This amazing IBM Executive (still not sure about the exact model number - can you help me out?) was a most gracious gift from a friendly neighbour in Basel. She had inherited this machine from her father, and was so kind to entrust it to the Sommeregger Typewriter Foundation. It didn't work at first, although you could actually hear the electricity when plugged in. After some fiddling around, all of a sudden the motor set into motion, slowly revolving at first, ever gaining in momentum, until reaching cruising speed - magic moments!
This is not a first in the typosphere: please read
here http://writingball.blogspot.com/2011/02/executive-decision.html for Richard's IBM Executive, and
http://vintagetechobsessions.blogspot.ch/2013/02/ibm-model-c-executive-beast.html for another, slightly different model of these truly impressive beasts of burden.
Nice typewriter. It has a great looking typeface.
ResponderBorrarYay!
ResponderBorrarI think that's a Model D.
My own Model C Executive can be seen here:
http://writingball.blogspot.com/2011/02/executive-decision.html
There's a Model B ( I think) on shopgoodwill here in the USA this week. I hope to get a proportional machine some day.
ResponderBorrarFeed rollers look very much like a precursor to those on a desktop printer.
ResponderBorrarYou have a IBM Model D Executive. The Executive model has proportional spacing and was the flagship IBM typebar machine. They were produced until 1974. If you have a serial number, I could probably date it for you.
ResponderBorrarthank you professor!
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