Finest European Typewriters
Acme Type Machine Company
For Writers, Collectors, Designers and Lovers of Beautiful Things
"Working Perfectly and Perfectly Beautiful!"
Our restoration process
All of our typewriters have gone through the following inspections (as applicable to the model) among others, and adjustments have been
made as required:
1. Carriage movement
2. Platen condition
3. testing of platen locks, free head and
paper release
4. Condition and pressure of front and rear
feed rollers
5. Line space mechanism
6. Position and action of paper shield and
paper bail functions
7. Testing of paper guides
8. Placement and clearance of line gauge
9. Proper functioning of carriage release
levers
10. Movement and play of shift mechanism
11. Correct action of shift keys
12. Testing of cylinder and anvil positions
13. Spring drum tension
14. Ribbon feed and reverse, and ribbon
position
15. Typebar and type guide position and
action
16. Margin release, line lock and bell
mechanisms
17. Space bar trip, key lever spring tensions, level of keyboard
18. Key card correspondence with characters
19. Character alignment
20. Ribbon cover fitting and tension
21. Tabulator system check and adjustment
22. Keylever tension
23. Backspace mechanism check
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