| European Typewriters / Germany / J, K and L |
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| LIGNOSE Thomas Fuertig collection Exceedingly rare machine produced in Berlin, Germany about 1924 by Lignose AG. Only produced for a very short time. Note the odd placement of the ribbon spools on the sides of the machine, with horizontal shafts. Note also the levers on the top of the machine; that on the left is the ribbon selector. Serial number 1430. |
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| LIGA Thomas Fuertig collection The LIGA is actually a name variant for the Reliable, which can be found on the appropriate page of this site. This machine is serial number E2080, and is analagous to the Reliable Model 2. |
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| LLOYD Thomas Fuertig collection This machine carries the name "Lloyd," but is actually a relabeled version of the early Stoewer machine, manufactured beginning around 1903 in Stettin, Germany, by the company of that name. The very early Stoewer machines were like this machine (which is actually analagous to the Stoewer Model 1b) but the line soon changed to four-bank machines, which no doubt helped ensure its survival in a world increasingly populated by four-bank, and not three-bank, machines. Some later four-bank Stoewer-built machines are seen with the name "Swift," and one of these is on the appropriate page of this site. The Lloyd is serial number 2391/2950. The double shift keys (left side only ) appear like those of Sun three-bank machines on first look, but are actually mounted on two separate key levers. |
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| KANZLER Tilman Elster collection Incredible thrust-action standard with many well-known design peculiarities. This machine is a 1903 Kanzler I, with serial 1184. The front of the machine says "Aktien-Gesellschaft fur Schreibmaschinen Industrie," indicating that this firm not only produced the very early Hansa named-version of this machine but early Kanzlers as well. |
| KANZLER Tilman Elster collection Whereas the above Kanzler I is a very early example, from near the time the machine was introduced, this Kanzler 4 is near the end. Serial number 10267, produced somewhere in the 1910-1912 period. Production is thought to have ended in that latter year. |