Mörsbergerstrasse um 1900 v. 2009

Mörsbergerstrasse um 1900 v. 2009, originally uploaded by shordzi.

"Oliver" portable typewriter

OLIVER PORTABLE TYPEWRITER
model: ?
manufacturer: ?
serial number: 104896
year of production: ? (probably 1930s)
keyboard: QUERTZ / French (Swiss-French?)

"Oliver" typewriters are most commonly associatiated with the popular Oliver standard typewriter, which stands out by its "winged" shape (see the Wikipedia entry for more information on the Oliver Typewriter Company). The history of Oliver portable typewriters is somewhat complicated: the British Oliver Typewriters Ltd.'s portable typewriters were duplicated by several other firms (1). According to information available at Will Davis' website (1), the machine featured here would fall "into the family loosely known as the 'SIM / MAS' group of portables, made in Italy and which carried a wide variety of names and models over a number of years."

Special features:

1. The serial number 104896 is not a mechanical engraving as usually, but engraved by hand.


2. There is an extra "FR" currency key for (French or Swiss) francs. The ribbon selector in the colours green - white - red might reflect the Italian flag, where the typewriter was probably produced. Incidental gimmick: can you see the keyboard's "smiley"?




(1) Will Davis, OLIVER portables and relatives, http://www.geocities.com/wbd641/oliver.html (visited 2009-08-11)
last update: 8.3.2010

Triumph Klein-Schreibmaschine

Triumph Klein-Schreibmaschine "Modell 1" oder "Klein-Triumph"


Triumph portable typewriter. More photos here.

Modell: Modell 1 oder Klein-Triumph. Modell ab 1928 hergestellt. (1)
Hersteller: Triumph-Werke Nürnberg AG
Seriennummer: 314636
Herstellungsjahr: 1940 (?) 
Tastatur: Schweizer-Deutsche Tastatur
als Geschenk erhalten in Courtedoux im August 2009.

Ab 1928 stellten die Triumph-Werke ihre erste Klein-Schreibmaschine her. Sie war von eigenen Mitarbeitern konstruiert worden und erhielt die Bezeichnung "Modell 1" oder "Klein-Triumph" (1, S.23). Wir sehen sie auf diesem Werbeplakat:


source: von Zezschwitz Kunst und Design

Fussnoten:
(1) Leonhard Dingwerth, Die Geschichte der Deutschen Schreibmaschinenfabriken- Band 1: große und mittlere Hersteller, BoD – Books on Demand, 2008 (ISBN 3921913381, 9783921913383).

last update: 8.3.2010

Stars over Grimselpass

Stars over Grimselpass, originally uploaded by shordzi.

Familie Vollrath-Baumeister, Bayreuth

Familie Vollrath-Baumeister, Bayreuth, originally uploaded by shordzi.

Familie Vollrath, Bayreuth.
Johann Heinrich Vollrath und Dorothea geb. Baumeister mit ihren Kindern Maria, Meta, Anna, Johanna, Georg und Hedwig.
Photo von ca. 1899 (geschätzt nach Kinderalter).

Vollrath Bukarest (1902)

Vollrath Bukarest (1902), originally uploaded by shordzi.

Die Vollrathbrüder Heinrich, Hanne, Michael und Martin mit Söhnen, Bukarest 1902.
v.l.: Heinrich, Konrad, Johann, Carl, Michael, Martin, Ludwig Vollrath.