T H E   T Y P E W R I T E R   C O L L E C T I O N
1910... AEG » MIGNON « "A Piece of History"
SN = 197332
AEG (1910)
Berlin / Germany
Pointer Selection
pica 10 cpi; 80 cpl
W * D * H =
13" * 10" * 6"
33 cm * 25 cm * 15 cm
15 1/2 lbs / 7 kg
( case deteriorated )

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  ADLER » FAVORIT 2 « PORTABLES ...
SN = 569642
ADLER (1915)
Frankfurt a.M. / Germany
German QWERTZ keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 82 cpl
10 lbs / 4.6 kg
( case missing )

more...
Observe the horizontal
Hammer Movement


  STOEWER » ELITE «  
SN = R43799
STOEWER (1915)
BERNHARDT STOEWER
Stettin-Grunhof / Germany
German QWERTZ keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 80 cpl
3(!) char/key
black/red ribbon
13 1/2 lbs / 6.2 kg
( case missing )

more...
Observe the
3 Symbols per Hammer


1920... » CORONA 3 FOLDABLE « "...How sweet ! "
SN = 428419
CORONA (1918)
Groton, NY / USA
US QWERTY keyboard
elite 12 cpi; 92 cpl
3(!) char/key
black/red ribbon
w. hard case
W * D * H =
11 1/4" * 11" * 4 1/2"
28.5 cm * 28 cm * 11.5 cm
13 lbs / 6 kg

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  UNDERWOOD
» STANDARD PORTABLE «
 
SN = 56891 / 57936
UNDERWOOD (1922)
Hartford, CT / USA
US QWERTY keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 75 cpl
3(!) char/key
black/red ribbon
W * D * H =
11 1/2" * 9" * 4"
29 cm * 23 cm * 10 cm
7 lbs / 3 kg
( case missing )

more...
Observe the
3 Symbols per Hammer


  GRUNDKA   » M W « Metal Cover & Wooden Base
SN = 12433
GRUNDKA (1924)
Brandenburg (Havel) / Germany
Index Selection
pica 10 cpi; 66 cpl
W * D * H =
10 1/4" * 9" * 4"
26 cm * 23 cm * 10 cm
3 lbs / 1.5 kg

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1930... » REMINGTON PORTABLE « w. restored Handle:
SN = V251670
REMINGTON (1930)
Ilion, NY / USA
German QWERTZ keyboard
elite 12 cpi; 100 cpl
black/red ribbon
5 pre-setable tabs
w. hard case
13 lbs / 6 kg

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  TRIUMPH PORTABLE  :
SN = 153477
TRIUMPH (1934)
Nuernberg / Germany
German QWERTZ keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 80 cpl
black/red ribbon
free setting tabs
w. hard case
15 lbs / 7 kg

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1940... ROYAL » TOUCH CONTROL « PORTABLE  
SN = 0-523733
ROYAL (1940)
New York / USA
US QWERTY keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 85 cpl
black/red ribbon
w. hard case
14 1/2 lbs / 6.6 kg

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  » RHEINMETALL «  
SN = 399528
RHEINMETALL (1945)
Soemmerda / (East-) Germany
German QWERTZ keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 86 cpl
black/red ribbon
free setting tabs
w. hard case
17 lbs / 7.7 kg

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  » ERIKA 8 «  
SN = 1180097
SEIDEL & NAUMANN (1948)
Dresden / (East-) Germany
German QWERTZ keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 87 cpl
black/red ribbon
free setting tabs
w. hard case
14 lbs / 6.5 kg

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1950... 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

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  » ROYAL Quiet DeLuxe «  
SN = A-1726461
ROYAL (1952)
New York / USA
US QWERTY keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 85 cpl
black/red ribbon
5 pre-setable tabs
"MagicMargin"-Lever
( = CR/LF to 1stTableColumn )
w. hard case
16 lbs / 7 kg

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  GROMA » GROMINA «  
SN = 518140
GROMA (1954)
Markersdorf bei Chemnitz
(East-)Germany
German QWERTZ keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 80 cpl
w. soft-plastic case
10 lbs / 4.5 kg

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  OLIVETTI » LETTERA 22 «  
SN = 425614
OLIVETTI (1956)
Ivrea / Italy
German QWERTZ keyboard
elite 12 cpi; 100 cpl
black/red ribbon
free setting tabs
w. soft-plastic
(zipper) case
11 lbs / 5 kg

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1960... » PRINCESS 300 «  
SN = 199644
KELLER & KNAPPICH (1960)
Augsburg / Germany
German QWERTZ keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 85 cpl
black/red ribbon
free setting tabs
w. leather case
13 lbs / 6 kg

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  OLYMPIA » DELUXE «  
SN = 1071487
OLYMPIA (1964)
Wilhelmshaven / Germany
US QWERTY keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 83 cpl
black/red ribbon
6 pre-setable tabs
w. hard-foam case
20 lbs / 9 kg

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  OLYMPIA » SPLENDID 33 «  
SN = 5-1233163
OLYMPIA (1966)
Wilhelmshaven / Germany
German QWERTZ keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 80 cpl
w. hard-plastic case
10 1/2 lbs / 4.8 kg

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  TRIUMPH » TIPPA «  
SN = 5942870
TRIUMPH-ADLER (1968)
Nuernberg / Germany
German QWERTZ keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 80 cpl
black/red ribbon
w. hard-plastic case
11 lbs / 5 kg

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1970... OLIVETTI » VALENTINE-S «  
SN = 5934581
OLIVETTI ( 1970 )
Ivrea / Italy
Scandinavian QWERTY kbd
elite 12 cpi; 100 cpl
w. plastic case
11 1/2 lbs / 5.2 kg

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  » CONSUL «  MODEL 231.3  
SN = 2231333589
ZBROJOVKA WORKS( 1972 )
Brno, Czechoslovakia
German QWERTZ keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 87 cpl
w. soft-plastic case
11 1/2 lbs / 5.3 kg

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  OLYMPIA » TRAVELLER «  
SN = 15-3007435
OLYMPIA (1973)
Wilhelmshaven / Germany
German QWERTZ keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 83 cpl
black/red ribbon
w. hard-plastic case
11 lbs / 5 kg

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  SCM / SMITH-CORONA
» GALAXIE DELUXE «
 
SN = 612V-115357
SMITH-CORONA (1976)
Syracuse, NY / USA
US QWERTY keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 83 cpl
black/red ribbon
free setting tabs
»Power Space« key
w. metal case
20 lbs / 9 kg

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1980... UNDERWOOD » 16 «  
SN = Z-71367
UNDERWOOD (1980)
Hartford, CT / USA
German QWERTZ keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 80 cpl
black/red ribbon
8 pre-setable tabs
w. soft-plastic case
10 1/2 lbs / 4.7 kg

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  BROTHER » 440TR «  
SN = E4714776
BROTHER (1982)
Nagoya / Japan
German QWERTZ keyboard
4 char/cm ; 90 char/line
(* "approx. 11 pitch" )
black/red ribbon
free setting tabs
»Power Space« key
w. hard-plastic case
11 lbs / 5.5 kg

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1990... OLYMPIA » TRAVELLER C «  
SN = 0140511
OLYMPIA (1995)
German QWERTZ keyboard
pica 10 cpi; 83 cpl
black/red ribbon
5 pre-setable tabs
»Power Space« key
w. hard-plastic case
8 3/4 lbs / 4 kg

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...A NEW GENERATION... IBM » SELECTRIC « ELECTRO-MECHANICAL...
SN = 1138010
electro-mechanical typewriter
115 V AC / 1 A
IBM / USA (1965)
10 cpi; 110 cpl
exchangable typing elements
ribbon cartridge
free setting tabs
W * D * H =
18 1/2" * 15" * 7"
  IBM
» CORRECTING SELECTRIC II «
 
SN = 26-6427904
electro-mechanical typewriter
115 V AC / 1.2 A
IBM / USA (1973)
dual pitch 10/12 cpi; 130/156 cpl
exchangable typing elements
ribbon/correcting cartridges
free setting tabs
W * D * H =
22" * 15 3/4" * 7 1/2"
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