1955 Erika 11 spare parts catalog

Published by VEB Schreib- und Nähmaschinenwerke Dresden in 1955, Erika 11 Ersatzteile-Katalog is 61 pages in German.

Download the 1955 Erika 11 spare parts catalog (40 MB)

Wow, this is my 450th post.

1953 Erika 10 spare parts catalog

Published by VEB Mechanik Schreibmaschinen-Werke Dresden in 1953, Ersatzteile-Liste für die Erika 10 is 59 pages in German. This is better than the Groma spare parts catalog I posted earlier, though not quite as good as the exploded diagrams found in the 1969 Erika one.

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1955 Groma N/T/E spare parts catalog

This Groma spare parts catalog isn't as well laid-out or as detailed as the 1969 Erika one I posted last month, and it's only in German, but it is still somewhat useful and fun to look at. I especially like how you could order replacement decals for each of the three models! Published by VEB Groma Büromaschinen, Markersdorf.

Download the 1955 Groma N/T/E spare parts catalog (23.3 MB)

1969 Erika spare parts catalog

This catalog (153+ pages in German, English, French, and Russian) goes into great detail about the mechanics of Erika models 30/40, 32/42, 33/43, and 41. It includes exploded diagrams and a full listing of parts down to the carrying cases. Published by VEB Kombinat Zentronik, Schreibmaschinenwerk Dresden.

Download the 1969 Erika spare parts catalog (49.5 MB)

Studio techno / Typewriter principles

1969 Olivetti Studio 45 1476307

the techno typeface I am still seeking

more like a 5 year guarantee of psychedelic confusion

No matter what I just said, don't think that all of the exciting typewriters are expensive. XD

Sent from my new Olivetti Studio 45

SCM registration punch cards

I'm figuring this is late 1960s. It came with my SCM Classic 12 which was built before the switch to a long tabulator bar on the 12" carriage models.

This is from the early to mid-1970s, off of my SCM Smith-Corona Galaxie XII.

My first non-typecast blog post except for my very first one that is now deleted. A few more scans from these two SCMs are coming up in the future. :)