1973 Triumph Tippa #5610003
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Sebastian Kleinschmidt (SebastianKleinschmidt)
Created: 07-08-2022 at 03:43AM
Last Edit: 12-29-2022 at 02:46AM
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Description:
Got another Triumph Tippa, this one from 1973 according to the serial number (5610003). I bought it at a flea market here in Wuppertal on 16th March 2022.
It was a bit dirty when I got it but already in near perfect working order (the space bar and Margin Release had/have issues). I cleaned it and tried to fix all the issues. Unfortunately, I can't get the Margin Release working properly. I already have a similar issue on my Tippa S. It seems to be related to the slim design. But since I don't need to use it most of the time, I have left fixing it for now.
The typing action is as good as you expect from a Triumph-Adler typewriter. They are superb German typewriters and it's definitely a great ultraportable. What I particularly like about it is the typeface: No 88 Bruxelles. Got three with that typeface now.
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Hunter: Sebastian Kleinschmidt (SebastianKleinschmidt)
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I'm a typewriter collector from Germany and interested in various kinds of brands and types from pre- and post-WW2, particularly focusing on Seidel & Naumann (Ideal & Erika), Triumph-Adler and Smith-Corona (my favourite brand!), although I own some other brands and am looking at some others (Underwood, Remington). I particularly like portables, my favourite pre-WW2 typewriter being the Erika 5 and my favourite post-WW2 typewriter being my Smith-Corona Silent-Super.
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