1929 Geniatus Geniatus #9127
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Maxim Suravegin (Gardenmax)
Created: 05-31-2017 at 10:15PM
Last Edit: 07-30-2017 at 06:58AM
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Description:
Germany went through a major economic crisis in the wake of World War 1. This may well explain why Germany in the 1920s was the source of quite a range of cheaply made index typewriters that were considerable market successes. The Geniatus is a good example.
This unlikely little machine appeared in 1928 as a product of (probably) the Gundka factory, that also produced the range of Frolio/Gundka index typewriters. The Geniatus looked slightly more impressive than the Gundka but the machine printed with a simple strip of rubber type, attached to the outsides of the swinging sector on top of the machine. The printing point was behind a fixed roller in front of the sector
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Hunter: Maxim Suravegin (Gardenmax)
Maxim Suravegin's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 10044
Max. Live in Moscow. Russia.
Owner Typewriter Museum in Moscow
Typewriter collector. Father of 7 children, grandfather of 2.
4 dogs, 4 cats.
Start collect typewriters very late in September 2016.
Contact: gardenmax@yandex.ru
max@besttypewriter.com
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Instagram: Besttypewriters
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