - probably maintenance related.

Hunter: Jonas Lauritsen (legofanatikeren)

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Casual collector of replica flintlock pistols, and in that same vein, picked up a couple of typewriters through the years - as a mechanical engineer, I could not resist.