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1960 CURSIVE font, Alpina N24 Typewriter
  • 1960 CURSIVE font, Alpina N24 Typewriter

    €820.00Price

    How exciting to be able to offer this gorgeous, two-tone, Alpina N24 typewriter in superb condition with a QWERTY keyboard AND cursive typeface. This is an uncommon Alpina N24 from 1960, considered by many to be a masterpiece of design, both mechanical and aesthetic. This typewriter has been fully restored and conserved to our highest standards. This is the original colour and finish; it has not been repainted. This typewriter is truly a "statement" on the desk of any serious screenwriter, journalist, novelist or even the occasional letter-writer. 

     

    This typewriter was originally owned by a well-known Dutch interior-designer and architect who bought it new in 1960. He was the only owner until it came to us at Acme.
     

    In superior cosmetic condition and working perfectly. The original colour is uniform everywhere on the typewriter (despite what appears in my poor photographs...) and the finish is in wonderful condition overall. The keytops are unscratched and the platen is clean, smooth with a softness measurement of ~92 making it ideally firm. The paper feed rollers and the rubber feet are in excellent condition.

     

    The typeface is a lovely Alpina-Cursive-Elite, with 11 characters to the inch. The keyboard is original QWERTY and has additional keys for European languages. It has a new blue ribbon installed on two original metal ribbon spools. This fabulous typewriter comes with the original case in superb condition with almost no signs of wear or use.

     

    Like all of our typewriters this is a fully-working typewriter. It comes with the "Acme" lead certification seal attached to the typewriter which permanently identifies it as a genuine Acme-restored typewriter. We have a one-year mechanical warranty on all typewriters sold and provide careful and attentive after-purchase advice and assistance from the date of purchase to the end of eternity to ensure your full satisfaction. In terms of an investment, the Acme Seal proves that this machine was restored by the Acme Type Machine Company. This can add value in the event that you wish to sell this typewriter in the future. 

     

    Mechanically it is in perfect working condition. It has been fully cleaned, adjusted, aligned and lubricated for years of future use. There is a hairline crack in the spacebar but Alpina spacebars have a metal plate under the spacebar and I guarantee that the crack will not become worse. It is hardly noticeable and does not affect the typing or any other action in any way.

     

    For some discussion of ALPINA typewriters see:
    https://bucktypes.tumblr.com/post/125728786938/1961-amc-alpina-sk24-i-finally-found-my-holy
    and: http://www.willdavis.org/alpina.html
    and: https://oztypewriter.blogspot.nl/2011/11/alpina-great-portable-typewriter-now.html

     

    This fine example of an ALPINA N24 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. You can see our reviews to encourage your confidence in what we deliver and how we deliver it.

    If you have any questions or wish to see more photos, please don't hesitate to contact us.

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