The rounded, downward curved margin set tabs are always a giveaway for a Nakajima (although there are some Nakajimas out there that don't use this design, mostly electrics.)
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- Aug 2026
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davistypewriters.blogspot.com davistypewriters.blogspot.com
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- Jul 2026
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typewritersandbeer.wordpress.com typewritersandbeer.wordpress.com
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the rule for telling the difference between a SS and a Nakajima is: look at the margin set buttons, SS button ends turn up, Nakajimas turn down. There’s not a lot of other obvious visual differences.
via Ted Munk at https://typewritersandbeer.wordpress.com/2020/02/24/silver-seiko-speedwriter-7200-and-stone-ruination-2-0/#comment-95
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