Imperial Good Companion Model 7 (1961)
SKU: E01
Imperial Portable Model 7 (1961)
First year of production: 1961
Company: Imperial Typewriter Co., Leicester, England
Only about 26,000 of the Imperial Good Companion 7 were ever made, meaning that even in countries where Imperial portables sold well, this is the model that is hardest to find.
This general design for Imperial portables dates back to the early 1930s and incorporates a geared typebar mechanism not unlike that found in Remington and Remington-Rand portables from the early 20s until 1949.
On the Good Companion, the gear rack portion of the mechanism is fairly hidden by the distinctive typebar segment, which is large and raised, apparently to provide better typebar alignment