Moscow 4 / Москва 4

1956  |  Moskva 4  |  11838

I recently got some old film for my Polaroid Spectra camera and took this picture of my Moskva among some of my Eastern European road maps. The first image is a scan made while it was developing.

I am selling the 1970s Moskva 8M that I brought back with me from Tbilisi back in 2013. It's not a really high-value typewriter, but to the right person it'd be nice to have. It's well-used and a little beaten up but a sturdy machine and works fine. The case is included. Check out its gallery on the database for more photos. If you're interested, send me an email. schreibstang at gmail dot com.

Sent from my new Moskva 4 and my Mercedes Superba

Big sale! Typewriters, parts, and ephemera

I have way too much stuff around the house, and it's time to clear out. Technically it's too early to call it spring cleaning, but as we haven't really had a "proper winter" this year in Tacoma, it's just been a blur from fall to spring. March is spring enough for me.

I have 9 project machines and 7 parts machines. I consider project-worthy machines to be in good or better optical condition, and generally working well except for a few problems. If fixed, they would make fine machines. Parts machines may be partially disassembled, have bits missing, and are generally broken in multiple ways and may not be in very good optical condition. They're not worth fixing.

For pricing, I have tried to balance between how much I paid, how much the fixed machine is worth, and how much work I think needs to go into it. If you think these are way out of line, prices are negotiable! The important thing is I need to get rid of these. A ribbon is not included unless if the typewriter uses special spools. These have all been surface cleaned but may need more thorough cleaning inside. Shipping is not included in these prices. I will ship worldwide, and I prefer PayPal payment, but check is possible from the US. Local Tacoma-area sales are even better.

If you're interested, want more information, or pictures, just send me an email.

Project machines

Sold — 1934 Corona Silent. Fantastic optical condition with excellent green paint and excellent decals. A real beauty overall. The problem lies with the carriage advancing. It moves fine with the spacebar, but it doesn't advance well with keystrokes. Sometimes it works, but usually it doesn't. The harder you hit the keys the more likely it is to advance. US keyboard.

$40 — 1950s Tower Tabulator. Very good optical condition overall, with excellent decals. The action is just not very responsive. It could just need a thorough cleaning and lubrication inside, because nothing appears to be physically broken. The case doesn't latch. US keyboard. Instruction manual included.

$70 — 1976 Erika 40. This one is in almost perfect optical condition and very good working condition. The only problem is the type alignment which is off. I don't have the tool needed to fix it, but that is the only problem it has. UK keyboard.

Sold. $80 — 1933 Olympia Progress. Very good optical and working condition. The decals, which are often work on this model, only show a little wear. The carriage return doesn't work right, it won't linespace. There's just a tiny bit of rust but it's not a problem. German keyboard.

Sold. $90 — 1960 Facit TP1. Very good optical and working condition. Sans-serif typeface. The only problem is the ribbon doesn't lift high enough in black mode. Instruction manual included. US keyboard.

Sold. $80 — 1932 Torpedo 15a. Excellent optical condition with just a little wear to the paint and perfect decals. The keys are also not discolored as they sometimes are. The problem with this is that the carriage doesn't advance well on keystrokes. It works better if you strike the keys hard. German keyboard.

$30 — 1960s Triumph Perfekt. The carriage return lever's post that connects it to the carriage is broken. The type action is a bit uneven from key to key. It would probably be a bigger project, hence the lower price. US keyboard.

Sold. $40 — 1959 Smith-Corona Empire. One of the last Empires made in England after Smith-Corona took over. Very nice optical and working condition. It only needs a new mainspring. Instruction manual included. US keyboard.

Sold. $70 — 1930 Underwood Portable. Very good optical condition with some paint wear and excellent decals. It just needs a new mainspring and a slight alignment adjustment. US keyboard.


Parts machines

If you need any parts from these machines, I can send them to you for free or a small cost (depending on how easy it is to remove the part). Or, if you're interested in the whole machine, I can send it that way.

Underwood Quiet Tab Golden Touch (no case)
Remington Portable 1 (no case lid)
Adler Contessa
Montgomery-Ward Signature 511
Olivetti Lettera 32 (no case)
Smith-Corona Galaxie XII
Facit TP1


Ribbons

Sold. $5 — Smith-Corona/L C Smith ribbon. Plastic spools, the ribbon is dry.

Sold. $5 — Olivetti ribbon spools, metal.


Ephemera

$5 — Siemag standard typewriter manual (German)

$5 — Orga Modell 10 manual (German)

$5 — Hermes Baby manual (Spanish)

$1 each — 2 typewriter eraser sticks

Be sure to read the paragraphs at the top before emailing or commenting.

For sale: one of two known Jolson Almas

I promise I'm not turning my blog into a typewriter marketplace. XD

This will be the last "typewriter for sale" post for a while.

I've just been in a rather clearing-out sort of mood lately.

Richard Polt owns the other one, seen here

My original feature post

Sent from my Jolson Alma or Alma Jolson

10 typewriters for sale or trade

Once again I am selling off some typewriters. A couple are left over from last time but there are new ones as well. All 10 typewriters have been cleaned and oiled and work perfectly and come with their respective cases unless otherwise mentioned. Unlike last time, each typewriter will come with a good ribbon so they are all ready to go. If you would like to buy one, or want additional photos or a type sample, just send me an email to schreibstang (at) gmail (dot) com. Reasonable offers considered, PayPal payment preferred. You pay for shipping by USPS, and I will consider shipping worldwide if you are interested. The rates recently went up a little so the cost may be a few more dollars than you are expecting. I will edit to indicate which typewriters have been sold and which are pending.

SOLD Cole-Steel 3 / Congress Elite with pica spacing / $70 / This is in very good functioning condition and doesn't have any problems. The case has a crack but it has been repaired.

SOLD Remington Travel-Riter / Pica / $25 / The paint has some slight discoloration but it types well. It is based on the Torpedo 20 design.

SOLD / Pica / $65 / This is in very good condition and has a slightly special keyboard with both £ and $. It was made in Canada.

SOLD Singer Electric / Pica / $20 / Very good condition. This is one of the less common SCM rebrandings.

SOLD Royal Diana / Pica / $50 / Good condition except for the A key is reluctant to stop sticking. The case is in ratty shape.

SOLD Olympia SM9 / Pica / $30 / This is in very good condition though the case is missing the insert to hold the typewriter in place so I have installed foam strips to protect it.

SOLD Adler J5 / elite / $40 / I removed the body and cleaned it inside and out.

SOLD The Baby Empire #2574 / pica / $40 / The only Baby Empire known to have this decal. I thoroughly cleaned and oiled it, but the mainspring is broken and some of the less-used keys still need some more degunking. Comes with the original spools but no ribbon.

SOLD Smith-Corona Electric 5TE / pica / $30 / There are a few blemishes to the paint but it works great. I gave the paint a scrubbing.

SOLD AMC (Japy) / pica / $40 / Only one clasp on the case works. It's quite a clean machine.