1943 (World War II Era) Triumph "Norm" Typewriter, Qwerty, A Beautiful Example Of A Wartime Triumph Portable, With Some Historical Interest.
Den Haag, Netherlands
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Wear conditions
Good
Wear conditions
Excellent
Shows little to no signs of wear and tear.
Good
May show slight traces of use in keeping with age. Most vintage and antique items fit into this condition.
Average
Likely to show signs of some light scratching and ageing but still remains in a fair condition.
Apparent Wear and Tear
Visible signs of previous use including scratches, chips or stains.
Please refer to condition report, images or make a seller enquiry for additional information.
Description
This is a wonderful, well-preserved, 1943 TRIUMPH Norm-6 Typewriter with a QWERTY keyboard. This typewriter represents an interesting hybrid of materials: the body is steel, but the ribbon cover is made from heavy bakelite. Presumably to save materials for the "war effort". It is in very nice overall cosmetic condition and working perfectly. It was manufactured during the height of World War II, and has a lovely, solid "touch", good speed and smooth feel, combined with precision German engineering.
History of the Triumph Typewriters: Two Germans, Siegfried Bettmann and M. Schulte, founded in 1890 “Triumph Cycle Company Ltd” in England. In 1896 they decided to establish a subsidiary “Triumph-Fahrrad-Werke AG” in Nürnberg. In 1907, the Hamburg based company “ Ehrlich &Riegelmann” introduced its typewriter Noriga. In 1909 “Deutsche Triumph-Fahrrad-Werke” took over the bankrupt company and its patent for the Noriga typewriter. The same year the typewriter was introduced with its new name Triumph. In 1911 the company was renamed “Triumph Werke Nürnberg AG”. It became an independent company two years later. During World War I production of typewriters was halted. In 1920 Triumph Werke started making typewriters again with the prewar model 2. The typewriters were continuously improved. During World War II production of typewriters ceased as arms production was started. In 1957 the popular Gabriele portable typewriter and an electric typewriter were introduced. In 1953 Triumph was taken over by Grundig, merged with Adlerwerke and renamed Triumph-Adler. In 1979 the company was acquired by Volkswagen and in 1986 by the Italian typewriter firm Olivetti. Typewriter production was closed down in 1997.
Condition report:
Cosmetically, it is in really excellent condition. The bakelite top is not cracked or damaged in any way (unlike many of the from this era that. The body finish is mostly un-worn and overall shiny and bright. The little white flecks one can see in the photos are dust and reflections only, not damage to the finish.
Mechanically it is also in excellent condition with good rubber on platen, feeder rollers and feet. The platen measures about 93 on the hardness scale. Ideal is 85 to 95 so it is still in good usable state. The chrome is in fine condition with only some very small areas beginning to show some age and wear. Everything is working as it should and it has all been properly adjusted etc.
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