VERY RARE 1870s CRANDALL TYPEWRITER NEAR MINT W CASE

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VERY RARE 1870s CRANDALL TYPEWRITER NEAR MINT W CASE THIS VERY RARE TYPEWRITER IS AN EXCEPTIONAL FIND IN ANY CONDITION-THIS ONE IS NEAR MINT. ON A SCALE OF 1-10 THIS IS A 9+ FOR CONDITION. GOLD GILT TRIM AND MOTHER OF PEARL INLAY HAVE NO WEAR AND EXHIBIT A VIBRANT COLOR AND PATINA. THE MAIN REASON FOR ITS CONDITION IS THE PRESENCE OF ITS ORIGINAL CASE. WE HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS TYPEWRITER WITH ITS ORIGINAL CASE. FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR OF ANTIQUE TYPEWRITERS THIS WOULD BE AS GOOD AS IT GETS FOR RARITY AND CONDITION. CERTAINLY A MUSEUM QUALITY PIECE AND AS GOOD OR BETTER CONDITION THAN THE EXAMPLE EXBIBITED IN THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE. VERY MINOR WEAR TO THE EBONIZED FINISH AND MINOR PAINT LOSS TO A FEW KEYS. VERY MINOR SURFACE RUST ON THE NICKEL PLATED MECHANICAL PARTS. THE FONT HEAD IS MOVING BUT THE TYPEWRITER IS COMPLETE AND A GOOD CLEANING AND OILING WILL CERTAINLY BRING THIS RARE FIND BACK TO LIFE. TYPEWRITER MEASURES 12-1/4" WIDE BY 13" DEEP BY 8" HIGH. WOODEN CASE WITH CANVAS COVERING MEASURES 13-1/2" WIDE BY 14-3/4" DEEP BY 9-3/4" HIGH. A FRESH TO THE MARKET PIECE OF AN ICONIC PIECE OF AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN THE 19th CENTURY, ca. 1870's. NEAR MINT CONDITION. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IS AVAILABLE. SUCCESSFUL BIDDER TO PAY SHIPPING HANDLING AND INSURANCE VIA UPS GROUND SERVICE. read more

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