Handsome. I find the tension adjuster quite an interesting feature, it seems unusual for a 1920s machine. Would you say this might be an early version of the Royal QDL "touch control" function?
This is the earliest portable I can think of that has such a feature, although the Smith-Corona flattop portables of the early '30s were soon to include it. The particular way it's done on the Senta is a mechanism I haven't seen anywhere else.
I like yours! The decal has been very well preserved, and it has a four-bank keyboard, so it is undoubtedly easier to use than the Fraktur. Very nice! I hope you can figure out the ribbon reverse; I've had some issues with mine as well but at least it came with spools I could reuse, so it was just a matter of fiddling with different ways of threading it. You would need the nuts to tighten the spools as well, I think.
Well, I have to say that my eyes popped out when I saw this machine. It's just amazing... I'd dare to say that this is this first retro-futurist typewriter I've ever seen. It's light years ahead of other machines from the 20's.
A funny looking and innovative beast to be sure. Adwoa's is labelled Frister & Rossman (sp?), the sewing machine people?
ReplyDeleteYes, it was made by Frister & Rossmann. They got their start in typewriters with a clone of the Caligraph.
DeleteLooks like the carriage is a bit over complicated, other than that it looks like a fantastic machine.
ReplyDeleteDitto what Bill said. I'll admit my eyes widened a lot when I saw it!
ReplyDeleteThat's what I aim for: popping eyes!
DeleteHandsome. I find the tension adjuster quite an interesting feature, it seems unusual for a 1920s machine. Would you say this might be an early version of the Royal QDL "touch control" function?
ReplyDeleteThis is the earliest portable I can think of that has such a feature, although the Smith-Corona flattop portables of the early '30s were soon to include it. The particular way it's done on the Senta is a mechanism I haven't seen anywhere else.
DeleteI like yours! The decal has been very well preserved, and it has a four-bank keyboard, so it is undoubtedly easier to use than the Fraktur. Very nice! I hope you can figure out the ribbon reverse; I've had some issues with mine as well but at least it came with spools I could reuse, so it was just a matter of fiddling with different ways of threading it. You would need the nuts to tighten the spools as well, I think.
ReplyDeleteAha! Tightening the spools is the solution. I'll see what I can do. Thanks for this.
DeleteWhat an interesting machine! You've just given me a new trophy to hunt for... as soon as I can get my Oliver working.
ReplyDeleteWell, I have to say that my eyes popped out when I saw this machine. It's just amazing... I'd dare to say that this is this first retro-futurist typewriter I've ever seen. It's light years ahead of other machines from the 20's.
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