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1910 PORTABLE TYPEWRITERS P I C T U R E G A L L E R Y
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AEG » MIGNON « The MIGNON came without cover, dirty & rusty and didn't work  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 H O W T H E » M I G N O N « T Y P E W R I T E R W O R K S ========================================================================== A rectangular (spheric-bent) INDEX shows all the AVAILABLE FONTS of the mounted FONT-CYLINDER. The typist SELECTS THE CHARACTER by (1st) placing the POINTER over it using the thumb & forefinger of the left hand. This turn & shift the font-cylinder to its desired position - AND (2nd) PRESSES THE PRINT-KEY with the forefinger of the right hand. There are a SPACE-KEY and a BACKSPACE-KEY available. Because its simple mechanics, the »MIGNON« was a low-cost typewriter everyone could afford to write "perfect" business letters. The machine was a big success: INDEX & FONT-CYLINDER are exchangeable and a lot of alternative alphabets, scripts & symbols were available ... ... Historical Remarks Have a look at the Restoration Procedure ... Have a look at the END OF THE EVOLUTION ( 85 years later ) ... Back to the Typewriter Overview impressum: ************************************************************************** © C.HAMANN http://public.BHT-Berlin.de/hamann 12/13/07 |