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New red / black typewriter ribbon on two Group 1 plastic spools .These plastic spools will drop into your Adler - Tippa - Gabriele, Olympia - Splendid, - SM -SF -Traveller , Erika , Blue Bird , Imperial Good Companion 3/5/7 ( not 1/2/4/6 ) , Triumph or Facit portable manual typewriter. This is also great for older manual typewriters where you have the existing metal spools and just need a new ribbon to rewind onto them.
If you have an Olivetti typewriter please see our ribbon for Olivetti's . If you have a Japanese made typewriter see our Group 9 ribbons. If you are not sure measure the diameter of the metal prong that the spools fit onto in your machine and check with the spool measurements below.
It's also a good idea to take a photo of the way the ribbon is threaded through the " ribbon throw " in the centre of the typewriter . You then have something to refer to when you have taken the old ribbon out and are trying to fit your new ribbon . To type in red on your typewriter you will need to change the "ribbon selector " to red . Please note that while most typewriters have this feature , not all do .
Our ribbons are 10 m long and the standard 1/2 inch width , with a good level of black and red ink in them. The Group 1 plastic spools that the ribbon comes on are 5.5 cms in diameter , with the central hole 5 mm in diameter .The ribbon passes from one spool to other by moving fractionally every time you type , and then returns back from the full spool to the empty one again .This process can be repeated many times and for someone typing 40 hours a week in an office a ribbon would last around 3 months .
The ribbon comes in a sealed plastic bag and as long as you keep it sealed and out of direct sunlight will be fine for a long period of time .
Delivery anywhere within the UK is included in the price .