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Collection pt. 2 – Adler I

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Stoßstangenmaschinen – groß Adler 7 #141843 (1918) #370980 (1929) Adler 15 #248716 (1923)

Collection pt. 1 – ABC

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Kochs Adlernähmaschinenwerke A.G., Bielefeld ABC (1955 – ca. 1963) ABC #3-64693 (vermutlich 1959) ABC #3-77550 (vermutlich 1959)

Olivetti Praxis 48 serial numbers

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Dingwerth gives the following numbers in his "Schreibmaschinen-Lexikon für die Zeit ab 1940". Dingwerth states that the first year of manufacture is sometimes not precise. 1964-01-01      5,000,001 1965   1966-01-01      5,034,216 1967 1968 1969-??-??       5,180,000 1970-??-??       5,227,000 1971-??-??       5,283,000 Carlo Torchio gives in his "Olivetti. Macchine per Scrivere Meccaniche" the following numbers.  1965-01-01      5,000,001 1965-12-31      5,034,215 1966 1967 1968 1969-12-31       5,180,000 1970-12-31       5,227,000 1971-12-31       5,283,000 1972-12-31       5,333,117 1973-01-01       5,333,118 The Typewriter Database gives us the following informations: 1969-??-??        5,180,000 1970-??-??        5,227,000 1971-??-??        5,283,000 1972-??-??        5,333,117 1973-??-??        5,404,669 1974-??-??        5,447,463 I think Dingwerth is wrong with 1964. Torchio does his

Olympia SM9 Anleitung und Prospekt

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Downloadlink zur Anleitung Downloadlink zum Prospekt Rechnung

Senta 4 Aufkleber in hoher Auflösung

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Da die Bildgröße bei TWDB begrenzt ist, möchte ich den Aufkleber hier noch einmal in voller Auflösung zur Verfügung stellen.

Hua Xiang Typewriters

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If you have more informations on this typewriter company and its models please comment below. Hua Xiang Logo [7] Hua Xiang (located in Ningbo, Zhejiang) (meaning China Flying) is one of the least known typewriter companies. Zhou Cimei [6] Zhou Cimei started with producing plastic caps for ink bottles in 1972 (2). His factory was closed during the Cultural Revolution, but he was able to re-open it in 1979 (or in November 1980 (3)). The company expanded to radio parts, later copier parts and then produced typewriters. In 1991 the company won the contract to supply plastic air conditioning parts for Volkswagen's Santana. It has expanded since then to different plastic parts "ranging from electronic harness systems to engine accessories and interior trim." (2) Today the company exports electric harness systems and instrument panel shells to Volkswagen, GM, Isuzu and Honda. (2) 2005 company's sales were US-$ 322 million. "Huaxiang plans to grow int

Before Model 5 ist Model...6? – Progress (Janalif) typewriter

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According to research by Alex Sandler the Soviet Progress 5 typewriter was not introduced in 1940  but in 1942. The previous model he guessed could have been Model 4. Now I have found this photography from   Межреспубликанский журнал No. 26 from 1940: The banner is saying: The first experimental model of the typewriter Progress M-6. The machine itself looks like a Janalif Model B (1932–40): The typewriter on the right is a Janalif Model A produced 1929–32: What is strange is the name M-6. Somebody knows more? –– It reminds of Indian Godrej where the first model was M-9 and its  successor  M-8. Click here for Godrej .