Fully Restored Imperial 220 Portable Typewriter | Crisp Pica Typeface (10 CPI) & Original Case

📖 Product Overview & Historical Significance

The Imperial 220 embodies the peak charm and functional utility of mid-century British portable typewriters. Manufactured during a golden era of compact typing design, this model is celebrated for its lightweight chassis, intuitive layout, and smooth mechanical responsiveness. Designed for writers on the move, students, and collectors, it stands as an exceptionally reliable daily typewriter.

This specific machine is in wonderful vintage condition, presenting a beautifully preserved frame with minor age-appropriate marks that highlight its genuine historic character. Fully restored to working perfection in our workshop, it includes its original fitted lid/carrying case, original instruction manual, and a fresh two-tone ink ribbon—making it ready to inspire your next writing project straight out of the box.

Our expert workshop team has fully checked, dismantled, serviced, and stress-tested every moving part to ensure seamless mechanical reliability for extended writing sessions.

📊 Technical Specifications & Restoration Data

• Brand & Model: Imperial 220 Portable

• Origin: Designed for effortless portability with mid-century engineering standards.

• Condition Status: Excellent vintage condition with minor, authentic surface marks consistent with age.

• Keyboard Layout: Standard QWERTY Layout.

• Mechanical Status: 100% Fully Functional & Serviced. Smooth, snappy key action across all levers, precise spacebar indexing, and effortless carriage return.

• Precision Overhaul: Thoroughly deep-cleaned, chemically degreased, segment-aligned, and calibrated to eliminate sticky keys and ensure fluid feedback.

• Fresh Two-Tone Ribbon Installed: Pre-installed with a brand-new 10-meter Group 9 (GR9) black & red typewriter ink ribbon—ready to deliver vibrant, crisp text from your very first keystroke.

✍️ Typeface & Font Details

• Typeface Style: Classic, bold PICA Typeface.

• Font Pitch: 10 Characters Per Inch (10 CPI / Pica Scale)—producing exceptionally clear, bold, and easily readable text across every page.

🎨 Cosmetic Condition & Original Accessories

• Cosmetic Presentation: Genuinely restored original frame showcasing clean aesthetics with minor vintage marks preserving its authenticity.

• Keytop Condition: Individual keycaps are hand-cleaned, sanitized, and crisp to the touch.

• Original Lid / Carrying Cover: Complete with its original snap-on carrying lid, fully intact, functional, and ready for safe transport or dust-free storage.

• Included Extras: Rare original operator's manual 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, 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 220 arrives pre-installed with its fresh ink ribbon, original user manual, and our primary step-by-step startup instructions designed by our workshop team. 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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