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Blickensderfer 7 wide carriage

Price: $995.00
Availability: in stock
Prod. Code: BK7WC-1897-A

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Make: Blickensderfer

Model: 7

Date Of Manufacture: 1897

Font/Size: Pica - 10 Characters per inch

Condition: Excellent+ - Cleaned, oiled, adjusted to show type action. 90 Day Warranty!

Color: Black

Decals: NA

Case: Yes - Base is excellent - Cover is poor.

Owners Manual: Yes - Quality Reproduction

Accessories: None

Size: 18" x  11" x 5 1/2"

Weight: 12 lbs  2 oz with hardwood base

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S&H Fees International: USPS Express Mail Service actual shipping less a $25 USD shipping discount. Please email for current rate!

VTS Opinion of Use: RARE Wide Carriage! This was definitely one of the more important typewriters in history. It was small and could be easily carried but it also had a truly unique type mechanism that later rocketed IBM to the top of office model machines. The type wheel movement made for quick action and a nice finish. The type wheel could also be changed in seconds making it far more versatile than any other portable on the market. The DHIATENSOR keyboard was standard and considered more efficient by Blickensderfer than the QWERTY layout we still use today. These are not for regular use but it does work and so the type action can be demonstrated. If you reconstitute the ink roller it would type like new. Thanks for looking and please let me know if you have any questions about this beautiful, original vintage typewriter or need more pictures :-)