198X Erika Electric Portable #unknown
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Antti Viherlaakso (Collector)
Created: 07-02-2024 at 07:57AM
Last Edit: 07-03-2024 at 04:44AM
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Description:
Found this one at a flea market. It was extremely filthy, so when I brought it home I first confirmed that it worked and then cleaned it on the inside and out. This was, however, a horrible idea, since it's a very complex thing. I ended up disconnecting a tiny spring by accident, making the machine advance non-stop. I didn't know what the issue was, and in an attempt to locate the it took the machine apart. I found the issue, but then couldn't put the damn thing back together again. Real shame, it was a very nice one.
Machine dimensions:
- 43,5 cm / 17.13 in wide
- 36,5 cm / 14.37 in long
- 12 cm / 4.72 in tall
With carrying case:
- 44 cm / 17.32 in wide
- 37 cm / 14.57 in long
- 14,5 cm / 5.71 in tall
Typeface Specimen:
Photos:
Hunter: Antti Viherlaakso (Collector)
Antti Viherlaakso's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 292
Got interested in typewriters somewhere between 2021–2022, and have been collecting since.
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