Vintage Adler 1973 J5 Typewriter with Case

Vintage Adler 1973 J5 Typewriter with Case Fantastic gift for the writer, or to inspire a writer in you/your family! Amazing gift! Adler J5 Portable (Large image) (1973) West German portable typewriter made by "T-A Organisation." Vintage Typewriters states: "Navy blue and sleek as a fighter plane, this Adler J-5 is smooth typing all the way." Machines of Loving Grace finds "it types much better than it looks." I think it types great! An ad in the May 7, 1973 New Yorker Magazine at page 93 at Google Books states: "Rated #1 manual portable by a consumer panel of expert typists, the Adler J5 will be your first choice, too. Ruggedly built for the most demanding requirements, it has virtually all the type-easy features you're looking for, plus feather touch, lively action and consistent speed. Wide choice of handsome type styles. Carrying case included." It is called the Adler J-5 Precision Portable. It was originally sold 1973 at Lund Office Equipment in Santa Barbara, California for $130 with $7.80 sales tax. $130 in 1973 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $823.18!