1960's Brother DeLuxe Vintage Manual Typewriter - With Case

1960's Brother DeLuxe Vintage Manual Typewriter - With Case

from $897.00

Welcome to one of history’s finest typewriters, lovingly restored for your writing pleasure.

Order now. In about 2 weeks, you’ll get a stunning, authentic, lovingly-restored specimen of this model in the condition selected.

***

Gorgeous Brother De Luxe vintage manual typewriter, fully adjusted and in beautiful working condition. I've typed on many of history's best machines, and this machine stands up to any of them. It has the style of the classic Lettera 32, and some mechanical sleekness of the Hermes Baby line.

There are a few branding variations. Brother Deluxe, Valiant, Webster. The machines are identical other than the front face plate.

It's somewhat rare to find these with a US keyboard.

These come in blue or a light gray.

All functions work as designed, including the two-tone ribbon selector, and the auto ribbon reversal mechanism.

Comes lubricated and adjusted for your writing pleasure.

May this typewriter inspire you for years to come.

Specs:

Type: Portable / Ultraportable
Keyboard Layout: U.S. QWERTY
Typeface: 12 pitch elite / 10 pt. font or 10 pitch (character per inch) ‘12' point font
Country of Manufacture: Japan
Year: 60's
Color: Baby blue, white keys
Shift: Basket shift
Overall rating (1 (dismal) to 10 (perfect)): 9.0

Features:

• Single, Double Spacing.

• Touch Control.

• Auto Ribbon Reversal

• Two-Tone Ribbon Selector

• Original case.

Aesthetics:

The Brother typewriter is an elegant, ultra portable beauty. These generally show very little wear. The blue paint is in excellent condition, polishes to a gloss sheen. Ocassionally there is a slight scuff where the carriage lever runs.

Sometimes the keys yellow slightly. We whiten them as best as we can.

The chrome still shines. Keys are clean with very light soiling. The plastic components are strong and solid, and not warped or discolored other than very slight yellowing.

The case is well designed and sound. Sometimes the zipper wears out.

Mechanics:

This typewriter has beautiful action. Very snappy with a smooth carriage return. Solid base for a small machine. Nice metal construction. Very little plastic.

The innards are quite pristine. Most pieces look nearly factory fresh. These machines were designed to last a lifetime! Coated metal insides. Carriage return is smooth and fast; spring is strong. Carriage return lever is solid. Platen knobs are well-adjusted. Type is aligned and balanced.

The bell rings crisp and clear. The line-spacing works. The spring-loaded paper support loads and retracts.

Overall, there was just some eraser shavings and dust within, which have been cleaned out.

Rubber:

The rubber feet and bushings to hold the cover on have been replaced. The platen is medium hard and a pleasure. It still grips the paper and has quite a lot of bounce. The rollers are doing well.

Case:

Comes with the original case, blue vinyl, in above average condition. It's in great condition and the zipper works well.

Included: