Fully Restored Silver Reed Silverette Portable Typewriter | Dark Grey Finish, Crisp Elite Font & Fresh Purple Ribbon

📖 Product Overview: Sleek Japanese Precision & Modern Mechanical Reliability Discover the sharp aesthetic and ultra-slim portability of the Silver Reed Silverette, a highly sought-after mid-century typewriter presented here in an uncommon, executive-style dark casing. Manufactured in Japan, Silver Reed machines are globally celebrated for their precise engineering, lightweight metal construction, and responsive, fluid action.

Meticulously overhauled in our Milton Keynes workshop by Walid & Joujou (featured restoration experts on BBC’s The Repair Shop), this machine has been chemically degreased, segment-flushed, and precision-calibrated for long writing sessions. Fitted with a fresh 10-meter purple ink ribbon and accompanied by its matching hard carrying lid, this sleek machine strikes cleanly and is ready to type right out of the box.

📊 Technical Specifications & Restoration Data

• Brand & Model: Silver Reed Silverette Portable Typewriter.

• Manufacturing Origin: Made in Japan (renowned for light touch and reliable line alignment).

• Keyboard Layout: Standard QWERTY Layout featuring off-white keycaps.

 • Mechanical Condition: 100% Fully Functional & Serviced. Mechanically flawless—keys respond smoothly with zero sticking.

• Fresh Purple Ribbon Fitted: Pre-installed with a brand-new purple fabric typewriter ribbon, producing clean, sharp, and vibrant character impressions on the page. •

 Platen & Feed Rollers: Original high-density rubber platen, thoroughly deep-cleaned and conditioned to ensure even paper feed and sharp text density.

✍️ Typeface & Font Details

• Typeface Style: Classic, highly legible Elite Typeface.

• Font Pitch: 12 CPI Elite Scale—delivering crisp definition, precise spacing, and excellent readability ideal for manuscripts, daily prose, poetry, and letters.

🎨 Cosmetic Presentation & Carrying Lid Condition

• Visual Presentation: Excellent overall condition. The dark enameled frame is remarkably clean with brilliant surface luster. Main mark on ribbons lid, left side. plus the surface marks due to usage of the holding lid. 

• Cosmetic & Lid Notes: The typewriter body is exceptionally well-preserved. The original matching snap-on carrying lid features a small mark on the left side alongside minor authentic storage marks from vintage transport.

• Keytop Condition: Every individual keycap and spacebar has been hand-cleaned, sanitized, and polished.

📋 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 express delivery options available at checkout). • Proprietary Global Packaging Protocol: To protect this vintage classic during international transit, we mechanically lock down the carriage rail, insulate the frame in multi-layered shock-absorbing cushioning, and suspend the entire unit within a heavy-duty, double-walled outer shipping carton.

🤝 The "Ready-to-Write" Package & Lifetime Support • Unbox & Start Writing: Your Silver Reed Silverette arrives pre-installed with its fresh purple ribbon, protective lid, 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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