OFFERED HERE IS AN EARLY 1900'S ANTIQUE HAMMOND MULTIPLEX TYPEWRITER WITH TOP CASE. THIS UNIT IS IN ALL ORIGINAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT BEEN RESTORED IN ANY WAY. OVERALL THE UNIT SEEMS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION, THE MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF IT APPEAR TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. THERE IS NO RIBBON SO WE CAN'T TEST IT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CRACK IN THE RIGHT REAR OF THE BASE (SEE PICTURES) BUT IT ISN'T ANYTHING MAJOR, AND THE VENEER ON THE TOP OF THE CASE WOULD NEED TO BE RE-GLUED. WE DID NOT WANT TO MA...KE ANY REPAIRS AS TO INTERFERE WITH THE MACHINES AUTHENTICITY. IT REALLY IS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE. PLEASE NOTE PHOTOS ARE OF THE EXACT ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON PLEASE ASK ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING