1910's Germany Aeg brand Mignon 3 model portable typewriter with serial number 167651

1910's
Germany

Aeg brand Mignon 3 model portable typewriter with serial number 167651

Outlier and rare model

collectible

period wooden bag

All parts are working

in excellent condition

You can insert paper and start writing...

This typewriter was not made to be exported outside of Germany under the name "Mignon" and therefore these are not usually found in Turkey. This typewriter is called the index typewriter, and therefore the operation and appearance of this machine is quite different from the typewriters we typically think of. The user of this machine moves a pen-type indicator needle to the desired character; this is connected to the rotating type cylinder by a series of gears and couplings as you move the pen. When you move the pen over the character you want, you press the print key/button firmly and the type roller presses down along the strip and onto the paper. You can then press the spacebar or continue by moving the pen to the next character and the process continues. Paper is fed exactly like a regular typewriter, but carriage return is a bit more complicated.