4 American Typewriters

1) "Secor Standard Visible Writing and Billing Machine", 1906, serial no. 5896, frontstroke machine with very unusual tabulator, resinous, in need of cleaning. – Literature: Martin, 1949, p. 217. – Relatively rare in Europe! (2–3/3–4). – 2) "Smith Premier No. 5", c. 1905, Smith-Premier Typewriter Company, Syracuse, serial no. 12663, full keyboard, 82 keys in 7 rows, upstroke, nice decoration, carriage movement defective, with tin cover and oak base. (2/3–4) – 3) "Fay-Sholes", c. 1901, Remington-Sholes Company, Chicago, upstroke machine, working. – Literature: Martin, 1949, p. 155. (3/3) – And: 4) "Hammond No. 2 Universal", 1895 onwards, serial no. 28632, interchangeable celluloid snap-on keytop sets, nickel-plated metal mesh paper-tube, single-piece type-shuttle, with oak cover and base, good condition, working. (2–3/2–3)

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)