Vintage 1953 Gossen Tippa Ultra Flat Portable Rare East German Typewriter + Case
Vintage 1953 Gossen Tippa Ultra Flat Portable Rare East German Typewriter With Case - Working good. Comes with the original hard case. Write your next masterpiece or display a lovely example of a working vintage typewriter with this vintage ultra flat Gossen typewriter. Featuring all of the parts to it including the hard case, this rare typewriter is the ideal way to own a piece of history that truly is a throwback to times from long ago.
In 1939 Gossen had bought a former brush factory in the Gluckstrasse and it was in this building that in 1948 the company began planning typewriter production. The factory became known as Tippa-Werkes. Production of the office in a briefcase started in 1950 and so successful was the Gossen Tippa portable typewriter that in October 1951, Gossen was churning out a typewriter every eight minutes. The little "original" caught on fast, but in the mid-50s Gossen decided to abandon this very basic if effective design for something a little more stylish: the Pilot (also the Tippa B), with its Hermes Baby-like gull-winged ribbon covers. The "look" came at the cost of some of the original Tippa's typeability, however.
Perhaps the changes impacted on sales, as Gossen decided after just six years of making typewriters (about 100,000 in all) to once more concentrate on what it knew best. Com, and UPS as curier service. We are based in the European Union. We are a group of vintage collectors, found our passion in collecting and restoring vintage treasures. We would like to ensure that you will get a very good on-line shopping experience with us.
The item "Vintage 1953 Gossen Tippa Ultra Flat Portable Rare East German Typewriter + Case" is in sale since Monday, April 26, 2021. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Pens & Writing Instruments\Typewriters". The seller is "vintageworldtreasures" and is located in Szeged. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Vintage: Yes
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
- Material: Steel
- Brand: Gossen
- Type: Manual
- Year: 1953
- Features: Slim
