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It's a beautiful typewriter.
If you don't want to REPLACE the ribbon, there is a very cheap and effective method around for re-inking them, provided the ribbon is still in one piece.
It involves a bottle of stamp-pad ink. I've done it myself several times and it works very well.
1. Roll all the ribbon onto one spool.
2. Dabble a LITTLE bit (like a drop) of ink onto the wound-up spool. Spread it around.
3. WITHOUT unwinding the ribbon, rotate the spool, and add another drop of ink where the ribbon is still dry. Spread that around.
4. Repeat step 3, until the whole ribbon around the spool has received a drop or two of ink.
The stamp-pad ink will soak through the entire spool, recharging the entire length of ribbon with fresh ink. No need to unwind anything. No need to make a mess.
5. Rethread ribbon onto typewriter. Set the ribbon-reverser. Type.
No more than a DROP or two of ink for each unsaturated part of the ribbon. Or else you'll get into real strife.
If you don't want to REPLACE the ribbon, there is a very cheap and effective method around for re-inking them, provided the ribbon is still in one piece.
It involves a bottle of stamp-pad ink. I've done it myself several times and it works very well.
1. Roll all the ribbon onto one spool.
2. Dabble a LITTLE bit (like a drop) of ink onto the wound-up spool. Spread it around.
3. WITHOUT unwinding the ribbon, rotate the spool, and add another drop of ink where the ribbon is still dry. Spread that around.
4. Repeat step 3, until the whole ribbon around the spool has received a drop or two of ink.
The stamp-pad ink will soak through the entire spool, recharging the entire length of ribbon with fresh ink. No need to unwind anything. No need to make a mess.
5. Rethread ribbon onto typewriter. Set the ribbon-reverser. Type.
No more than a DROP or two of ink for each unsaturated part of the ribbon. Or else you'll get into real strife.