Vintage Torpedo suitcase typewriter, Germany 1930s

German, portable Torpedo typewriter, manufactured in Germany in the 1930s. The item refers to the Bauhaus style. A real treat for a collector. The machine can be a very effective element of interior design. The machine is operational, with a very nice classic form, sold in a set with a suitcase. Item in good condition. The disadvantages are mainly the condition of the suitcase, which shows signs of use. Cracks may also appear on glass buttons. The brothers Peter and Heinrich Weil founded the company TORPEDO in 1896, which originally dealt with the production of bicycles called WEIL-RĘDER and TORPEDO-RĘDER. In 1905, they bought the company Johan Wölker & Co., which launched the HASSIA machine, which after some improvements was transformed into the first Torpedo typewriter "TORPEDO 2". It was introduced to the market in 1906. In 1931, most of the shares were bought by Remington Rand from the United States. Our typewriters can be used to decorate every corner of your home, office, living room, office ... Or you can pretend to be a writer by using a typewriter for a novel about your life ... Dimensions: In the suitcase: height 13 cm width 30 cm thickness 31 cm Without a suitcase: height 10 cm width 30 cm thickness 31 cm Dimensions in inches: In the suitcase: height 5.1 in width 13.8 in thickness 12.2 in Without a suitcase: height 4 in width 11.8 in thickness 13.4 in