Fully Restored Silver Reed Silverette Portable Typewriter | Excellent Vibrant Yellow Casing, 12 CPI Elite Font, Purple Ribbon & Original Manual

📖 Product Overview: Collector-Grade Condition & Iconic Mid-Century Styling Experience the crisp, responsive typing action and unmistakable retro aesthetic of the Silver Reed Silverette portable typewriter, presented here in excellent cosmetic condition in a bold sunburst yellow casing paired with glossy black keycaps. Manufactured in Japan, Silver Reed machines are globally acclaimed by authors, poets, and design collectors for their sleek ultra-portable profile, reliable line alignment, and effortless key strike.

Meticulously overhauled across 8 to 10 hours 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 smooth, quiet, and reliable typing. Pre-installed with a fresh purple ink ribbon producing razor-sharp 12 CPI Elite impressions and accompanied by its original matching carrying lid and original multi-language Silver-Reed Operating Instructions manual, this turnkey package is ready to write straight 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 precise alignment).

• Keyboard Layout: Standard QWERTY Layout featuring glossy black keycaps.

• Mechanical Condition: 100% Fully Functional & Professionally Serviced. Deep-flushed, degreased, and calibrated for smooth, responsive typing with zero sticking.

• Fresh Purple Ribbon Fitted: Pre-installed with a brand-new purple fabric ribbon delivering clean, vibrant character prints on every page.

• Platen & Feed Rollers: Original high-density rubber platen, thoroughly cleaned and conditioned for smooth paper feeding and crisp text clarity.

✍️ Typeface & Font Details

• Typeface Style: Crisp, highly legible Elite Typeface.

• Font Pitch: 12 Characters Per Inch (12 CPI / Elite Scale)—delivering sharp definition, clean spacing, and optimal page density for manuscripts, poetry, daily journaling, and correspondence.

🎨 Cosmetic Presentation & Original Literature Included

• Visual Presentation: Excellent cosmetic condition throughout. The vibrant yellow enameled frame is remarkably clean and well-preserved, retaining brilliant surface luster.

• Keytop Condition: Every individual keycap and spacebar has been hand-cleaned, sanitized, and polished to a clean, glossy finish.

• Original Lid & Literature Included:

• Original Silver-Reed Operating Instructions Manual: Authentic period multi-language instruction booklet included.

• Original Matching Hard Carrying Lid: Black protective snap-on lid with carrying handle in great condition for safe storage and travel.

📋 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 collectible 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 ribbon, original manual with attached invoices, 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. • 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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