There is an instruction sheet with the typewriter.  It has pictures and a 
description of all the keys and levers.

I'll try to scan it in this week.


On Sat, 11 Apr 2009, Ernie Chorny wrote:

> William -
>
> Bo's list shows some of the typewriters I have.
>
> Would appreciate a photo of the one you describe.
>
> Ernie
>
>
> William Levak wrote:
>> 
>> I recently came across a Commodore typewriter.  It has 50 keys plus 
>> spacebar. (When people give the number of keys on a typewriter, I'm never 
>> sure if they are counting the space bar, so I list it separately.)
>> 
>> It has two features the I have not seen on any other typewriter:  1) The 
>> platen lifts out and the paper rollers underneath it also lift out along 
>> with the metal paper guide under the platen.  2) there is a small white 
>> knob under the left platen knob that disengages the line feed spacing.
>> 
>> It also has a platen release knob, tabs and "magic margins".
>> 
>> It has a metal enclosure with a script "Commodore" logo on the right front 
>> and "Commodore - TORONTO / Made in Canada" on the back. It is a medium 
>> brown with white keys and black space bar.
>> 
>> Serial number ZP-120814 on the bottom of the frame.  "ZP" probably is 
>> either the model or feature code.
>> 
>> It has a soft zippered "vinyl-like" case made by Blondy Luggage Co., 
>> Montreal.  But there is a slot on the back of the typewriter near the 
>> bottom, like Smith-Corona typewriters have for holding in a rigid carrying 
>> case.  The type of carrying case could have been an optional extra.
>> 
>> The carrying case is in poor condition and the typewriter carriage is 
>> jammed.
>> 
>> I do not know how old it is, but there is a receipt with it showing that it 
>> was cleaned, oiled, and adjusted in 1971.
>> 
>> I looked on Bo Zimmers list, but there is not enough information there to 
>> determine if it is one of those.  The color of the typewriter does not 
>> indicate if it is a different model. Typewriter companies in that period 
>> sold typewriters in a variety of colors, even if they were actually the 
>> same model.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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