1913 Ideal B #1778
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Sebastian Kleinschmidt (SebastianKleinschmidt)
Created: 07-23-2026 at 01:07PM
Last Edit: 07-24-2026 at 03:40AM
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Description:
This is my gorgeous Ideal B from 1913.
Since I got my first typewriter, an Ideal D, I always wanted to get an Ideal B with the hatch covering the typeslugs. Simply because of the gorgeous decal on it. And it’s even more beautiful than on the pictures.
It is not yet cleaned but most of its functions already work.
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Hunter: Sebastian Kleinschmidt (SebastianKleinschmidt)
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I'm a typewriter collector from the West of Germany (living in Wuppertal) and I am interested in various kinds of brands and types from pre- and post-WW2, particularly focusing on Seidel & Naumann (Ideal & Erika), Triumph-Adler and Smith-Corona (my favourite brand!), although I own some other brands and am looking at some others (Underwood, Remington). I particularly like portables, my favourite pre-WW2 typewriter being the Erika 5 and my favourite post-WW2 typewriter being my Smith-Corona Silent-Super. However, I most often turn to my Hermes Baby from the 1950s when travelling.
I got into this mess (i.e. collecting typewriters) when I got an Ideal DZ33 in mid-2020. It arrived damaged, which made me sad. To cheer me up I got an Erika 5 after that and then I couldn’t stop. As of July 2026 I own 30 complete typewriters, 1 in parts (an Oliver) and gave away 3 typewriters.
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