1933 Continental 34 Portable

This typewriter was made in Germany in 1933 by Wanderer-Werke. It has a great feel, and prints even better. Its design reminds me of a mix of a Corona Four and a 1930s Underwood Portable. The case has a neat faux-alligator finish, and the typewriter gleams in even the dimmest light. The panels on the sides of the typewriter are made of the same type of plastic as ribbon spools. When I bought this machine, I asked the shop owner what he knew about it. He told me that it was imported by a "very German" friend of his wife's family. On the bottom of the case there is the remains of a label. The label reads: "...tern Institute for Ac... Seattle" After a quick search on the Seattle Times Historical Archives, I have come to the conclusion that the label originally said "Western Institute for Accounting, Seattle." The Western Institute for Accounting was located in the Leary Building, on Madison Street, between Second and Third Avenues. It was replaced in the 1980s by the Wells Fargo Center. The Western Institute for Accounting soon became Racine's Western Institute; by 1943, it had moved to 2005 Fifth Avenue. (for more about that building, go to http://web1.seattle.gov/dpd/historicalsite/QueryResult.aspx?ID=-1840499535)