Tages Anzeiger: Question 1

See Retro Tech Geneva where this thread began.

Floating shift

Brit milah

The line return ratchet didn't work. It does now.

I can see how this must look but it was quite painless, didn't require anaesthetic and only took a minute.

Southpaw

Pencast by LH Lamy Safari. RH version also available.

Closest on Amazon US

Same nib on Amazon UK

Foundation and Empire

Imperial The Good Companion. s/n EN839, 1948
By Appointment to His Majesty King George the Fifth.
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Imperial Good Companion 4. s/n 4BS401T, 1958

Imperial Good Companion 5. s/n 5A756, 1957

Imperial Good Companion 5. s/n 5G990, 1958

The Good Companion, return lever

Good Companion 4, return lever

Good Companion 5 serial number. Earlier model had the number on the bottom
of the molding, later ones are numbered under the top cover

Ribbon selector is different between earlier and later models

Older and newer line-space ratchet pawls. What is the later arrow pointing to?
Possible platen re-covery? The ratchet on the later model doesn't work consistently when
it doesn't engage with the cog. This might be because it fouls the platen rubber.

Under the hood of the Good Companion 4

Under the hood of the Good Companion 5

What lies beneath. A Good Companion 4's nether regions exposed

...and the Good Companion 5's revolutionary though
more delicate undercarriage

Read my spoof manual for the Good Companion 5