The Golden Age of Typewriter Evolution: 1870 to 1970

The 1928 Erika Portable Model D

Shift keys on both the right and left sides of the keyboard

Nice decal

Serial Number 135361

The S&N decal stands for the company name, "Seidel & Naumann"

The wire paper bail is missing from the back of this machine.

The carriage lock hardware on the left side of the frame is broken off from the typewriter frame bolt. Notice the shiny exposed broken bolt end.

Case handle has been replaced with twine.