Bambino children's typewriter

DesignIn-house design
Year of Draft 1958
ProductionVEB Optima Büromaschinenwerk GND
Children's typewriter in red housing with black roller and rotary knob. The letters and numbers are attached to a metal strip that is operated by a mechanism.
DesignIn-house design
Year of Draft 1958
ProductionVEB Optima Büromaschinenwerk GND

The children's single-lever-typewriter from 1958 was suitable for pre-school children because it was easy to use. Its functions were limited to a movable writing lever and three side levers for capital and lower-case letters, numbers and characters.

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Details

DesignIn-house design
Year of Draft 1958
ProductionVEB Optima Büromaschinenwerk GND
Place of productionErfurt, Germany (GDR)
Material / techniquePlastic (phenoplast), light blue (yellowing to green), red, brown; metal; rubber
ColourBlue, light blue, green, red, brown
GenreOffice and information systems
Inventory no.12/2014-1-3

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