Erika Portable (1921)

Erika Folding Portable Typewriter 
 
Year of production:  1921
 
Company:  Taylor's Typewriter Co. Ltd., 74 Chancery Lane, London.
 
A stunning 3 Bank Folding Erika portable typewriter in carry case with original tools.
 
The carriage folds forward and rests on two silver chrome supports that come out from the front corners for when not in use or to place into it's carry case.
 
Orginally made in 1913 by Seidel & Naumann who were based in Dresden, Germany and also produced their typewriters under the Bijou brand name.
 
Popular Culture
 
Hemingway biographer Carlos Baker (1909-1987) wrote when he was at Princeton.
"Hemingway was on his way to Pamplona for the first time [in July 1922]. He took a taxi to the Gare de Lyons (I think that's right) and got into a fight (probably about the fare) with the cab driver. In those days, luggage sat in an open space next to the driver and not in the back with the passenger. As the two argued, the driver got so frustrated that he tossed Hemingway's luggage out onto the street, including the bag/box with the Corona. It smashed.
"As soon as he got back to Paris, he bought a used Erika on which he wrote The Sun Also Rises.