Why the Model 5? Imperial’s Good Companion Model 5, along with the Model 4, was introduced in 1957 and continued to be manufactured until 1961, when the Model 6 superseded both. The 5 features a lightweight and durable cast aluminium body. All controls are in easy reach: the only times you need lift the bonnet is to change ribbon or clean the typeheads. The basket shift has a finger-freindly
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featherlight touch and the 5’s streamlining is not only stylish but protects as well. Other winning features are quickset + and – tabulator function, total platen control for precision paper register, a two-colour/ stencil selector and automatic ribbon reverse.