125 YEAR OLD CALLIGRAPH #2 DOUBLE KEYBOARD TYPEWRITER

THE CALLIGRAPH IS A TYPEWRITER THAT PRINTS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PLATEN AND YOU HAD TO "LIFT" THE PLATEN TO SEE WHAT YOU HAD PRINTED, MAKE ANY NECESSARY CORRECTIONS AND THEN LET THE PLATEN BACK DOWN TO CONTINUE TO TYPE.  IT HAD TWO SETS OF KEYS, ONE FOR THE CAPS AND ONE FOR THE SMALL CHARACTERS. THERE WERE TWO SPACE BARS, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE KEYBOARD AND THEY WERE LARGE ENOUGH THAT YOU COULD JUST "ROLL" YOUR HAND TO CREATE A SPACE.  AS SEEN IN THE PICTURES THIS MACHINE IS MISSING 14 KEY LETTERS, ONE TYPE BAR LINK IS LOOSE FROM THE WOODEN SUB LEVER, AND THE LONG CARRIAGE ESCAPEMENT SPRING IS BROKEN.  I WILL INCLUDE A NEW SPRING WITH THE MACHINE.  THE MACHINE IS SOLD AS IS AND WILL NOT BE RETURNABLE.  THE CARRIAGE DOES ESCAPE WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO IT AND THE SPACE BAR IS DEPRESSED.  IT IS NOT A PARTICULARLY HEAVY MACHINE BUT IS IS LARGE AND ODD SHAPED.  IT WILL BE DOUBLE BOXED FOR SAFE SHIPPING AND WILL BE OVERSIZED.  IT SHOULD WEIGH ABOUT 22 LBS FOR SHIPPING.  I WILL NOT QUOTE SHIPPING COST IN THE U.S. UNTIL THE AUCTION IS OVER AS I DO NOT WANT TO UNPACK THE BOX SEVERAL TIMES JUST TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MACHINES FEATURES AND CONDITION.  YOU CAN CALCULATE THE APPROXIMATE UPS OR POSTAL COST BY CHECKING FROM ZIP CODE 87110.  EUROPEAN SHIPPING WILL BE QUOTED AFTER THE AUCTION.

PLEASE NOTE.  I ACCEPT MASTERCARD, VISA, PERSONAL CHECKS,  AT MY BUSINESS, BUT I DO NOT ACCEPT PAYPAL.  I WILL EXPLAIN HOW TO SEND CREDIT CARD INFORMATION TO THE WINNING BIDDER, AFTER THE AUCTION.