1950 Patria Piccola Typewriter with case

This is a lovely, Swiss manufactured, portable PATRIA Piccola typewriter from the middle of the last century. This model typewriter proved to be one of the most popular portable models ever sold, however it is hard to find them these days. It has a wonderful solid typing feel, with extra smooth carriage movement, and a lovely external design. It was designed by the famous designer, Max Bill, and produced by "August Burchmeier's Sons" in Murgenthal, Switzerland in 1950.
It is working perfectly and ready to type! The smoothness of the Swiss engineering and manufacture has to be experienced to be believed. Smooth, solid and quiet; a real joy to type with. This typewriter has been fully cleaned, adjusted and carefully serviced inside and out, and has a new ribbon so you can start typing immediately. All technical aspects are working as originally.
This typewriter has a QWERTY international keyboard and the typeface is PICA 10 cpi. (see example in photos) The keyboard has accents and characters needed for most European languages. We have outfitted this machine with a new, bi-colour ribbon. You can see in the photo how nice the typing looks on paper: dark, crisp and clear.
This machine is from 1950 the first year of production for the "Piccola" model. This model typewriter proved so popular that it was subsequently marketed by Swissa, Oliver and Japy, and was also sold as the Voss Privat. The designer of this typewriter was Max Bill, a renowned Swiss designer, architect and artist. For interesting historical perspectives on the Piccola, please see:
https://oztypewriter.blogspot.com/2012/04/going-cuckoo-over-swissa-piccola.html
This PATRIA Piccola comes with its original hard case in superb condition.
 
 
Like all of our typewriters this is a fully-working typewriter. It comes with the "Acme" lead certification seal attached to the typewriter which permanently identifies it as a genuine Acme-restored typewriter and provides for a one year warranty. We have a one-year mechanical warranty on all typewriters sold and provide careful and attentive after-purchase advice and assistance from the date of purchase to the end of eternity to ensure your full satisfaction. In terms of an investment, the Acme Seal proves that this machine was restored by the Acme Type Machine Company. This can add value in the event that you wish to sell this typewriter in the future. 
 
This wonderful example of a PATRIA Piccola will be packed and shipped with the greatest care to preserve its condition and beauty. We have a lot of experience in shipping typewriters and have an excellent track record for proper packing and safe delivery.