Old erika model m typewriter + instructions + box

Old erika model m typewriter + instructions + safe works perfect aesthetic condition rare in this condition 20s/30s in the 1930s, typewriters were firmly established on the job market. While american notebooks were considered the less capable descendants of their desktop parents, it appears that german typewriter company seidel & naumann focused its efforts on perfecting the notebook without a desktop standard. Threat. Perhaps that's why they named their typewriter erika and made it the most visible label on the machine. Plus, it’s in a unique style that speaks to the brand rather than the company. Most other typewriter manufacturers made sure you knew who made their typewriter. And if their typewriters had names, they generally said more about their function than their form: smith corona silent, royal quiet deluxe, remington quiet-riter. The erika model 8, the first new model introduced after world war ii, is easily confused with the more common model 9. It is distinguished by a differently shaped ribbon cover where the protrusion around the character bars begins at the edge of the cover, rather than inside. Slightly. The newer and more common version of the 8's ribbon cover is also more rounded than the 9's and has a tabulator. The model 8 also never had plastic keys. When introduced, the 8 had a squarer ribbon cover and no chrome strips. Most of the model 8s you'll see, like the one offered here, have a more attractive rounded lid with a chrome strip. It is in near new condition: this model is not that common, but with its round and rectangular shapes it catches the eye. It hits surprisingly well, very clean and pr.

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