![]() ![]() The pics shown above are the pics from the auction - more will follow as soon as I find the time to break out the digi-cam. Call Now 20 (Clint) Pure Lawgrey Available Now 1 Half Tornado Half. Eggs will be available starting April 75 per dozen With over 45 years of experience with Gamefowl, I am willing to pass along any knowledge and help to anyone who needs it. ![]() As soon as I get the time I will clean it and decide wether to do something about the rust (except from neutralizing it) or to leave it with the scratches time has brought to it (I am leaning heavily to the last option). Chandler gamefowl farm is in northeast alabama and provides chicks, eggs, and gamefowl. The overall condition of the typewriter is good mechanically it seems to be fully operational (though I need to take a closer look and test it in order to be sure), a few of the keys has faded and there are spots of rust here and there (though not much really). It most likely dates from around the early twenties to the mid thirties (these are not always easy to date). Mine is produced on "Wanderer-Werke" in Chemnitz (in Saxony, Germany) - by far the most common manufacturer of this model. The continental model standard saw heavy use in conuntries on both sides of the conflict during both World wars. The continental model standard were produced by many diffrent factories, mainly in Germany - though I believe I have read about Russian models as well. The continental model standard started production in 1904 and was the first European made typewriter really being able to compete with the American produced typewriters dominating the European market at the time.
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