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CONTINENTAL » WANDERER 50 « PORTABLE SN = R 026589 CONTINENTAL-WANDERER (1950) Sigmar-Schoenau bei Chemnitz (East-) Germany German QWERTZ keyboard pica 10 cpi; 80 cpl black/red ribbon w. hard case 13_1/2 lbs ; 6.2 kg Back to the Typewriter Overview |
HISTORICAL REMARKS: ********************************************************************* The WANDERER WERKE AG of Saxony/Germany started as a bicycle repair shop » CHEMNITZER VELOCIPED-DEPOT WINKLHOFER & JAENICKE « in 1885. In 1896 the first BIKE under the name »WANDERER« was build. In 1902 the first »WANDERER« MOTORCYCLE with 1.5 hp was launched. In 1904 the first TYPEWRITER under the name »CONTINENTAL« came out. In 1933 the Model »34«, then »35«, »50« and in 1938 »100«. They were sold all over the world and they are well known to belong to the best typewriters ever made. In 1911 the first "compact"CAR with 4-cyl / 1.15 L / 12 hp was build: A 2-seater under the name » WANDERER-PUEPPCHEN « In 1916 the first »CONTINENTAL« ADDING MACHINE was made. In 1932 the motor car department was taken over by AUTO UNION AG ( today »AUDI« ). Before WWII WANDERER was Europe's largest office machine company. After WWII the company became a GDR-run business... impressum: ********************************************************************* © C.HAMANN http://public.BHT-Berlin.de/hamann 09/09/07 |