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Hello
I am reaching out to you as you may be able to help me with a problem please.
I am re-commissioning an old family typewriter. It is an Adler Gabriele 25 from 1975, the one that comes contained in the black plastic case, and has a return lever that allows spring loaded downward movement to let the arm fit inside the case. (the earlier Adler Gabriele had a regid case with a domed top with space for the arm without need to fold down).
However I see the machine had been damaged in the past.
The carriage return link piece (which is the one with two screws and spring, one screw holding the arm to the 'crank piece' and one holding the crank piece down to the end of the carriage frame) is broken and the long lever does not transmit motion to the linkage that moves the platen.
I wondered if you had any spare part that might come from one of your Adler donor parts machines that might fit to get this old family machine going again please?
I think there were other machines made by Adler and badged Triumph, or Scheidegger International that are the same return lever mechanism that might offer suitable spares.
Also the left hand platen knob is broken, and I am looking for a replacement. The overall length of the knob and shaft tip is 56mm. (The platen does not have an internal clutch operated by pulling the left platen knob, which seems to have a longer shaft).
I hope the photographs will illustrate this better than the wordy explanation.
(ps I am also looking for one of the adjusters that limit the basket movement on an Olivetti Lettera 22 or 32, not illustrated, but of course I can photo for later)...
Thanks, your help will be much appreciated.





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If you have no luck finding the metal Adler part, you might search out a local welding or machine shop that could TIG-weld those pieces back together for you.
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Pete E. wrote:
If you have no luck finding the metal Adler part, you might search out a local welding or machine shop that could TIG-weld those pieces back together for you.
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I have had good results having such work done by a jeweler with laser welding equipment and experience in handing and aligning small parts.
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Thanks...the part is small, and would require skilled work...
I will tour the local industrial park and see if anyone will take it on...
I like the idea of finding a jeweler...
I have made some drawings and am looking for someone to make a part out of a solid billet so might take this round as well, but round here in the UK such small workshops that do fabrications are unwilling to undertake one off manufacture. I found this a few years ago when trying to get a part made up for my old VW. Since retiring I have lost access to workshop machines, I could do it myself if I can use the machines.
My hope is that somewhere there is an old suitable Adler machine willing to donate the right part to me.
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Now knowing you are in the UK.... I did a search on eBay-UK for "adler typewriter" and lots of decently priced parts machines do come up in the results.
Here is one example.
In the States, a platen knob can run you about $ 20-25 USD and same again for a CR lever.
A whole parts-machine sourced in the UK seems like a bargain.
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Hi, thanks... helpful information, seems the European machines are expensive in the USA, no doubt due them being uncommon compared with the Corona, Smith-Corona, Underwood, Remington and Royal (I am guessing a bit here).
I am watching the uk ebay sales...
The one you picked is the earlier type, with the non-collapsing return lever, and is housed in the 'high top' case, the early fibreglass case.
The later machines have a black 'blown plastic' case, which is flatter (no domed lid), and has the collapsing return arm mechanism to fit. These are usually £50 or so, and it is then an expensive replacement part then, and a shame to take a single part from a working machine, and have the rest languishing and otherwise one less machine available for the encouragement of typewriter users, which is what we surely not the best way to serve more typewriter use in our community.
