Princess 300 1962
This Princess 300, from 1962, is in excellent overall condition. This typewriter has been fully restored, cleaned, lubricated and adjusted. A lovely combination of inspired mid-century industrial design and German engineering!
This lovely PRINCESS 300 is a pleasure in every way. So smooth to type with, so beautiful to look at. The combination of cream-coloured keys and ribbon cover with the green body gives this typewriter a retro look with a very modern flair.
This Princess 300 will be shipped, fully insured, without additional cost to you and comes with a three-month mechanical guarantee.
This typewriter is in excellent cosmetic condition and working perfectly. It has been serviced, adjusted and fully cleaned inside and out, and has a new BACO ribbon (the choice of many collectors and typewriting enthusiasts) so you can start typing immediately.
Mechanically this typewriter is in top working condition. All the chrome is unblemished and uncorroded. It is fully working as designed and as originally. The rubber on the platen is smooth and clean. It is slightly harder than ideal, with a durometer reading of ~96. This Princess can be outfitted with a new platen at a cost of 90$. This can be arranged after purchase. But, as you can see from the photo of the typing sample, the character imprint is quite good. The rubber on the paper feeder rollers is in fine, soft condition. The rubber feet on the base are still soft and grip the desktop well.
The keytops are in excellent condition without fingernail scratches or other blemish. Everything works as it should and as originally designed. The original paint is in excellent overall condition. The only slight cosmetic "issues" are a few very small areas of paint loss on the green body on the rear panel and a very few spots here and there. These are shown in the photos.
The lovely faux calf-leather case is in good, original condition. The interior paper flap is in excellent condition and the snap closure works well. The outer hasp has been damaged and repaired in the past. It latches closed effectively but I am uncertain how solid it still is. Despite this the case carries the typewriter well. The interior case fabric is in fine condition. There are some areas where the stitching has separated on the top cover.
The ribbon selector switch on the left is as cool as they come. When you switch to red or no-colour a little colour-block comes into the glass window above the switch. What a wonderful touch!
Tabs are set (and removed) at the touch of a finger with the special key on the right side.
The typeface is a lovely Elite (11 cpi). As compared to many Princesses I see for sale, this has the QWERTY keyboard common to English language writers. Note that the alignment of uppercase and lowercase letters and small letters is true. And the individual characters have all been properly aligned as well.
The serial number is 291767, dating the year of manufacture to 1962.
For some discussion of the wondrous aspects of the Princess 300, and other considerations, please see:
http://xoverit.blogspot.com/2014/03/some-call-this-best-flat-typewriter_4.html
http://genevatypewriters.blogspot.com/2010/09/scheidegger-princess-matic-1950s-with.htmlThis fine example of a PRINCESS 300 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. It will be fully insured during shipment.