A Year of Typewriters and Friends

I'll post more pictures including the $2 case, but this Lettera 22 is beautiful and types like a dream.

I was a little worried about my "new" Lettera when I tried it out and found that it would not shift and striking the keys did not make the carriage move. Ted Monk's blog pointed me in the right direction. I took off the bottom cover and applied some PB Blaster to the escapement.  After letting it sit overnight, I poked and prodded and this semi-circular piece under the segment snapped back into action. Now everything is fine and my Lettera 22 is ready for its second act.