A Rare Brother Typewriter with French Keyboard. It comes complete with it's carry case. It's gorgeous, blue/grey colour, popular in the 1960's, gives it a real retro vibe! The AZERTY keyboard has French accent keys. The perfect Retro office décor. Can be used/displayed in the box or out.
This typewriter is in remarkable condition, with no chips or cracks. The carriage moves freely, and all the keys move freely, making that fabulous clicking noise from "by-gone" times! We're selling it as a decorative object, but it works perfectly and so, once cleaned with alcohol and fitted with a new ribbon, it would be fully functional. We haven't any experience of typewriting, so cannot offer any advise on this.
The typewriter fits into the box base perfectly, the box has some marks and stains, consistent with use. The clip fastens perfectly, although the little key to lock it is no longer with it. It has the original serial number "K5855274" on the back plate, alongside the "Brother Industries Ltd, Made in Japan", brand mark. The keys are slightly "yellowed" with age, essential for authenticity in styling.
We think it's the perfect bookshelf accent piece for a 1960s home office.
In the case, it weighs a heavy 6.3 kgs/ 13.9 lbs! Case measures approx. 39cms/ 15¼" x 33cms/ 13" x 12cms/ 4¾" Typewriter dimensions approx. 36cms/ 14" x 31cms/ 12¼" x 11cms/ 4¼"
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