Antique Torpedo 6 Typewriter in Museum Condition. Germany, 1930s

Wonderful antique Torpedo 6 typewriter in museum condition, made in Germany in the 1930s and in amazing condition. Aesthetically, the typewriter is stunning: its compact and modern design adds up to its excellent condition, making up a great item worthy to belong to a great collection. The black enamel that covers the metal body shines like the first day and looks regular and even, with no scratches or dents. The chrome-plated mobile component parts are also polished and bright, and move smoothly too. Moreover, the typewriter works perfectly and is great to type documents. The modern design of this fine typewriter stands out for its simplicity. The brand name TORPEDO is printed in golden lettering at the back side, and at the front side is discreetly reproduced over the carriage and embossed just by the types. At the back there is also a metal plate with the serial number 345049. The German keyboard is composed of black keys with white symbols and metal reinforcement rings. As fine looking as well preserved, this antique Torpedo 6 typewriter in museum condition will delight any collector Torpedo Typewriters History The origins of the Torpedo BüromaschinenWerke AG (Torpedo Typewriter Factory) date back to the establishment of the Peter Weil & Co in 1896. The company was founded by Peter and Heinrich Weil to manufacture two models of bycicles: the Weil-Räder and the Torpedo-Räder. Production started with nine employees in a building located in Frankfurt Am Main, Germany. In 1907 the Weil brothers decided to start making typewriters and took over Hermann Wasems business, who had been making the Hassia typewriter for three years. The first standard-size Torpedo typewriters were exported under the Regent brand name. Torpedo would maintain this brand and would use it again in the 1930s, when they started to export their firs portable machines. Just then, they also made portable typewriters for export under the Blue Bird name. Just as Underwood had expanded into Germany by taking over Mercedes in 1927, Remington Rand took over Torpedos typewriter arm in 1931. The companys name was changed to Remington Buromaschinen GmbH, but the firm kept on manufacturing typewriters under the Torpedo brand name.