Triumph Typewriter in Perfect Aesthetic and Functional Condition. Model manufactured in 1911.

Triumph Typewriter in Perfect Aesthetic and Functional Condition. Model manufactured in 1911. The shiny black metal casing is in very good condition, although it has slight signs of use characteristic of an antique piece, which does not detract from its beauty. On the upper part where the carriage is located, as well as above the keys, there is the brand name painted in white, flanked by two stickers with the logo. The stickers have signs of use, which testifies that it is a totally original piece. The mark is repeated again in larger letters on the back. It is not a complete case, as in other examples, but appears open on the sides and back, so that its machinery can be appreciated. The machine has been overhauled and is in perfect working order. Aesthetically it is in very good condition, and can be operated from day one.These devices arose from the need to help people who suffered from blindness, so that they could read and write, and it would not be until 1873 when the first typewriters capable of revolutionizing the world of work appeared. At the beginning, the typewriter had a decoration similar to that of sewing machines, and the carriage was retracted by operating a pedal similar to that of the latter. From the end of the 19th century and during most of the 20th century, typewriters were indispensable tools in commercial offices, as well as for almost all professional writers. By 1920, the manual or mechanical typewriter had reached a more or less standard design. There were slight variations from one manufacturer to another, but most machines followed the same design. Two Germans, Siegfried Bettmann and M. Schulte, founded the Triumph Cycle Company Ltd in England in 1890 for the production of bicycles. In 1896 they decided to set up a subsidiary Triumph-Fahrrad-Werke AG in Nuremberg. Bicycle production expanded rapidly, even to other European countries. In 1909 Deutsche Thiumph-Fahrrad-Werke took over the bankrupt company and its patent for the Noriga typewriter, which the company had started to manufacture a few years earlier. In the same year the typewriter was introduced under its new name: Triumph, and a year later, in 1901, the company was renamed Triumph Werke AG. During the First World War the production of typewriters was gradually established, creating different models, continuously improving. Although it had a hiatus in World War II, it continued its development of typewriters, until 1953 when Triumph merged with Adlerwerke and was renamed Triumph-Adler. In 1979, the company was acquired by Volkswagen and in 1986 by the Italian Olivetti, finally closing in 1997. Little piece of history in a true collector's item.