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Adler 21 - What Say You
Hello Folks,
Two Adler electrics have surfaced recently. What can you tell me about these models the 21 and the 21 d?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
- Uwe
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Re: Adler 21 - What Say You
Not sure what to say. It's big. It's heavy. And it's nice to type with. If you like standards, or electric standards in particular, it's worth (figuratively) picking one up. The big bonus? The 21d has a paper injector.
The pronoun I has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
- Paul1986
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Re: Adler 21 - What Say You
Thanks for responding, Uwe. I do like standards, and much prefer them over my portables. I have a Selectric and two Smith Corona Electras, but I have never typed on a big type bar electric standard, and I wanted to hear from those with experience on them.
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Re: Adler 21 - What Say You
The Adler electric 21. Not my own typewriter. Photos from classified ads.
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Re: Adler 21 - What Say You
The Adler electric 21c has the usual fabric ribbon and a carbon ribbon.
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Re: Adler 21 - What Say You
The Adler electric 21d was the successor of the 21c. With this new model (around the late 1960s) came a change in the naming convention - the 'c' was replaced by a 'd'. The 'd' stands for 'doppeltes Farbband' = 'double ribbon' and was used for these double ribbon models until their end of production around 1981. With the new model a paper injector and a half space function was introduced. This all with a new design. The naming conventions for the identical constructed Triumph/Adler electric typewriters were somewhat inconsistent. The Triumph electric was named 31 and the Adler was the 21. Beside the different naming they were identical. All photos from classified ads.
