Professionally Restored Silver Reed Silverette Portable Typewriter | Vibrant Yellow Casing, 12 CPI Elite Font & Purple Ribbon 

📖 Product Overview: Eye-Catching Retro Style & Smooth Japanese Mechanics Enjoy the crisp, fluid typing action of the Silver Reed Silverette, presented here in a striking, mid-century mustard/sunburst yellow casing paired with glossy black keycaps. Manufactured in Japan, Silver Reed portable typewriters are beloved by writers, poets, and students for their ultra-slim profile, reliable line alignment, and effortless key strike.

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 smooth, reliable daily typing. Fitted with a fresh purple ink ribbon producing clean, sharp 12 CPI Elite impressions, this machine is offered at a special discounted workshop value due to missing its carrying case and having a slightly louder carriage return action—making it an ideal "daily driver" for writers who want authentic mechanical performance at an accessible price.

📊 Technical Specifications & Workshop Transparency

 • Brand & Model: Silver Reed Silverette Portable Typewriter.

• Manufacturing Origin: Made in Japan.

 • Keyboard Layout: Standard QWERTY Layout featuring black keycaps.

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

• Acoustic & Value Transparency Note: Due to natural age, usage, and a missing internal silencer pad, this machine operates slightly louder than normal—specifically, the carriage return sounds louder when advancing to a new line ( Not everyone notice but we share from experience and for transparency) . This is purely acoustic and does not affect typing speed, alignment, or mechanical reliability, and is directly reflected in the discounted listing price.

 • Ribbon Installed: Pre-installed with a brand-new purple fabric ribbon delivering crisp, vibrant character prints.

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

✍️ Typeface & Font Details

 • Typeface Style: Crisp, highly legible Elite Typeface.

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

🎨 Cosmetic Presentation & Case Status

• Visual Presentation: Good vintage working condition. The vibrant yellow top lid and frame show honest cosmetic marks, surface scuffs, and light specks consistent with authentic vintage age and handling (please inspect all close-up photos).

 • Keytop Condition: Keycaps have been sanitized and cleaned, showing minor surface marks and age spots from previous use.

• Carrying Case Status: No carrying case included (priced accordingly).

📋 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. Even on our discounted value machines, 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: Because this unit ships without a carrying case, we take extra care to mechanically lock down the carriage rail, wrap the frame in multi-layered shock-absorbing cushioning, and suspend the entire unit securely 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 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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