Fully Restored Imperial 200 Portable Typewriter in Soft Light Blue | Japanese Precision & Includes Original Manual

📖 Product Overview: Mid-Century Japanese Precision with Classic British Branding

Discover the light, snappy typing feel of the Imperial 200 portable typewriter, presented in a charming soft light blue casing with cream keycaps. Engineered in Japan by Silver Seiko (Silver Reed) and rebranded under the historic British Imperial brand name, the 200 series is widely celebrated by students, authors, and daily journalists for its feather-light touch response, bulletproof mechanical reliability, and ultra-portable profile.

This specific machine is in nice, clean vintage condition and includes its rare original  user manual. Overhauled across  2-3 hours at our specialized UK workshop, it has been completely dismantled, segment-flushed, chemically degreased, and calibrated. Operating smoothly with clean, dark impressions, it is 100% functional, fully serviced, and ready to write straight out of the box.

📊 Technical Specifications & Restoration Data

• Brand & Model: Imperial 200 (Rebranded Japanese Silver Reed chassis).

• Origin: Manufactured in Japan for the British Imperial Typewriter Company.

• Finish & Colour: Soft Light Blue ABS Frame with Cream Keycaps.

• Keyboard Layout: Standard English QWERTY Layout.

• Mechanical Condition: 100% Fully Functional & Serviced. Thoroughly inspected, segment deep-flushed, chemically degreased, and calibrated for a smooth, rapid touch response.

• Platen & Feed Rollers: Original factory rubber platen roller preserved in operational condition—feeding paper evenly and gripping tightly.

• Ribbon System: Configured with a two-colour ribbon selector (Black/Red); pre-installed with a fresh 10-meter fabric typewriter ribbon on spools.

✍️ Typeface & Font Details

• Typeface Style: Crisp, clean Elite Typeface.

• Font Pitch: 12 Characters Per Inch (12 CPI / Elite Scale)—producing sharp, highly legible characters ideal for creative writing, poetry, manuscripts, and personal correspondence.

🎨 Cosmetic Condition & Included Accessories

• Cosmetic Presentation: Nice, clean vintage condition overall. The light blue body displays minor, authentic vintage discoloration/yellowing to the plastic ribbon lid cover and minor age-yellowing to a few individual key tops—adding genuine mid-century charm.

• Keytop Condition: Every keycap has been individually hand-cleaned, sanitized, and polished. Minor yellowing to some. 

• Original Printed Manual Included: Includes its authentic original vintage instruction booklet/manual.

• Protective Carrying Case: Includes its original clip-on carrying case lid offering lightweight, secure protection for storage and travel. Minor discolouration 

📋 Quick Specifications Overview

🛡️ Peace of Mind & Workshop Mechanical Guarantee

✅ 1-Year Mechanical Guarantee | ✅ 14-Day Returns | ✅ Lifetime Aftercare | ✅ Featured on BBC's The Repair Shop

Every typewriter leaving our workshop represents the highest standard of vintage mechanical conservation. To ensure complete confidence in your investment, your typewriter is backed by our Comprehensive 1-Year Mechanical Guarantee, covering all internal mechanisms, segment linkages, and moving parts. Each machine is logged in our digital workshop registry under its unique serial number for full traceability and long-term support. Please read our dedicated workshop guarantee page on our website for complete details and peace of mind.

🌍 Global Shipping, Timelines & Tariff Information

• 🇺🇸 United States & 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Shipping (100% Free & All-Inclusive): Standard local & international shipping to the US and UK is completely free and included in the listed price. Furthermore, all US import tariffs and customs duties are fully prepaid by our workshop. There are absolutely zero hidden checkout fees, surprise border holds, or cash-on-delivery demands at your door.

• 🌐 International Shipping (Europe, Australia, Canada & Rest of World): We dispatch all website orders in less than 24 hours via fully tracked premium air courier directly to your door in 3 to 7 working days (with prompt EU dispatch and express delivery options available at checkout).

• Proprietary Global Packaging Protocol: To guarantee your machine survives international air transit, we mechanically lock the carriage, wrap the frame in multi-layered shock-absorbing cushioning, and suspend the typewriter within a heavy-duty, double-walled outer shipping carton.

🤝 The "Ready-to-Write" Package & Lifetime Support

• Unbox & Start Writing: Your Imperial 200 arrives pre-installed with its fresh ink ribbon, original manual, carrying case, and our primary step-by-step startup instructions. Simply unbox, release the carriage lock, and begin typing immediately.

• Video Learning Academy: Your package includes a direct link to our dedicated YouTube video tutorial, teaching you exactly how to type on, care for, adjust the margins, and change ink ribbons on your specific typewriter model.

• Lifetime Technical Partnership: Every typewriter we sell comes with lifetime technical support. You receive direct email and video-call troubleshooting access to Walid and Joujou, the celebrated restoration experts from BBC's The Repair Shop and major Netflix productions.

🎬 We prepared a video on how to use this Typewriter on YouTube.

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