Imperial D (1924)

Imperial Model D
 
First year of production:  1918
 
Company:  Imperial Typewriter Company, Leicester, England
 
Serial No. D53083
 
The Imperial D, or, in a slightly slimmed-down version, the Imperial Portable, was the fourth and last in the line of downstrike typewriters produced by the Imperial Typewriter Company. The machine appeared in 1918/19, 11 years after the introduction of the system, and was sold for quite some years.
 
The Imperial D shows how successful the basic design of the Imperial was. There were only minor differences between the models A and B and the model C was identical to the B except for the aluminium frame.
 
The only difference between the D and earlier machines was the straight keyboard. For the rest, the machine was virtually identical, including the interchangeable type baskets.
 
The Imperial Portable was produced in green and black. A wide carriage version was also available.
 
After the model D, the Imperial factory took up the production of 'modern' frontstrike typewriters of good quality but of little historical interest.