Skrivemaskin 1969 Gabriele 5000

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The Gabriele 5000 was the first German portable electromechanical typewriter.

Weight was already a serious problem for electromechanical office typewriters, and a lot was invested in convincing the public to choose a typewriter that was significantly heavier than the mechanical alternatives.

The design is particularly sophisticated: the shapes are delimited by curved and enveloping lines that lighten the volumes; this effect is amplified by the two-tone livery. The light band , together with the strongly tapered and therefore not visible base panel, helps to create the illusion that the typewriter is levitating in space.

The 'portability' of the Gabriele 5000 was then promoted with an equally refined marketing campaign, associating the typewriter with young women (lightness), open and pleasant spaces (mobility) and elegant coupé cars (Jaguar E-Type, Porsche 911) well known for the limited space available for luggage (portability).

The one in the photos is an example of the first series which required a lot of work, especially for fixing the space bar/tabulator group.

In general, Adler/Triumph are quite noisy, and this one is no exception (avg. 62 dB, range 59-65 dB), but the typing experience well worth the small sacrifice.

The Gabriele 5000 was presented to the public at the Hanover Fair in 1969, from April 26th to May 04th, and the dates impressed in the body panels confirms that this specific typewriter is a very early example.

Font: Ro 88 Bruxelles 2,54 mm

In some markets it was sold as Adler / Triumph Satellite.