Sunday, January 20, 2019

Meet the Dresbold (Consul 1518)




*The Niente affair begins here.



Consul 224's on TWDB

I take it back, there is a Consul 1518 on the Database. It was sold in (East?) Germany.


Click this picture to see a PDF of the owner's manual:








The Typewriter Database includes this soft-focus pic of a mini-Dresbold—a Consul 232 ultraportable.

4 comments:

  1. Nice looking typewriter. I never heard of Dresbold before. He was ahead of his time importing typewriters from behind the iron curtain in the 60's.

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  2. They are quite good machines. The fact that a small chain could get them custom branded so nicely (tho why didn't they use the white plastic Dresbold logo on your ribbon cover?) inexpensively - that's pretty cool. Surprised more small chains didn't do it. (:

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    1. I asked myself the same question about the logo. Maybe it didn't seem sturdy enough for such a strong, metallic machine?

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  3. "Dresbold" sounds Eastern Block (must be thinking of Dresden). Just checked my files and found a "Libelle" smaller flatter Consul with a German keyboard. I'll aadd it to the TWDB. ;)

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