1958 Torpedo 20 #995518
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Alexander Pearson (SegmentShifter)
Created: 01-17-2022 at 04:49AM
Last Edit: 02-06-2022 at 01:15PM
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Description:
Love the snappy touch and segment (basket) shift. Not too keen on the lack of a paper support and the noisy carriage. It's interesting that Torpedo were building their portables with a segment shift at a time when Olympia was still building its portable SM2/3/4s with a carriage shift. When I bought this machine, it was listed as Torpedo "TW." I presume this was the name the 20 went by in Germany (perhaps other European markets as well?).
UPDATE: Sold February 2022
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