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Very few brands of typewriters used anything other than this size of ribbon, and you can graft it onto almost anything. Unless you have a crazy rare typewriter from 1890 or earlier or one that looks completely bizarre and uses ink pads or something, this will probably work, especially if you already have the old spools, but the ink has just dried out over time. EVEN IF THE SPOOL DOESN'T FIT. Almost every metal spool on a typewriter holds onto the ink ribbon with a sharp little metal spearhead that simply pierces the silk and holds onto it that way. When you buy a new ribbon like this one, simply roll it all onto one spool, disconnect the ribbon (detach or cut with scissors), and replace the old ribbon with this one by skewering it on the spear instead, going the same way. Then wind to the original spool, and attach it to the spear on the other original spool. In other words, just replace the actual fabric ribbon, but NOT the spool that holds it (original spools holds more value for your typewriter anyway), and this will work on literally hundreds of different brands, no matter what.