Continental Standardschreibmaschine

Continental Standard typewriter, built in 1921.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• typewriter
• Schreibmaschine
• Continental
• Wanderer

[rbaleksandar]

Writing and printing at the same time. Who needs computers? ;)

btw I have a typewriting machine from my grandma. Forgot the model (since I'm far from home right now, I can't check it out). I loved typing on it. The sound it makes is really great. Not like the next generation of typewriting machines - the electrical ones. They sound like a machine gun. :D What you have here is a beauty. It's sad they don't produce such things anymore. At least none that I know of.

[altorff]

@rbaleksandar typewriters are still manufactured in China and Taiwan (I think), but certainly not this style of heavy metal typewriters. When serviced well, they last forever and work great!

[thecluewriter]

Wow! Nice Typewriter! Where were you ever able to come by such a machine?

[altorff]

@thecluewriter In my region (Switzerland / Germany), plenty of typewriters are available for very little money. You can check German ebay (search "Schreibmaschine") to get an idea.

[jmorton528]

Nice machine!

[altorff]

@jmorton528 Thank you! A nice feature of this machine (which writes very well, by the way) is the picture of the manufacturing plant, Wanderer-Werke, above the keyboard. You can see it on my website. Greetings!

[HLD452]

Nice typewriter. By the way, did that typewriter had 2 carriage return levers? I see one on the left side of the typewriter. Strange.

[johnrk556]

I've never seen a Continental here in US. Seems to have a snappy type action. Is this machine prone to jamming typebars or were you just having an off day? Beautiful machine!

[gtorresillas]

awesome vid! I like using my type wrtier for my script writing.

[jmorton528]

@altorff I love all of the unique variety of the logos and pictures that appear on some machines: the Imperial Good Companion and some LC Smiths have neat logos.