SORRY, SOLD! 1956 Erika Model 11 portable typewriter.

Here is a fine example of the Erika Model 11 portable typewriter, built in 1956. It is in super condition inside and out and comes with its original case and a new, bi-colour ribbon so you can start typing immediately. It has been professionally restored, looks wonderful on your desktop and will serve you well for many years to come. It has a QWERTY keyboard with extra characters for foreign languages and the typing action is superb: light and fast but with solid and quick carriage movement (for fast typewriting). The typeface is a lovely Elite, with 11.5 characters to the inch.
The Model 11 is highly regarded by collectors and typists for its design, portability and its usability. It is quite an uncommon typewriter, as only around 50,000 were manufactured. I don't know why they abandoned this model because it is a simply wonderful portable typewriter. What I suspect is that the "portable market" was saturated (by Hermes and Princess among a few others) when it was introduced by Erika and they just never were able to capture a profitable share of the market for this size machine.
This typewriter is in perfect working condition. The rubber on the platen is excellent condition, clean, smooth and soft, with a ~93 hardness measurement (ideal being 85-95). All the other rubber is clean and soft. The cosmetic condition is excellent, but it has some light scratching in one place on the back panel. 
The Model 11 is the distillation of the best parts of the famous and more common Erika Models 10 and 12 into a very portable typing machine. It combines all the fine mechanics of these other models and maintains the beautiful soft, solid, fast feel of them. This is a real writer's typewriter with portability. The design is rather "utilitarian" but somehow the beautiful proportions and overall design raises is to a higher aesthetic level.
 
 
Acme typewriters have been the choice of discerning collectors and writers more than 1,000 times since we began selling online in 2016. They are fully guaranteed to work. Most shipments to the US arrive in 3 days--often much faster than most domestic shipments within the US. Acme typewriters are carefully selected, beautifully restored and come with a one-year mechanical warranty and lifetime customer-service. Each comes with a lead seal, attached to the body, identifying it as a fully-restored Acme typewriter. Many new dealers strive to imitate us--none succeed.
For some discussion on this very well-respected model of the Erika typewriter, see: 
https://writelephant.com/2015/10/15/erika-11-out-of-10/
The carrying case is solid and strong but shows signs of wear and use.
Acme typewriters have been the choice of discerning collectors and writers more than 1,000 times since we began selling online in 2016. We safely ship your typewriter from our store in the Netherlands and delivery time to the US averages only 3 days—this is a quicker delivery time even than most shipments from-and-to a US address! In the last 7 years, our typewriters arrived damage-free 99.4% of the time. So please don’t be concerned about buying from us just because we seem far away. Acme typewriters are covered by a 1-year warranty, and come with lifetime customer-care. 
This fine example of an Erika Model 11 typewriter will be packed and shipped with the greatest care to preserve its condition and beauty. We have a lot of experience in shipping typewriters and have an excellent track record for proper packing and safe delivery.
See my buyer reviews on Etsy and you will have confidence in your purchase.
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