...And it seems I'm in for a lengthy spell of cleaning the typebars -- still (again) gummed up after a liberal application of naphtha and Goof-Off (xylene). May have to get something stronger, maybe carburetor cleaner.

^ craigslist post is already deleted 

I also bought this Adler Modell 25 from England on EBay. Unfortunately, it arrived with the front frame broken and the spacebar and several keys bent. I have gotten the keys righted, but I have a few keys that do not want to return fully. However, the machine works okay for the most part. I hope to get it fully functional. http://typewriterdatabase.com/1928-adler-25.9467.typewriter

Well, I collected the Blue Bird (eventually - what a hassle...).

It's all looking rather good - I've only done some basic testing, although I haven't identified any problems thus far. You'll have to make do with these crappy 'phone pics for now - I've only just got back & I'm knackered!

Oh, and it didn't have a dead cat inside, either - but it certainly smells as if it did at some point! 

[img]BB1 by Frank Judge, on Flickr[/img]

[img]BB2 by Frank Judge, on Flickr[/img]

Thanks, Gnu - yes, it is, isn't it? My elderly Samsung 'phone & artificial light completely fail to do it justice. 

However, it currently smells of dead people & has been banished to the spare / junk room until I can bleach scrub the case, rub down with lemon oil & apply some form of mildew treatment to the felt.