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Adler
In 1898 the German cycle company Adlerwerke started the licensed production of the American typewriter Empire. In 1899 the company introduced Adler No.7 and in the next ten years 50 000 machines were sold. The Adler typewriters became one of the most popular European typewriters. Orzel is a Klein Adler typewriter produced in 1923.Orzel was a Polish family name and means and means eagle.
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Adler Mod. 7,#85574 |
Adler Primus |
Electric 21f |
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Electric MX |
Gabriele 25 |
Orzel, #230270 |
American
This index typewriter was introduced in 1891. It contains only 35 parts and was marketed in Europe as the Globe or the Champignon. A small understroke American was introduced in 1899 and was sold in Europe as Armstrong.
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American, #5830 |
The Armstrong Mod. 7 |
Antares
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Antares 20 |
Bar-Lock
This typewriter came on the market in 1887. Early models with decorated shields are highly priced among collectors. The patent was sold to England in 1914 and production continued until 1955.
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Bar-Lock |
Bar-Lock Mod. 2 |
Frolio
This lightweight typewriter is portable. It came onto the market in 1924. To facilitate typing in different languages, it was sold with 20 different typing balls. Frolio was awarded five gold medals in the World Exhibition of 1925 in Paris.
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Frolio 5,#44553 |
FROLIO 5,#68106 |
Frolio III,#16549 |
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Frolio Model III |
Groma
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Groma |
Groma Modell N |
Mignon
This index typewriter was introduced in 1903. Reasonable priced and reliable, Mignon was a popular typewriter with a changeable type and index plate. About 350 000 were manufactured before production ceased in the late 1930s. This red Mignon No.2 with its original leather box is a collector’s piece and was owned by a pharmacist in Turku. The black Mignon model is common.
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Mignon AEG |
Mignon Mod 2,#1674 |
Mignon Mod.2,#1472 |
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Mignon Mod.2,#40486 |
Noiseless Office Model
Although a patent for a noiseless typewriter was granted in 1896, the manufacture of the Noiseless typewriter began in 1912. The first 500 typewriters were sold in 1915 and the office model was introduced in 1921. The company was bought by Remington in 1924, when the typewriter was marketed as Remington Noiseless No.6. Production ceased in 1950.
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Noiseless Office Model,#40099 |
Olympia
Olympia was manufactured by the renown German company AEG. The production of the original AEG typewriter began in 1921. In 1930, the typewriter was renamed Olympia. The company was also renamed Olympia in 1936 and later became one of the leading manufacturers of typewriters in Europe.
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Olympia |
Olympia |
Olympia |
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Olympia Elite |
Olympia Elite |
Olympia MOD. 8 |
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Olympia Progress |
Olympia,#412602 |
Remington
Remington began as an arms manufacturer but was soon looking for alternative products. It bought a manufacturing contarct for a typewriter and the first typewriter was manufactured in 1874. Remington was the first mass-produced typewriter. At the Philadelphia Exhibition in 1876 the Remington typewriter aroused little interest. Remington No.2 was introduced in 1878. This model had the shift mechanism. Remington typewriters became one of the leading typewriters in the world.
Typewriters for Blind
The first working typewriter for the blind was built in 1808 by the Italian Pellegrino. Many inventors both in Europe and USA designed typewriters for the blind, but only a few were made. The firts successful typewriter to be produced was the "writing ball" of the Danish pastor Malling Hansen. His first typewriter was made in 1867/1868 later to be followed with new models. Soon after his typewriter other manufacturers came on the market.
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Andersson & Sörensen 478 |
Banks Pocket Braille Mod.7 |
Blindenhilpsmittel der DDR |
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Erika Picht |
Kovako |
Perkins Brailler |
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Picht Steglitz |
The Hall Braille Writer |
