Fully Restored Continental Portable Typewriter | Rare Red Factory Finish & Rare "Perlschrift" Elite Typeface

📖 Product Overview: From Our Private Personal Collection

An extraordinary, museum-grade centerpieces offering: a pristine Continental portable typewriter finished in its strikingly rare original factory red body, released directly from our private personal collection. Preserved in remarkable, well-maintained condition, this German-engineered classic pairs vibrant mid-century styling with ultra-precise mechanical operation.

Serial R 213834 from 1936.

Adding immense value and visual harmony, this machine includes its original DIN 2103 metal ribbon spools perfectly color-matched in original red finish, alongside its signature wire paper-rest support wings. Completely overhauled and stress-tested in our UK workshop, it stands as a true collector's gem that delivers fluid, crisp typing performance.

(Please note: This typewriter is sold without a carrying case).

📊 Technical Specifications & Restoration Highlights

• Brand & Model: Continental Portable (Wanderer-Werke, Siegmar-Schönau)

• Origin: Made in Germany (famed for peerless engineering and precision tolerances).

• Collector Provenance: Released directly from the Mr & Mrs Vintage Typewriters private personal collection.

• Original Factory Red Finish: Rare and vibrant original red paintwork in pristine condition, preserved to perfection.

• Original Matching Metal Spools: Fitted with its original DIN 2103 metal ribbon spools, factory-finished in matching red.

• Keyboard Layout: QWERTZ / German Layout (featuring standard Umlauts and specialized characters).

• Mechanical Status: 100% Fully Functional & Serviced. Deep-cleaned, chemically flushed, segment-aligned, and calibrated for fluid, snappy key action.

• Escapement Precision: Features a precision 2mm escapement (Code 17).

• Fresh Two-Tone Ribbon Installed: Pre-installed with a brand-new 10-meter Group 1 (GR1 / DIN 2103) black & red typewriter ink ribbon on its original metal spools—ready to write straight out of the box.

✍️️ Typeface & Font Details

• Typeface Style: Rare & highly uncommon "Perlschrift" (Elite) Typeface.

• Typography Character: Exceptionally crisp, compact, and distinct font rendering that produces beautifully proportioned, razor-sharp text across every line.

🎨 Cosmetic Condition & Original Accessories

• Cosmetic Presentation: Museum-quality vintage condition. Paintwork and gold decals ("CONTINENTAL" & Wanderer-Werke emblems) remain crisp, vivid, and beautifully preserved.

• Keytop Condition: Glass-rimmed keycaps are individually hand-cleaned, polished, and crisp to the touch.

• Original Matching Details: Includes original red metal ribbon covers, rear wire paper-rest wings, and original spools.

• Case Note: Carrying case is not included.

📋 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 without a case, 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 Continental typewriter arrives pre-installed with its fresh ink ribbon on original metal spools 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.

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