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Public collections can be seen by the public, including other shoppers, and may show up in recommendations and other places. Find out more in our Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy. Mechanically- as I said before, this typewriter is ideal for heavy typing. The typewriter worked upon demonstration (off of someone on kijiji), but not after we got home. In order to give you the best experience, we use cookies and similar technologies for performance, analytics, personalisation, advertising, and to help our site function. Original Price 174.99 From shop LakeAreaThriftStore, ad by PassedLove Press J to jump to the feed. Up for sale is a true workhorse- a Smith-Corona Classic 12 which was manufactured in 1976. From shop COALlondon, 6.99 LadybugByJane From shop TypeHyped, ad by TomsTopTreasures These are third party technologies used for things like: We do this with social media, marketing, and analytics partners (who may have their own information theyve collected). 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From shop AmsterdamTypewriter, ad by BlazingPomPom FREE UK delivery, ad by MahoganyRhino Saying no will not stop you from seeing Etsy ads or impact Etsy's own personalisation technologies, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive. It's extremely easy to get a high WPM on this machine, as the touch is very light and smooth. From shop RepairManualsPDF, ad by TheAntikeyChop Ad from shop RepairManualsPDF Yes! Ad from shop TomsTopTreasures From shop TypoTypewriters, ad by LavishHabitHome Great! AnEraOfMemories treefarm4 RepairManualsPDF CountryGirlsVintage Ad from shop PassedLove From shop fineartfindings, ad by Shelbyville You can change your preferences any time in your Privacy Settings. Ad from shop CAPECODESTATES Ad from shop TypewriterStuff MahoganyRhino Ad from shop VintageTypeShop The mechanism is extremely reliable and trustworthy, and this typewriter is ready for years and years of use to come. 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Can you show us a clear pic of what it looks like when you think it's in correctly? KatoEmporium Ad from shop beffyfaye Ad from shop TypewriterDreamsNL From shop PassedLove, ad by garrick18 From shop CountryGirlsVintage, ad by LadybugByJane LakeAreaThriftStore From shop TheAntikeyChop, ad by beffyfaye Somewhere along the journey of bringing it home, on the train, in the car, etc. FREE UK delivery, ad by COALlondon TypewriterDreamsNL From shop CandysCrush, ad by AnEraOfMemories TheAntikeyChop TypeHyped Ad from shop BSIETYPEWRITER AmsterdamTypewriter Ad from shop MahoganyRhino From shop TheVintashMama, ad by fineartfindings TypoTypewriters From shop retrospectvintage2, 125.00 Etsy is powered by 100% renewable electricity. Ad from shop riteon From shop TypewriterStuff, ad by TypeHyped From shop treefarm4, ad by TypewriterStuff 157.49, 174.99 Looks like you already have an account! There was a problem subscribing you to this newsletter. Sellers looking to grow their business and reach more interested buyers can use Etsys advertising platform to promote their items. retrospectvintage2 This typewriter may not be the prettiest or the oldest, however it's one of the best manual typewriters out there for heavy use. Ad from shop LadybugByJane TypewriterStuff Ad from shop BlazingPomPom (10% off), ad by AmsterdamTypewriter Want to know more? From shop beffyfaye, ad by RetroTec24 beffyfaye tinybooksforever Ad from shop AnEraOfMemories riteon BrooksawAntiques Please. The 12 inch carriage is especially handy for writing landscape-wise on standard 8 x 11 printer paper. Ad from shop Shelbyville CandysCrush Retroboy1980 Set where you live, what language you speak and the currency you use. FREE UK delivery, ad by retrospectvintage2 From shop MahoganyRhino, ad by TypoTypewriters From shop TypewriterDreamsNL, Sale Price 157.49 Ad from shop tinybooksforever BlazingPomPom Ad from shop RetroTec24 Maybe even a video? I have already tried to follow the instructions in a video like this https://youtu.be/IaiKK6FCZxI but every time I press on a key, the ribbon falls out of place again.