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1968 Adler J4 Serial # 4061982 1968 Adler J4 typewriter, Serial # 4061982 GK Mandigo's 1968 Adler J4 typewriter. 2025-10-19 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of GK Mandigo: 1968 Adler J4 Serial # 4061982 Nickname: Stella
Named after a famous person with the surname Adler (you should look her up), I had been looking for an Adler for a while and then I stumbled across Stella on eBay. As Adler typewriters are famous for, the typing action is smooth, much smoother than you would expect from a plastic-body machine. The plastics do result in a few compromises. One of the two posts on the ribbon cover that secure it to the machine is broken, fortunately the cover seems to stay in place with just the one. The right platen knob is also broken and I am seeking a replacement. And the case does not instill one with confidence, it feels like it is likely to break at any moment but hasn't yet. But if we grade the machine on its mechanics, then Stella is top-notch. Black plastic body and white keys. I have also replaced the plastic ribbon spools shown in the gallery photos with nifty metal ones. The typeface is Ro 88 Esquire 10 pitch and very pleasant to look at. Stella still has her original instruction manual and her "birth certificate" from Adler. She also has two brushes, one is broken and glued back together. Neither are useful in any way but they are original so stay right there in the case.

1968 Adler J4 #4061982

Status: My Collection
Hunter: GK Mandigo (gkmandigo)
Created: 10-19-2025 at 04:46PM
Last Edit: 10-19-2025 at 07:05PM

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Nickname: Stella
Named after a famous person with the surname Adler (you should look her up), I had been looking for an Adler for a while and then I stumbled across Stella on eBay. As Adler typewriters are famous for, the typing action is smooth, much smoother than you would expect from a plastic-body machine. The plastics do result in a few compromises. One of the two posts on the ribbon cover that secure it to the machine is broken, fortunately the cover seems to stay in place with just the one. The right platen knob is also broken and I am seeking a replacement. And the case does not instill one with confidence, it feels like it is likely to break at any moment but hasn't yet. But if we grade the machine on its mechanics, then Stella is top-notch. Black plastic body and white keys. I have also replaced the plastic ribbon spools shown in the gallery photos with nifty metal ones. The typeface is Ro 88 Esquire 10 pitch and very pleasant to look at. Stella still has her original instruction manual and her "birth certificate" from Adler. She also has two brushes, one is broken and glued back together. Neither are useful in any way but they are original so stay right there in the case.

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Metastatic cancer fighter and sudden cardiac arrest survivor who has gotten into vintage typewriter collecting after realizing that life is short and typewriters are fascinating. My machines range from 1947 to 1973 and I type on all of them and have given each of them a name. Have I mentioned that life is short? I am having great fun with this obsessi- I mean hobby. I live in San Diego, California.


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