Vintage 1938 MERCEDES Selekta Glossy Black Deco Typewriter w/ Case
Made by Mercedes Büromaschinen-Werke in Germany
Beautiful and collectible vintage 1930's Mercedes "Selekta" art-deco style typewriter in
super clean condition with an example of how the type works shown in the video.
The only functional issue noted is that the ribbon is not "jumping" into place to catch
the type on the paper as can be seen in the video, so as is the typewriter is not perfectly
functioning. This may or may not be an easy fix but so I am selling mostly for collectible
or decorative purposes. And of course, the ink ribbon may need replacing as it is a bit
old and may be dried out. This is a steel/metal typewriter, with black keys of which none
are missing or cracked, some are a bit worn as might be expected. Serial number is
145646/2 which according to the "typewriter database" website indicates it was made
in 1938. Cosmetically it is in excellent & clean vintage/pre-owned condition showing only
light, typical signs of use and wear as it was stored in it's case for it's entire life. The
case itself however does show significant wear and age including chips, tears and
is overall rough shape. It is a bit crumbly and chips quite a bit when handled but
will be carefully shipped with the typewriter inside for extra protection. It does
have a locking mechanism but there is no key included, just
typewriter and case as shown.
Arrives in U.S. in 5 days. International in 10 days.
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