Typer Inventory - Beroaldus Cosmopolita Typewriter Museum - 8-21-08
                                       Count 287

   Make               Model      Date Serial No.   Style   Face P       Act     Loc

   AMC                                212287       man port R   10      key     S7-1@

11.25 lbs
Carriage shift / no tab / carriage lock left below carriage 
Steel, white/grey plastic keytops
3-way Ribbon Control on Sector / Standard 1/2-inch spools
SN on left side of frame crossbar under keyboard
88 keyboard has frac. 1/8-7/8, uses l for 1
Bolted to case base
Grey deckle paint / case top missing
Why does case base have feet on top as well as bottom?

   Adler            Satellite         6340524      elecport R   10

Straps into case - 32 lbs in case
Manual, half-space key
Electric carriage return slow
Shift spacing is bad
Manual shows engagement tangs at spool shafts - not present.

   Adler              21c        1967 7523030      elec off R   10      key     SE@
 Dual ribbon systems - 1/2-inch fabric and 1/4-inch film

   Alpina                        1957 204970       man port R   10      key     S7-5@

22.5 lbs
Carriage shift / Tab & Tab +/- / Carriage lock (3-pos) under right end of carriage
Steel, black/cream plastic keytops
3-way Ribbon Control on top right of keyboard / Standard 1/2-inch spools
SN on left end of frame cross bar between left spool & carriage
Graduated paper support
88 keyboard
Lever release from case base
Green/grey imit. alligator rigid case
"Made in Western Germany"
Why a 3-position carriage lock? 3rd pos. seems to lift carriage slightly


   Aztec              700             1909767      man port R   11/44   key     S8-1@

20.75 lbs
Carriage shift, lock bottom left under frame edge
Steel, white/black plastic keytops
3-way ribbon control on right of keyboard, standard 1/2-inch spools
SN under right end of carriage
Spring-loaded graduated paper support
88 keyboard, frac. 1/4-3/4
Bolted to case base through feet.
Leatherette rigid case, top detaches
Spring-loaded lid release under right frame edge
Right-margin key on left "+" with MR key
Double-space key "->" above Backspace key "<-" on right of keyboard
"Germany USSR Occupied"
What is middle chrome lever top right of carriage?
A black lever left of keyboard clears typebar jams.

   Barlock            4               13570        man port R   10      key     S12-2@

38 lbs
No shift, 88 keys, "l" for "1"
Steel & copper, octagonal plastic keytops
                white/black uppercase (vulcanite?)
                black/white lowercase & symbols (celluloid?)
Bolted to base (2/4 hold-downs missing) with wood-screws
Tin lid with carrying handle
7/16-inch special spools
Margin release right of keyboard
No Tab, no Backspace
Screw left rear by tension reel to adjust tension

   Bing               2          1927?             man port R    9      key     S10-4@

Shiny black tin case and shell, no serial number, German patent numbers
35 keys, US keyboard ($, no umlaut)
Shift by tilting platen on carriage
7.25-in platen
Small non-standard spools for 5/16-inch or 8mm ribbon, manual reverse
No backspace, no platen tension release, no carriage return lever or release
Rubber "feet" between frame and base - but cannot be used off base
Large left-side lever tilts platen further than Shift lever - for what?

   Blickensderfer     5          1905 95185        man port var 10      elm     S10-2

Iron frame, slant top oak case (broken)
10 lbs in case
Dhiatensor keyboard, 28 keys (8/10/10), double shift, lock on left
Vulcanite keytops, w/b; "vV@" keytop missing
inked by rollerpad, paper support
Bell on right platen end
Silver logo plate & patent plate on right of frame
Roman element, "68 17 6 11" on concave base
Folding spacebar
no tab, no backspace

   Blickensderfer     5               108134       man port var 10      elm     S10-2@

Iron frame, old portable phonograph case
Qwerty keyboard, 28 keys (10/10/8), double shift, lock on left
Vulcanite keytops, w/b; "eE$" keytop missing, replaced with epoxy
inked by rollerpad, paper support
Bell on right platen end
Brass logo plate, patent plate on right of frame painted (& illegible)
Italic element, "124" on flat base, Script element, "208 11 5", concave base
Folding spacebar
no tab, no backspace

   Blickensderfer     6               162440       man port var 10      elm     S10-2@

Aluminum frame, slant top oak case, 8.75 lbs
Dhiatensor keyboard, 28 (8/10/10), double shift, lock on left
Keytops concave celluloid in ring, b/w
Inked rollerpad, paper support
Bell under right end of carriage
Brass logo plate, silver patent # plate
Roman element, "Bj 6 20 81"
Folding spacebar
No tab, no backspace

   Blickensderfer     8          1907 146174       man port var 10      elm     S10-2@

Iron frame, square oak veneer case, top lifts off
14.5 lbs in case
Qwerty keyboard, 28 keys (10/10/8), double shift, lock on left
Back spacer on right of keyboard, 9-position manually operated tab
Vulcanite keytops, w/b
Inked by rollerpad, paper support
Bell under right end of carriage
Black logo plate & patent plate on right of frame
Large Roman element, "1010 077" on concave base
Small Roman element, "9 10 463" on concave base
Math (w/Greek) element, "499" on concave base
Fixed spacebar
Paper label in case top - Feb 15, 1907 "Price List of Supplies"
 to be ordered from the Fourth National Bank Building, Atlanta Ga

   Brother     Wizard Truetype   1967 L6457529     man port R   11      key     S10-1@

10 lbs in semi-soft zippered case, slate blue
Manual, Warranty (dated 1967), double-page-size list of Service Centers
88-keyboard, "," and "." doubled
Carriage rise shift
Touch Control, Margin Release left; Backspace, 3-way ribbon control right
Shift both sides, lock left; Carriage lock under right end of carriage
Standard spools, 1/2-inch ribbon
Half-space Spacebar (half on down, half on release) for corrections

   Brother     3800                   G43645942    elecport R   10      key     s10-1@

19 lbs in case - only lid removable. Maroon over black
Power point outside base, special cord missing (made one)
88-keyboard, "," and "." doubled
Carriage rise shift
On-Off, Margin Release left; Backspace, Tab, Touch Control, 3-way ribbon control right
- Ribbon Position control marked "Correct / Stencil / Print"
Powered shift (left and right), lock left, Power Return (no lever)
Separate "Repeat Space" right of Spacebar
1/2-inch ribbon in 2-inch spools marked "4mm" (spindle diameter)
Tabs permanently set at 10, 20....90, 100; 12-inch platen

   Brother      Charger 11            J63893774    man port R   10      key     SE@

10 lbs in case - only lid removable

   Burroughs                          50A36833     man off  R   12      key     S1-4@

34 lbs
Carriage shift, shift/lock left and right
6 tab keys, 5 movable stops
Black shiny/matte paint
Glass keytops in ring, 10/11/11/10->84 characters
Margin release, backspace, 3-way ribbon with lock
0.5 x 2.25 inch special spools, auto-reverse design, manual rev. left above keyboard
Platen ratchet release left end, very large spring grip release
10.5-inch platen, 7-inch sub-platen roller
Front scale and margin sets (ala Underwood)
Olde English "B" in six-pointed star in circle, left end of paper table
Back and side panels sound-deadened with rigid foam
Back must be removed (8 screws) to adjust carriage belt tension.

   Caligraph                          21727        man off  R   10      keyup   giv

   Cole Steel                         2-44631      man port R   11/44.3 key     S6-2@

11 lbs in case
Carriage shift, lock under left end
steel; plastic case
Auto ribbon reverse, standard spools
SN right side of frame under wraparound lid
lid release buttons left & right
bolted to case base
backspace right, margin release left of keyboard
manual margins, no tabs
Stencil position (no ribbon) may be set with red knob on right of frame under lid!
"Made in Western Germany" plate on back
horizontal tension drum - access would require unbolting base (4 bolts)
Tan semi-gloss paint

   Cole Steel                         3-161454     man port R   10      key     S6-2@

11 lbs in case
Carriage shift, lock under left end
steel; plastic case
Auto ribbon reverse, standard spools
SN on diagonal frame member under left end of carriage
lid pulls off
bolted to case base
backspace right, margin release left of keyboard
manual margins, no tabs
3-way ribbon control (black, red, stencil position (no ribbon))
 under right end of carriage
"Made in Western Germany" decal inside case lid
horizontal tension drum - access would require unbolting base (4 bolts)
Blue hi-gloss paint


   Corona     3                  1915 52492        man port R   10      key3b   H2@
                                      42357
6 lbs (no case)
Carriage shift, 3-bank
Steel & aluminum
Right platen knob only
Ribbon reverse by spool retainer knob tension
3-way ribbon control under left spool
Small (1.5-inch) spools, 1/2-inch ribbon
Back Space on right of frame
"Corona Typewriter Company / Groton NY USA" on front of keyboard frame
Patent dates 1904, 1910 on back
Manual margins, no tabs
Paper support prongs behind paper table
horizontal tension drum under back of carriage
SN left rear bottom edge of frame & scratched bottom of carriage

   Corona     3       Folding    1921 430541       man port R   10      key3b   S5-1@

9 lbs in case
Carriage shift, 3-bank
Steel & aluminum
Right platen knob only
Ribbon reverse by retainer knob tension
2-way ribbon control under left spool
Small (1.5-inch) spools, 1/2-inch ribbon
No Back Space
"Corona Typewriter Company / Groton NY USA" on front of keyboard frame
Patent dates list of 13 (1913-1917) on back
Manual margins, no tabs
Paper support prongs behind paper table (broken off)
horizontal tension drum under back of carriage
 drum cover plate has gold & red decal:
 "Corona / Agency / Typewriter" / "John Rugen / 167 Thames Street / Newport RI"
SN right of center, rear inside edge of frame & scratched bottom of carriage
Case made of wood, partial top hinged, covered in black fabric,
 lined with floral wallpaper marked "...R.T. W.R.Co." and "Made in USA"
Latch on front (no lock), holes indicating handle was on back of case

   Corona             Special    1930 BX631650     man port R   10      key3b   S5-1@

9 lbs in case
Carriage shift, 3-bank
Steel & aluminum, black and deckle gold paint
Right platen knob only
No ribbon reverse
2-way ribbon control under left spool
Small (1.5-inch) spools, 1/2-inch ribbon
Back Space right of frame
Shift keys left & right
"LCSmith & Corona Typewriter Inc" on front of keyboard frame
"Corona / Made in USA" on back
Manual margins, no tabs
Paper support prongs behind paper table
horizontal tension drum under back of carriage
SN left rear inside edge of frame & scratched bottom of carriage
Case made of wood, covered inside and out with black fabric
Latch with lock

   Corona             Folding    1930 X646373      man port R   10      key3b   S5-1@

9 lbs in case
Carriage shift, 3-bank
Steel & aluminum, black and deckle gold paint
Right platen knob only
No ribbon reverse
2-way ribbon control under left spool
Small (1.5-inch) spools, 1/2-inch ribbon
No Back Space
"Corona Typewriter Company / Groton NY USA" on front of keyboard frame
"Corona" in silver on back
Manual margins, no tabs
Paper support prongs behind paper table
horizontal tension drum under back of carriage
 drum cover plate has gold & red decal:
SN left rear inside edge of frame & scratched bottom of carriage
Case made of wood, covered inside and out with black fabric,
 oiler missing from clamp
 decal inside case lid "H. E. Steinke / Typewriters / Upper Darby Pa"
Latch with lock, bottom front of case hinged on fabric

   Corona                        1938 V689810      man port R   10      key3b   S5-1@

10 lbs in case
Carriage shift, 3-bank
Steel & aluminum, black paint
Right platen knob only
Auto ribbon reverse
2-way ribbon control under left spool
Small (1.5-inch) spools, 1/2-inch ribbon
No Back Space
"Corona Typewriter Company / Groton NY USA" on front of keyboard frame
Manual margins, no tabs
Paper support prongs behind paper table
horizontal tension drum under back of carriage
SN left rear inside edge of frame & scratched bottom of carriage
Case made of wood, covered inside and out with black fabric
Latch with lock, bottom front of case hinged on fabric

   Corona             Standard   1942 3C282253     man port cap  9      key     S6-3@

18 lbs in black case; brown deckle paint with dark brown stripe
"LCSmith & Corona / Made in USA" on back of base
84 keyboard, full block caps upper and lower, "1" key top left, zero slashed "Ø"
Basket shift, keys left and right, lock left, back-space,
 margin release (manual margins)
Carriage lock right under knob
Back-hinged lid
S/N under lid, right, on on side frame bar
Standard spools (1/2-inch ribbon) marked "Smith Corona / Made in USA"
Ribbon reverse left of keyboard, 3-way control right

   Corona                        1929 D4P07930     man port R   10      key     S5-1@

13 lbs in black locking case with key
Maroon with crinkle-gold panels front and sides
Carriage shift
84 keyboard
Shift left & right, lock left, Margin Release & Backspace right
"L C Smith & Corona Typewriters Inc" on front below keyboard
"ALUMAG" in box, then "NJ" inverted on frame right of spacebar
1/2-inch ribbon on 2-inch friction-drive spools under snap-on perforated lids
    marked "R" and "L" with rotation arrows
3-way ribbon control left of keyboard, auto reverse
S/N left rear inside bottom

   Corona                        1930 D2A08283     man port Sp  10      key     S5-1@

13 lbs in black locking case with key
Maroon with crinkle-gold panels front and sides
Carriage shift
84 keyboard
Shift left & right, lock left, Margin Release & Backspace right
"L C Smith & Corona Typewriters Inc" on front below keyboard
"ALUMAG" in box, then "NJ" inverted on frame right of spacebar
1/2-inch ribbon on 2-inch friction-drive spools under snap-on perforated lids
    marked "R" and "L" with rotation arrows
3-way ribbon control left of keyboard, auto reverse
S/N left rear inside bottom

   Corona                        1927 P5L04915     man port R   10      key     S5-1@

13 lbs in black locking case
Blue with crinkle-green panels front and sides
Carriage shift
84 keyboard
Shift left & right, lock left, Margin Release & Backspace right
"L C Smith & Corona Typewriters Inc" on front below keyboard
"ALUMAG" in box on frame right of spacebar
1/2-inch ribbon on 2-inch friction-drive spools under snap-on perforated lids
    marked "R" and "L" with rotation arrows (left lid missing)
3-way ribbon control on sector behind left spool, auto reverse
Oiler and Brush in case top
S/N left rear inside bottom


   Corona                             4L09116      man port R   10      key     S5-1@

13 lbs in black locking case
Shiny black, "Corona" in silver on front above keyboard
Carriage shift, carriage lock right
84 keyboard
Shift left & right, lock left, Margin Release (right margin only) & Backspace right
                               Margin Release lever left aft for both sides
"L C Smith & Corona Typewriters Inc" on front below keyboard
"ALUMAG" in box on frame right of spacebar
1/2-inch ribbon on 2-inch friction-drive spools (but spools & lids missing)
3-way ribbon control on sector behind left spool, auto reverse
S/N left rear inside bottom


   Corona             Standard   1935 1C14756      man port R   10      key     S5-3@

Date from Respler

   Corona             Silent     1937 1S42932      man port R   10      key     S10-1@

16 lbs in fabric-covered wood case
Shiny black, 84-symbol, l-for-1
Shift left, right, lock left; Tab (clips lost); Backspace; Margin Release
1/2-inch ribbon, standard spools, 3-way control, auto and manual reverse
Touch control L->H left under lid

   Corona             Four       1924 E400087      man port R   10      key     Prch@
   Corona             Four       1924 E604442      man port R   12      key     H2@
   Corona             Four       1925 H211323      man port R   10      key     S4-5@
   
   Electromatic                  1934 10447        elec off R   12      key     ET@

   Erika              5          1939 948075/5     man port R   10      key     S8-1@
   Erika Robotron                     6807571      man port R   11/44.5 key     S9-1@

Made by Robotron in Berlin DDR
Standard spools, 4-position control: bottom, low-top, none, high-top
1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4
Tabs+/-
Padded base board bolted to machine bottom,
 semi-rigid case covered in black leatherette

   Everest            K2c        1958 576383       man port R   11/44.5 key     S7-2@
   Everest            K2         1959 598687       man port R   10      key     S7-2@

   Facit              ET3        1967 113453       elec off R   10      key

   Fox                                P6563        man  off R   10      key     S11-2@
                                      42563
        Bimodal escapement, Tab Stops missing

   Fox                24              106484       man  off R   10      key     S11-2@
        One Tab Stop

   Hall               Salem           7551         man port                     giv

   Hammond            12              60085        man port var 10      elm     giv
   Hammond Multiplex  Folding    1921 F236185      man port var 11      elm     S9-4@
   Hammond Multiplex                  109748       man off  var 10      elm     LR@

   Hermes             Baby Fhwt  1936 97985        man port R   10      key     S7-2@
 no carriage return lever
   Hermes             Baby       1941 239178       man port Cyr 10      key     S7-2@
   Hermes             Baby       1942 275618       man port R   10      key     S7-2@
   Hermes             Macy's     1943 294463       man port R   10      key     S7-2@
   Hermes             Rocket     1961 5840205      man port R   10      key     S7-2@
   Hermes             Rocket     1964 6027634      man port R   10      key     giv 
   Hermes             Rocket     1969 9075625      man port R   10      key     S7-2@
   Hermes             Media 3    1961 3089076      man port R   10      key     Kit@
   Hermes             3000       1962 3152753      man port R   10      key     S6-4@
   Hermes             3000            3234958      man port scr 12.5    key     S6-5@

17 lbs, basket shift, left platen knob missing, pitch 5/cm exactly but US keyboard.

   Hermes             3000       1964 3275068      man port R   12      key     S6-4@
   Hermes             3000            3349362      man port R   10      key     S11-1@

platen knobs missing

   Hermes             3000            7532007      man port Re  12      key     S6-4@


Escapement pawl broken

   Hermes             Ambassador 1953 734745       man off  R 12.5/50   key     S7-3@
   Hermes             8          1954 8000250      man off  R   10      key     S7-4@

   IBM                Model AA   1952 123017       elec off R   10      key     BT4@ 
   IBM                Model AA   1954 11-209752    elec off R   12      key     SE@
   IBM                Model AA   1954 332976       elec off R   12      key     BT6@
   IBM                Model AA        40-1-15252   elec off R   12      key     BT7@
   IBM                Model AA        696424       elec off R   12      key     ET@
   IBM                Model AA        670920       elec off R   12      key
   IBM                                M077950      elec off R   10      key     S9-5@
   IBM                Model AA        615050       elec off R   10      key     BT3@
   IBM                Selectric  1974 4798441      elec off var 12      elm     S10-4@
   IBM             Selectric 71       5665295      elec off var 10      elm     S13@
   IBM                Selectric       5735207      elec off var 10      elm     BT8@
   IBM                Selectric       9773194      elec off var 12      elm     S9-4@

Selectric 88-character elements:
 Prestige Elite    12 (2)
 Bookface Academic 10
 Orator            10
 Symbol            12
 Letter Gothic     12
 Olde English      12
 Forms 1           12
 Script            12
 Light Italic      12
 Courier           12

   IBM               Executive B 1957 175762       elec off R  var      key     ET@
                   PE = Documentary typeface
   IBM               Executive C 1966 2250695      elec off R  var      key     ET@
                   PJ = Heritage typeface

   Imperial           Good Comp  1930 EU293        man port R   10      key     S7-3@
   Imperial           Good Comp  1930 EB276        man port R   10      key     S7-3@
   Imperial           Model T         2C232        man port R   10      key     S7-3@

   L C Smith          2          1909 74239-2      man off  R   10      key     S1-3@
   L C Smith          5          1918 X261879-5    man off  R   10      key     S1-3@ 
   L C Smith          8          1916 289927-8     man off  R   10      key     BT4@
 
   Basket shift - basket goes UP for upper case

   L C Smith          8          1922 480684-8     man off  R   10      key     pal@
       
   Badly rusted, good only for parts; Basket shift - basket goes DOWN for upper case

   L C Smith          8          1924 506949-8     man off  R   10      key     BT4@

   Basket shift - basket goes DOWN for upper case

   Mechno?            Collegiate 1991              man port Ruc 10      key3b   SE@
                       1000

   Made in Yugoslavia
   Upper case letters only
   Carriage shift to numbers and symbols (including $, cent, UKpound)
   Almost all plastic - weighs 2 lb, 4 oz
   1/4-inch ribbon, in unidirectional cassette.
     
   Mercedes           Prima           100176       man port R   10      key     H2@

   Monarch            Pioneer    1937 C110394      man port R   10      key     S1-1@

   Oliver             3          1902 53161        man port R   10      keyst   S12-3@
   Oliver             3          1906 155988       man port R   10      keyst   S12-3@
   Oliver             5          1908 206200       man port R   10      keyst   S11-3@
   Oliver    Printype No.9       1916 633486       man off  R   10      keyst   S11-3@
   Oliver    Printype No.9       1918 839197       man off  R   10      keyst   BT8@
              (2nd 14" long carriage)

   Olivetti           Ventura    1969 5220557      man port R   10      key     S6-2@
   Olivetti           Lettera 25      8852543      man port R   10      key     H3@
   Olivetti           Lettera 32      2277639      man port R   10      key     S9-1@
   Olivetti           Lettera 32 1969 5261190      man port Arab11/76   key     S7-3@
   Olivetti           Lettera 33      4602619      man port R   10      key     S11-1@
   Olivetti           Lettera 36      628182       elecport R 11.5/45   key     S10-4@
   Olivetti           Praxis 48  1969 5104054      elec off R   12      key     ET@
 -   Made in Canada

   Olivetti           Praxis 48  19   5506013      elec off R   10      key     ET@
 -   Made in Italy

   Olivetti           Lexicon94C 1979 E13-0603729  elec off var 44      elm     BT7@
   Olivetti           Lexicon94C 1979 E18-0605367  elec off var 44      elm     BT2@

Lexicon elements:
 Venezia          PS
 Mikron           15
 Trilingual Est.P 12
 OCR              10
 Roma             12
 Est. P           10

   Olivetti-Underwood Studio 44 1951  345247       man port R   11/44.5 key     S6-4@
   Olivetti           Studio 45      1313641       man port R   10      key     SE@

Manuals, tool-box with brush

   Olivetti-Underwood Studio 45      1517482       man port R   10      key     SE@
   Olivetti-Underwood        21 19    723694       man port R   11.5    key     S1-1@

21 lbs in case with manual, "Made in Spain"
1/2-inch ribbon, standard spools, 3-way control
86 keyboard, US, "," and "." doubled
Tabs, backspace, margin release, carriage lock

   Olivetti-Underwood Lettera 22 1960 1377810      man port R   11      key

   Olympia                       1953 353216       man port R   11      key     S7-1@
        typeface s 8
   Olympia                            537753       man port R   11      key     S10-4@
        typeface 8s
   Olympia            SM3 long   1957 1031283      man port it. 11      key     S6-1@
        typeface 41 (sanserif)
carriage shift, springs under keypads

   Olympia            Deluxe          1207693      man port scr 11      key     S6-1@
        typeface 75(followed by degree-sign)
carriage shift, springs under keypads

   Olympia            SM3        1958 1223163      man port R   10      key   
   Olympia            SM3             1369360      man port R   11      key     SE@ 
   Olympia            SM3        1961 1713559      man port R   11      key     SE@
        typeface 84
   Olympia            SM         1964 2035843      man port R   10      key     S11-4@
        typeface 97/6.6
   Olympia            Splend.33  1960 95-327919    man port R   10      key
   Olympia                            2451823      man port scr 11      key     S6-2@
        typeface 69/6.6
carriage shift, springs under shift keypads only

   Olympia            SM 9       1965 2733178      man port R   11      key     S9-1@
        typeface 8/6.6
basket shift, spring under shift keypads only

   Olympia            SM 9       1965 2750986      man port R   11      key     SE@
        typeface 8/6.6
basket shift, spring under shift keypads only

   Olympia            SM 9            2493783      man port R   10      key     S10-1@
        typeface 67/6.6
   Olympia            SM  long   1966 3062177      man port R   11      key     S6-1@
        typeface 8/6.6
basket shift, spring under shift keypads only

   Olympia            Socialite  1967 5-1487893    man port R   11      key     giv
   Olympia            long car.       3898657      man port R   11      key     S6-2@
        typeface 8/6.6
basket shift, no keypad springs
      
   Olympia                            7027936      elecport R   10      key     giv
   Olympia                            7032660      elecport R   10      key     SE@
        typeface 1
   Olympia                            7074744      elecport R   10      key     S13@
        typeface 1
   Olympia            8          1940 362967       man off  R   10      key     BT4@
        typeface 12
   Olympia          De Luxe 7    1957 7-231076     man off  R   10      key     SE@
        typeface 12/7.6
   Olympia          De Luxe 7    1959 7-380506     man off  It  11      key     S7-5@
        typeface 75/7.6
   Olympia            7          1960 7-572792     man off  R   10      key     S8-5@
        typeface 12/7.6

   Orga Privat                   1930 145988       man port R   10      key     S7-4@

   Perkins            Brailler        D5097                                     giv

   Pittsburg          Visible    1900 11132        man port R   10      key     S11-4@

   R C Allen                     1967 B2454497     man off  cap  8      key     S10-3@

   Rem Rand           Bantam     1938 C140793      man port Cap 10      key     

   Remington          Portable   1921 NS12200      man port Sp  10      keyrl   S5-2@
   Remington          Portable   1923 NA31555      man port R   10      keyrl   S5-2@
   Remington          Portable   1926 NL62722      man port R   10      keyrl   S5-2@
   Remington          Portable   1927 NV75456      man port Rx  12      keyrl   S5-2@
              Platen spikes
   Remington          [JDLester] 1928 NP89270      man port R   10      keyrl   S5-2@
   Remington          Portable   1930 V114684      man port R   10      keyrl   H3@
              maroon/orange, red fixed-tab key, no case
   Remington                     1931 V501836      man port R   10      key     S5-3@
              two-tone dark green over light green
   Remington RR             1    1938 PD164676     man port R   12      keykf   S5-3@
   Remington RR       Model 5    1940 B82131       man port R   10      key     S3-1@
   Remington RR       Premier         ERP519454    man port R   10      key     S6-4@
              grey/silver
   Remington RR       Quiet 1    1941 P1125933     man port R   12      keykf   S3-3@
   Remington RR       Quiet-Riter     QR2674766    man port R   10      key     SE@
              grey
   Remington RR       Quiet-Riter     QR2743730    man port R   10      key     SE@
              grey, 42/84, Miracle Tab, Shift and Lock both sides
   Remington RR       Quiet-Riter     QR3494949    man port R   12      key     S10-5@
              tan
   Remington RR       Quiet-Riter     QR3328422    man port R   10      key     S10-5@
              tan
   Remington          Trav-Riter      TR139351     man port R   10      key     S6-5@
              grey
   Remington RR                       B115406      man port R   10      key     S5-4@
   Remington          Envoy      1942 S1193886     man port R   10      key     S3-1@
   Remington          Rem-ette   1938 CR139346     man port R   12      key     S5-3@
   Remington          Remette    1941 CR295758     man port R   10      key     S5-2@
   Remington          Remette    1941 CR310997     man port R   12      key     S3-1@
   Remington RR       Personal   1950 A2090847     man port R   12      key     S2-4@
              grey
   Remington                          RR107732     man port R   10      key     SE@
              grey, flangeless ribbon spools
   Remington RR       Noiseless  1940 N1118050     man port Sp  12      keykf   S3-3@
   Remington        Noiseless 6  1933 X209789      man off  R   12      keykf   BT4

38 lbs, typebar lid broken, very dirty, paper table missing.

   Remington RR     Noiseless 10 1938 X444495      man off  R   12      keykf   S2-3@
   Remington RR       Noiseless       T41216       man off  R   10      keykf   BT3@
   Remington          11         1919 RX95148      man off  R   10      key     BT2@
   Remington                     1919 RC96565      man off  R   10      key     BT4@
   Remington          Standard   1921 LK-11644     man off  R   10      key     S8-4@
   Remington RR       Paragon 12 1932 ZR 323002    man off  R   10      key     S5-5@
   Remington                          ZR303564     man off  R   10      key     S8-3@
   Remington                          E2103469     elec off R   12      key     S6-3@

Fitted for 1/2-inch or 1/4-inch ribbon


   Remington RR       Model      1947 H123117      man port R   12      keykf   S3-1@
    Noiseless          Seven
   Remington RR       Model      1936 H30987       man port R   12      keykf   S6-5@
    Noiseless          Seven

Needs tension cord, escapement fails

   Remington RR       Model      1946 H85288       man port R   10      keykf   S4-4@
    Noiseless          Seven
   Remington RR       8          1936 E31266       man port R   12      keykf   SP@
    Noiseless
   Remington RR       8          1936 E32800       man port R   12      keykf   SP@
    Noiseless
   Remington RR    DeLuxe Nslss       bbbbbbbb     man port R   12      keykf   S5-3@
   Remington RR    DeLuxe Nslss  1940 N1123006     man port R   12      keykf   S3-2@


   Remington Rand           1    1937 P121200      man port R   10      keykf   S1-2@
   Remington Rand                1937 P134803      man port R   12      keykf   S5-4@
   Remington Rand           1    1938 P139327      man port R   10      keykf   S5-2@
   Remington Rand     Remington  1938 V956451      man port R   10      key     S3-2@
                            5
   Remington Rand     Deluxe 5   1945 B1233399     man port R   10      key     S3-2@
   Remington Rand                     EBT115252    man port R   10      key     S3-1@
                 grey, pound sign, fractions in eighths
   Remington Rand     Noiseless  1948 H160661      man port R   10      keykf   S3-2@
   Remington Rand     Noiseless  1947 H152784      man port R   10      keykf   S3-3@
   Remington Rand     Nsls 10    1934 X565130      man off  R   10      keykf   BT3@
   Remington Rand                1941 J324222      man off  R   12      key     S5-4@
   Remington Rand                1946 J786708      man off  R   12      key     S8-4@

   Rex Visible        4               33482        man off  R   10      key3b   S10-3@

   Royal              Junior     1935 J27802       man port R   10      key     S3-4@
   Royal                         1930 P203770      man port R   10      key     S3-4@
      Maroon woodgrain paint, not to be cleaned with alcohol
   Royal                         1930 P207117      man port R   12      key     S3-4@
      Tan woodgrain paint, not to be cleaned with alcohol
   Royal                         1934 0-486279     man port R   12      key     H3@
   Royal              Portable   1938 0-715013     man port R   10      key     S3-4@
   Royal                         1939 UR-78622     man port R   10      key     S2-2@
              Carriage shift
   Royal              QuietDeLux 1940 A970239      man port R   10      key     S3-5@
              Segment shift
   Royal              Companion  1950 RF2860645    man port R   10      key     S3-4@
   Royal              QuietDeLux 1955 RA2990801    man port R   10      key     S3-3@
   Royal              Royalite   1955 RL3121835    man port R   10      key     GeorgeW
   Royal              Futura 800 1959 2A4015170    man port R   12      key     S3-5@
   Royal              Mercury         MC1088284    man port R   10      key     S11-1@
   Royal              Mercury    1965 MC8202364    man port R   10      key
   Royal              Safari          6002706      man port R   10      key     SE@
   Royal              Safari     1965 SA6048747    man port it. 12      key
   Royal              Aristocrat 1966 A 7224729    man port scr 12      key     sold
   Royal              Futura 800      2A4910897    man port R   12      key
   Royal              QuietDeLux      AG2151970    man port R   10      key     S11-1@
   Royal              QuietDeLux      AG3366962    man port R   12      key
   Royal              Keystone        RC2751855    man port R   10      key     S2-4@
   Royal              QuietDeLux      AG2100507    man port R   10      key     S2-4@
   Royal              QuietDeLux      AE3474648    man port R   12      key     S2-4@
   Royal              QuietDeLux      RA3008522    man port R   10      key     S1-4@
   Royal              Royaluxe 425    RTP5197645   man port R   10      key     SE@
   Royal              Senior Cmp      RS3206812    man port R   12      key     S3-3@
   Royal              Swinger         NR8242022    man port R   10      key     S3-4@
 transistor radio in case lid
   
   Royal              Custom          CM7244824    man port R   10      key     S12-1@
   Royal              Sabre           SB8140997    man port R   10      key     S4-1@
   Royal           Medallion II  1977 CWL 3646701  elecport R   12      key     S10-5@
   Royal              1200            1802878      elecport R   10      key     S12-5@
   Royal              Standard   1908 10629        man off  R   10      key     S1-2@
           empty tab key slot on keyboard, weak ratchet detent spring
   Royal - 2 window   10         1923 X624127      man off  R   10      key     S9-2@
   Royal - 1 window   10              X-1053436    man off  R   10      key     BT3@
   Royal - 1 window   10         1927 X1070151     man off  R   10      key     BT4@
                carriage-shift
   Royal - 1 window   10         1933 SX-1564005   man off  R   10      key     S9-2@
   Royal                         1935 HM-1982656   man off  R    6      key     S9-3@
         segment-shift, no numeral "1", some slugs marked "A1" 
   Royal              10         1936 KHM1899007   man off  R   10      key     S2-3@
                segment-shift
   Royal              KHY             42-101049    man off  R   12      key     BT3@
   Royal              KMG        1950 13-4109056   man off  R   12      key     BT7@
   Royal              KMM        1947 20-3384051   man off  R   10      key     S4-4@
   Royal              Electress       GAE137756432 elec off R   12      key
   Royal                              RES13-6193428elec off R   10      key     BT3@

   Sears             Electric 10      S6SD 106457G elecport R   10      key     SE@
           (SCM "Sterling"?)
   Sears Correct-O-Sphere 268...      11293101     elecport R   10      elem    SE@
           ("1012 Shadow" element not Selectric-compatible)

   Siemag                        1952 058277-11t38 man  off R   10      key     BT7@

   Signature (MW)     1003D           MO131777     elec off R   10      key     BT8@

   Singer Professional T-62           7799525      man port R   10      key     s12-1@
 Clearly a Royal, very like the Custom CM7244824

   Smith Premier      4          1895 6071         man off  Rx  10      keyup   S12-4@

37 lbs in tinplate case
Double keyboard, blind, special Rx keys
1.5-inch ribbon, strike zone varies across ribbon with carriage motion
Manual and auto ribbon advance, manual reverse
Return lever on right, 1/2/3 line feed control
Vertical tension reel, steel drawband

   Smith Premier      4          1895 21362        man off  Ri  10      keyup   S12-4@

37 lbs in tinplate case
Double keyboard, blind, fractions 1/8-7/8, £ sign
1.5-inch ribbon, strike zone varies across ribbon with carriage motion
Manual and auto ribbon advance, manual reverse
Return lever on right, 1/2/3 line feed control
Vertical tension reel, steel drawband

  
   Smith-Corona       Skyriter   1952 2Y123517     man port R   12      key     S4-5@
   Smith-Corona       Silent     1936 1S-42932     man port R   10      key     S10-1@
   Smith-Corona       Silent     1945 4S-107727    man port R   12      key     S6-3@
   Smith-Corona       Silent     1949 5S-110965    man port R   12      key     S4-5@
   Smith-Corona       Silent     1948 4S-201177    man port R   12      key     S5-5@
   Smith-Corona       SilentSupr 1940 5T-177548    man port R   10      key     S4-1@
   Smith-Corona       Silent Sup 1950 5T-270312    man port R   10      key     S4-5@
   Smith-Corona       Silent Sup 1960 5T-736833X   man port R   10      key     SE@
 all of the Silents have removable platens - the X indicates 44 keys => 88 characters 
   Smith-Corona       Sterling   1947 4A163980     man port R   10      key     S5-5@
   Smith-Corona       Sterling   1949 5A102957     man port R   10      key     S11-4@
   Smith-Corona       Sterling   1950 5A213504     man port R   10      key     SE@
 manual tab stops
   Smith Corona       Sterling   1958 5A905534     man port R   10      key     SE@
   Smith-Corona Super Sterling        6SS 804600   man port R   10      key     SE@
   Smith-Corona       Classic 12      6LTV409302   man port R   10      key     S9-1@
                                      HD31403
Interchangeable type-slugs left and right, key right with odd symbol is "unjam"
Second number printed on tape stuck to bottom.

   Smith-Corona       Classic 12      6MLE100239H  man port G   10      key1b   S1-1@
                                      HF34417
   Smith-Corona       Galaxie Twelve  6MLC195758   man port R   10      keyi    LR@
   Smith-Corona       Galaxie XII     6MLC560101   man port R   12      keyi    S11-1@
                                      HN34446
   Smith-Corona       Super-G         7YP48012     man port R   10      key     S10-1@
   Smith-Corona       Corsair         5Y130065     man port R   10      key     S10-1@
   Smith-Corona       Corsair    1967 6Y387017     man port R   12      key     SB?
   Smith-Corona       Electra         6LE101902    elecport R   12      key     SE@
        (case with key, dustcover, manual, warranty "Purchased Oct 11, 1965", wide (12") platen)
   Smith-Corona       Electric250     6LRB207845   elecport R   12      key     S1-5@

Wired for 220 volts, no case.

   Smith-Corona       Electra XT      3LRU295100   elecport R   10      key     SE@
   Smith-Corona       Electric   1958 5TE 181466   elecport scr 12      key     S10-5@
   Smith-Corona       Electric   1960 5TE 226892   elecport R   10      key     S2-5@
   Smith-Corona       Electra220 1973 6ELO 140463G elecport R   10      key     S12-5@

25 lbs in case
12/11/11/10=88, type heads at each end of segment interchangeable
power return, manual margin release and backspace
3-way ribbon controls, standard spools, auto and manual reverse, tab, set, clear
carriage lock at right end of carriage
electric drive rather noisy 
removable platen
all papers - manual, bill of sale, warranty,
 order forms for typeheads, ribbons, carbons

   Smith-Corona       Super Corr.1983 6ELEK140743G elecport R   10      key     S12-5@

23.5 lbs in molded plastic case
Basket shift / tab +/- / carriage center locator
3-way Ribbon Control right of keyboard / standard spools
SN on right bottom
One interchangeable typehead
Copy pressure set (left of keyboard) and touch control (under front)
manual margins, power space
11.5-inch removable platen, paper support

   Smith Corona    Coronet Auto.      6ESB-153962  elecport R   10      key     S11-1@

   Smith-Corona       SuperSpeed 1946 1A1974647 11 man off  R   12      key     BT3@

   Smith-Corona       Pacemaker       PC5109256-11 man off  R   12      key     BT7@

30 lbs
84 keyboard, tabs, shift left and right (lock left)
3-way ribbon control, auto reverse

   Smith Corona                  1952 7A3188472-11 man off  R   12      key     SE@
11-inch platen, removable; R/M/B ribbon position + Stencil
42/84 keyboard, no "1"
Manual ribbon reverse; Shift & Lock both Left and Right; Auto Margin Set by spring drum
Tab Set & Clear, and Clear All on carriage

   SCM              Ghia Super-G      7YP48012     man port R   10      key     S10-1@

   SCM              Ghia              7YP105677    man port R   10      key     SE@


Plastic "Design by Ghia", made in England
84 keyboard, tabs preset to 20,30,40,50,60
3-pos ribbon control right, ribbon reverse left under lid(missing)
1/2-inch ribbon in 1.75-inch spools
3-pos force control left
Power space-bar on left of space-bar

   Torpedo                       1959 1243921      man port scr11.5/45.3key     S6-1@

   Tower              Tabulator       5CT-448429T  man port R   10      key     S11-1@
   Tower              President       5TT-771564X  man port R   12      key     S4-1@
              Actually a Smith Corona Silent Super with 44 keys => 88 characters
   Tower              Constellation   6LTT-121358  man port R   10      key     S1-1@
    [made for Sears by SCM]

   Triumph            Tippa      1964 4444544      man port RGer10      key     S8-1@
   Triumph            Norm       1951 682403       man port RGer10      key     SE@
   Triumph            Perfekt         85078        man port Cyr 10      key     S8-1@

   Underwood          Stan Port  1922 66680        man port R   10      key3b   S1-2@
   Underwood          Stan Port  1922 89152        man port R   10      key3b   S1-5@
                                      90631
   Underwood          Stan Port  1924 104461       man port R   10      key3b   S1-5@
                                      105710
   Underwood          Stan Port  1929 473424       man port R   10      key     S3-2@
   Underwood                     1931 523348       man port R   10      key     S3-1@
   Underwood                     1936 840745       man port R   10      key     S2-1@
                                      836762
   Underwood          Universal  1936 F975280      man port R   10      key     S2-1@

15 lbs in case
Standard spool, 3-way ribbon control behind right spool
Serial Number behind left spool
No tabs
Manual and auto ribbon reverse and crank right side of frame
Shift left and right, backspace left, margin release left
84 keyboard, no "1"
Touch Control right of keyboard
Carriage lock under left end of keyboard
Lock on case

   Underwood          DeL Leader 1940 E1397684     man port R   10      key     S4-3@
 No Left Platen Knob
 No Right Margin stop, no Bell
 No Ribbon Color switch
 No Margin Release, no Tabs
 No Line-Space control just Ratchet release
 Crude Carriage positioner for closing the case
 
   Underwood          Champion   1943 G-1531537    man port R   10      key     S2-1@
   Underwood          Noiseless  1935 1502261      man port R   10      keykf   S1-4@
   Underwood          Noislss 77 1946 1513275      man port R   10      keykf   S2-1@
   Underwood          DeLuxe          R2381569     man port R   10      key     S8-5@
   Underwood          255             5021519      man port R   10      key     SE@
   Underwood          670        1973 715792       elecport R           key     
   Underwood          5          1915 757005       man off  R   10      key     BT3@
                                      901360

Made in February, has ratchet carriage tensioner
second # on carriage & under left front foot

   Underwood          5          1919 1258612      man off  R   12      key     BT2@
                                      1591308

Made in October, has ratchet carriage tensioner
second # on carriage & under left front foot

   Underwood          5          1922 1629817      man off  R   10      key     BT2@
                                      2096489

second # on carriage & under left front foot
Has worm-gear carriage tensioner

   Underwood          Noiseless  1932 N3883692     man off  R   10      keykf   BT5@
   Underwood       10 Noiseless  1947 5913912      man off  R   10      keykf   BT3@
   Underwood           6         193  4011903-10   man off  R   10      key     w
   Underwood           6         1932 4113002-11   man off  R   10      key     S8-3@
   Underwood           6         1934 4159372-18   man off  R   10      key     S4-3@
   Underwood                     1935 4365462-11   man off  R   12      key     BT7@
   Underwood                     1956 11-7767886   man off  R   10      key     BT8@
     All caps, FormFlow pin-feed platen, no pressure rollers, Tabs, removable platen
               Dual offset front scale 5/in, 10/in   

   Underwood                     1950 E20-6650844  elec off R   10      key     BT4@

   Underwood-Ell-Fish            1931 547892       man port R   12      key     S2-1@
                                 1931 549448
   Underwood-Ell-Fish Nslss 77   1935 672881       man port R   10      keykf   S2-2@
   Underwood-Ell-Fish Nslss 77   1936 719239       man port R   10      keykf   S2-2@

   Underwood-Olivetti Lettera 22 1960 91377810     man port R   10      key
   Underwood Olivetti         21      649565       man port R   10      key     SE@
    Made in Spain, Tabs

   VariTyper                          401912/9     elec off var 10      elm     S9-3@
   Varityper          DS              613659       elec off var         elm     BT8@

   Vornado                            4426 A       man port R   10      key     S7-2@

   Voss                          1962 207501       man port it. 10      key     S8-1@

Has become inoperable because of corrosion in the slots for the typebar linkage in the basic green-anodized zinc casting.

   Wellington         2               3560         man port R   10      keykf   S12-2@

Wants 7/8-inch ribbon.

   Woodstock                     1920 J120743      man off  R   10      key     S8-2@
 s/n far right under carriage, just behind forward rail
   Woodstock          5          1926 N164588      man off  R   10      key     S8-2@
   Woodstock                     1931 N317115      man off  R   10      key     S4-2@
   Woodstock                     1938 N522442E     man off  R   12      key     S4-2@
1998 retirement gift picture
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