Lot 340: A Mid-20th Century Lilliput Portable Toy Typewriter With Tartan Case

A portable manual typewriter, featuring a yellow painted metal housing and black plastic keys. The front panel bears a red script logo reading LILLIPUT. The keyboard is of a modified QWERTY layout including a FIG SHIFT and two CAP SHIFT keys, with British currency symbols located on the upper row. A black metal carriage is fitted with a white scale graduated from 0 to 60. The internal mechanism consists of metal type bars and a twin-spool ribbon system. The typewriter is housed within a hard-shell carrying case finished in a brown and tan tartan patterned material, featuring a dark brown plastic handle and metal latches. A red and black directional arrow sticker is applied to the top cover.