Beautiful Antique Triumphator C Calculator in Good Working Order. Germany, 1920's

Amazing Triumphator C pinwheel calculator, a real classic in the field of office antiques from the first half of the 20th century. This calculator was manufactured in Germany in the 1920s and is really well preserved. All its component parts and pieces are original and work fine, making it possible to perform the four basic arithmetic operations. The calculator mounts black-enameled metal casing with white painted digits and decals. The Triumphator logo to the left of the digit levers has been repainted, but the rest of the details are fully original.At the bottom left corner we can see a German inscription with the manufacturer companys name and address: TRIUMPHATOR-WERKE MOLKAU BEI LEIPZIG. Also, over the digits there is a circular mark with a logo and the engraved word PATENT. The calculator mounts silvery metal mobile parts and shiny black bakelite crank. It stands on a sturdy base, a solid oak wooden plank with rounded corners and standing of four small rubber legs that provide it with stability. This pinwheel calculator, original and nostalgic, is bound to shine on a stylish and classy desk.Triumphator Calculators HistoryTriumphator, together with Brunsviga and Odhner, belongs to the 3 world- famous manufacturers of pinwheel calculators. The firm began in 1900 as a vacuum-tube company in Leipzig-Lindenau. In 1904 a mechanic from Brunsviga, Otto Holzapfel, entered the firm and then the calculator production started 1904 under the brand name Triumphator. As the first company world-wide, they introduced and made machines with 10s-carry mechanism in order to perform "faster multiplication". In 1912 Boleslaus Benas, another man from Brunsviga, joined. He became General Salesman and brought Triumphator to success. In 1930 the year-production of Triumphator was alike its competitor Brunsfiga. After WWII, 1946, the East Germany's government took control and the company produced calculators mainly for the Eastern Block. In 1965 the production (after 61 continuing years) came to an end.