FBM--Coronet Portable--Red Deer, Alberta

[Lah Ca]

Here is curious little item, a German Coronet portable.

$200 CDN

It seems to be in mildly ratty cosmetic condition, but it is interesting to look at nonetheless.

https://www.facebook.com/share/MpBcFPj2fkzSzbqK/

[Curt A]

"It seems to be in mildly ratty cosmetic condition..."

I'm trying to figure out your grading scale...
On a normal scale of 1-10, it doesn't seem to fit anywhere... maybe -10.

[Lah Ca]

"It seems to be in mildly ratty cosmetic condition..."

I'm trying to figure out your grading scale...
On a normal scale of 1-10, it doesn't seem to fit anywhere... maybe -10.

Canadians are often given to ironic understatement, a form in inverse litotes.

https://literary-devices.com/understatement/

[Curt A]

LOL

I can't disagree with what you said.

[Lah Ca]

I don't know why I thought this machine was German. It is American, I think.

Here is one in much better condition that sold at auction last year for $45 CDN.

https://www.icollector.com/Coronet-Port ... _i48549387

[Inigo]

Perhaps because it says GERMANY under the REGUSPATOFF usual Russian maker brand...

[Lah Ca]

Perhaps because it says GERMANY under the REGUSPATOFF usual Russian maker brand...
Screenshot_2024-06-13-09-06-36-69_40deb401b9ffe8e1df2f1cc5ba480b12.jpg

Interesting. Is it indeed a Russian machine?

It seems to be of a very unusual design rather than a knock-off copy of something else.